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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.
The Spring Newsletter is here! Each semester we publish a newsletter just for the Rice international population. In this semester's edition we have practical immigration tips, important tax information, an article on academic integrity, helpful resources, as well as cultural activities and upcoming events. We also have all of our previous newsletters available online and you can check them out in the newsletter archives.
OISS will hold several workshops on off-campus work authorization for F-1 students during the spring semester. For more information and a complete list of workshops, please see the Student Employment page. In addition, OISS is offering "Priority Processing for early OPT applications for students graduating in May. If you submit the first part of your OPT application to OISS (i.e. OPT Student Form, OPT Faculty Advisor Form & Form I-765) by February 1st, we guarantee that you can get a priority OPT I-20 pick-up appointment on the week of February 11th, which is the earliest time USCIS will allow you to send in your application. You definitely want to take advantage of this opportunity if 1) You would like to start your OPT employment soon after graduation, or 2) You would like to travel internationally between graduation and starting your OPT employment.
Learn more by visiting our Priority Processing page.
Join us for an excellent workshop on H-1B, permanent residency, and other advanced immigration options by immigration attorney Andrew Gee from immigration law firm Gee & Zhang. No RSVP required for this free event. Don't miss it!
Date: Tuesday, February 12th
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Place: Sewall Hall 301
