International Students Office (ISO)
http://web.mit.edu/iso/www/
Building 5, Room 133
617-253-3795
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.
