ISS TRAVEL ADVISORY
Increase in US national security efforts may have a significant impact on international students' travel and re-entry to the US. Personal interviews, greater scrutiny of documents and background checks have caused significant delays for visa issuance at US consulates/embassies abroad. Consequently, ISS does NOT recommend travel for those international students whose visas have expired and require renewal in order to re-enter the US. Mandatory background checks as well as enhanced security advisory measures have pushed issuance times back to several weeks or even several months. This delay could extend far beyond the summer/winter break period causing students to miss the start of fall/spring semester. Those students who plan to travel over summer/winter break and whose visa is expired are strongly encouraged to speak with an international student advisor at ISS during walk-in advising hours. If you are traveling overseas and your visa is not expired, we are recommending that you obtain a travel signature from ISS. Travel signatures generally take one working day to process. |
