Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 COVID-19 Immigration News and Updates
May 26, 2020 Dear International Students and Scholars from Brazil: On May 24, 2020, the White House issued a Presidential Proclamation announcing that due to the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, the US… Read More
Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 COVID-19 Employees Immigration News and Updates
Update: On June 22, 2020 President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation that extended the order discussed below until December 31, 2020. April 23, 2020 Dear Members of the Tufts Community: As a follow-up to our… Read More
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 Archived / Inactive COVID-19
April 21, 2020 Dear Members of the Tufts Community: Last evening, President Trump delivered an announcement over Twitter indicating his intention to temporarily suspend by Executive Order immigration to the US. We understand the alarm… Read More
Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 COVID-19 Immigration
The US Department of State encourages J-1 exchange visitors (EVs) to contact their home country embassies or consulates in the US regarding any concerns. The State Department has provided the following list, which is updated… Read More
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 COVID-19 Immigration
[Updated April 2, 2020] Dear New International Students and Scholars: Congratulations on receiving a Form I-20 or Form DS-2019 visa document from Tufts University. These visa documents are needed in order to apply for an… Read More
Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 COVID-19 Immigration
March 25, 2020 Dear F-1 Students: As the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester gets underway through online teaching and distance education, the staff of the Tufts International Center wanted to reach out to reaffirm… Read More
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 Archived / Inactive COVID-19
[Updated March 24, 2020] As we work together to address the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we acknowledge that many F-1 students have questions about post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) and the 24-month STEM Extension of Post-completion… Read More
Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 COVID-19 Immigration
[Updated July 22, 2020] Restrictions prohibiting land and rail travel for ‘non-essential’ purposes (e.g., travel for tourism or other personal reasons) from Canada to the US and Mexico to the US have been extended until… Read More
Monday, March 16th, 2020 Archived / Inactive COVID-19 Hours of Operation Immigration
[Updated June 5, 2020] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective March 17, the International Center has temporarily transitioned to virtual operation. All physical office locations are closed and staff and services are not available on… Read More
Wednesday, March 4th, 2020 Archived / Inactive COVID-19
March 4, 2020 Dear Members of the Tufts International Community: In light of the rapidly-evolving worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus situation, we wanted to highlight resources available on the International Center’s central coronavirus web page, at https://icenter.tufts.edu/coronavirus.… Read More