International Center Winter Break Hours and Information
Thursday, December, 23rd, 2021 Archived / Inactive Hours of Operation
Winter Break Hours
All International Center locations (Boston, Fletcher, and Medford) will close for our winter break on 12pm on Thursday, December 23rd. We will reopen at 9am on Monday, January 3rd. Advisors will not be available during this time for meetings, appointments, or other routine service.
If you have an immigration-related question during the winter break, send an email to internationalcenter@tufts.edu and you will receive a response once we reopen on Monday, January 3rd. While this email account will be monitored on a semi-regular basis during our break, only students or scholars with immediate emergencies will receive a response. All inquiries about Spring 2022 arrival will receive a response once we reopen on Monday, January 3rd.
COVID-19 Closures. At this time, the International Center is monitoring ongoing developments related to COVID-19. At present, all offices will reopen at 9am on Monday, January 3rd. However, only remote services will be offered at our Medford / Somerville office (20 Sawyer Avenue) for the week of January 3 - January 7. Depending on University decisions regarding campus safety, additional last-minute changes to walk-in hours may be announced at a later date.
Emergency and Non-Emergency Contacts
If you have an immediate police, fire, or medical emergency contact the Tufts University Police Department, or dial 911 from any phone if you are off-campus. The Tufts University Police Department may also be contacted for non-emergency situations at the following numbers:
Boston: (617) 636-6610
Grafton: (508) 887-4900
Medford/Somerville: (617) 627-3030
SMFA at Tufts: (617) 636-6610
Tufts 24/7 Helpline for Medford / SMFA Students
For students who need support, call the Tufts 24/7 Help Line at 617-627-3400 to be routed to the right support right away. You will have the option to:
- Get an immediate response from appropriate first responders in police, fire, or medical emergencies
- Talk with the Counselor on Call for mental health emergencies
- Receive advice from a nurse about non-emergency illness and injury concerns
- Consult with the Student Affairs Dean on Call
Travel Signatures (F-1 / J-1 Students and Scholars)
If you need a travel signature on your I-20 or DS-2019, request it online by going to our Travel Signature page and following the appropriate links. Your request will be processed as soon as possible after we reopen on Monday, January 3rd. For F-1 students, we are now allowed to deliver updated I-20s with travel signatures to you electronically by email. Once you receive your new I-20, you will need to open the file, print out your new I-20, and sign it.
Remember that you do not need a travel signature to leave the US - you only need it when returning to the US. Travel signatures should be no more than one year old on the date of your return (for students on post-completion OPT or STEM Extension OPT, the travel signature should be no more than six years old on the date of your return).
COVID-19 Related Travel Restrictions
Due to the recent emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, travel conditions worldwide have been experiencing rapid change in recent weeks. You can continue to monitor any related developments by going to our COVID-19 information page, which is reviewed and updated regularly. We also recommend visiting the University's main COVID-19 web site for the latest University policies and announcements concerning COVID-19.