http://web.mit.edu/iso/www/
Building 5, Room 133
617-253-3795

The International Students Office [ISO] provides services which meet the special needs of MIT international students in order to help them fulfill their personal and academic goals. The ISO provides individual advising on immigration regulations. The office also provides services to students and their dependents by assisting them whenever they need forms to travel outside the US or need personal counseling and advising because of emergencies or unexpected immigration problems.

The ISO provides:

• advising on immigration regulations and visa matters for citizens of other countries
• counseling on adjustment, personal, cross-cultural, social, and financial issues
• processing required documents for traveling outside the US, transferring to other institutions, changing academic level, and on/off campus work before and after graduation
• interfacing with government offices, consulates, and international sponsoring agencies
• providing students with an opportunity to interact with American families through the Hosts to International Students Program
• issuing of letters of certification for transfer of funds and postponement of military service, letters of invitation for siblings and parents, travel letters to leave and re-enter the US
• support for social and cultural activities sponsored by the International Students Organizations.

If the ISO staff can’t help you, they should be able to refer you to someone who can.