On June 22, 2020, the Trump administration released a proclamation entitled “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak.” This order does not impact our J-1 exchange visitors or F-1 students, including those on OPT or STEM OPT. The order does impact new H-1B temporary workers who are outside […]
June 4, 2020
On June 3, 2020 the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an order to “suspend scheduled passenger operations of all Chinese carriers to and from the United States.” The order will become effective on June 16, 2020.
June 3, 2020
USCIS announced Friday plans for the resumption of premium processing service for certain petitions. If your Department already has a H-1B case in progress with the OIS or has a H-1B case pending with USCIS, you may contact the H-1B advisor assigned to the case to inquire about upgrading the case to premium processing. Do not mail a check to USCIS directly. […]
April 24, 2020
On April 22 President Trump issued the “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak” . This does not impact individuals in a non-immigrant visa status such as F-1, J-1, H-1B, O-1, or TN or their dependents.
March 21, 2020
On Friday, March 20, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the temporary suspension of premium processing for all I-129 and I-140 petitions due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Full announcement available on the USCIS website. Some of the immediate impacts are as follows: The OIS will continue to process all H-1B requests in progress and file those […]
March 19, 2020
The following message was emailed by the Office of International Services to currently enrolled J-1 degree-seeking and exchange students students on March 18, 2020. We are reaching out to address concerns you may have regarding your visa status now that we have confirmation that courses will continue via remote instruction for the rest of Spring 2020. UPDATE ON […]
March 19, 2020
The following message was emailed by the Office of International Services to currently enrolled F-1 students on March 18, 2020. We are reaching out to address concerns you may have regarding your visa status now that we have confirmation that courses will continue via remote instruction for the rest of Spring 2020. UPDATE ON REMOTE INSTRUCTION As […]
March 13, 2020
The following message was emailed by the Office of International Services to currently enrolled J-1 degree-seeking and exchange students on March 11, 2020. By now, you have likely read the message from President Daniels cancelling in-person classes and transitioning to remote instruction until at least April 12. We are reaching out to address concerns you may have […]
March 13, 2020
The following message was emailed by the Office of International Services to currently enrolled F-1 students on March 11, 2020. By now, you have likely read the message from President Daniels cancelling in-person classes and transitioning to remote instruction until at least April 12. We are reaching out to address concerns you may have regarding your F-1 status during this […]
January 27, 2020
JHU COVID-19 communications and resources are updated regularly online.
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