OISS continues to provide services online. For more information, visit the OISS Coronavirus FAQ page.
OISS continues to provide services online. For more information, visit the OISS Coronavirus FAQ page.
The Office of International Students & Scholars is here to support all Rice internationals and the Academic Departments with all matters related to immigration, international compliance, and cultural adaptation.
OISS has resumed a limited presence on-campus. We will not be able to accommodate walk-ins at this time, but limited in-person document pick-up/drop-off services will be available by appointment. We will continue offering all advising appointments and online document submission via various remote options. OISS also continues to host virtual office walk-in hours via Zoom, Monday – Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. To get the Zoom link, please visit https://oiss.rice.edu/virtualoffice (netID login required).
Here are links to our online submission forms (OISS allows electronic signatures on all internal forms):
• CPT requests: https://oiss.rice.edu/CPT (netID login required)
• OPT requests: http://bit.ly/optrequest
• STEM OPT Extension requests: http://bit.ly/stemdocs
• Other document submissions: http://bit.ly/oissdocs
Visit https://oiss.rice.edu/covid19 for the OISS Coronavirus FAQ page.
