To all of our incoming international students, scholars, student interns, and their families, welcome to Harvard! 

We're happy to have you join us!

As a reminder, once you arrive in the U.S., you must register with the HIO via electronic form. Please do not come to the HIO offices for registration at this time. You may find instructions based on your visa category below:

• Registration instructions for students
• Registration instructions for scholars
• Registration instructions for student interns

After registration is complete, individuals on Harvard-sponsored F-1 and J-1 visas, and their dependents, can obtain a travel signature on their F-1 Form I-20 or J-1 DS-2019 Form in order to travel internationally during their program.

• You may request a travel signature to be sent via email by completing the Travel Signature Request Form. If you have dependents, you do not need to submit a separate request for their document's signatures; all forms I-20 and DS-2019 will be issued and sent to you automatically.
• Alternatively, you may come to the HIO during our walk-in travel signature and document pick-up hours, which take place Monday-Friday from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. on the 8th floor of the Smith Center, room 864.