Office Hours

You may connect with an HIO Advisor through daily virtual advisor on call sessions, office hours with your HIO advisor, or by making an appointment. Please contact your HIO advisor directly for more information, or email internationaloffice@harvard.edu.

Daily, Virtual Drop in Hours with the HIO:

An HIO Advisor-on-Call will be available via Zoom Monday – Friday from 9:00 -10:00am and 4:00 - 5:00pm Eastern Time, excluding holidays. This service is offered via Zoom on a first-come, first-serve basis, and is intended for multiple international students and scholars with quick questions.  To access the Advisor-on-Call waiting room during these times, please use the meeting link below:

Meeting Link

If you would like to set up a regular 30-minute appointment to speak with the HIO Advisor for your School or Department, you may make an appointment online or contact your HIO Advisor directly.

School Specific Office Hours:

Some HIO advisors hold drop in office hours during the academic year for their advising populations. If your HIO advisor does not have office hours posted below, you may use the HIO general office hours above, contact your HIO advisor directly via email, or book an appointment.

Harvard Law School

Peter O’Meara, HIO Advisor for HLS, holds remote office hours for HLS students and scholars via Zoom every other Thursday from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. on the following dates during the Fall, 2023 semester.  Please feel free to log on to see Peter with immigration-related questions.

Zoom link

  • Thursday, September 14, 2023
  • Thursday, September 28
  • Thursday, October 12
  • Thursday, October 26
  • Thursday, November 9
  • Thursday, December 7
  • Thursday, December 21

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Fall Office Hours with HIO Advisor Elizabeth Capuano will resume on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 and will continue through Friday, December 15, 2023.
Monday – Friday – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Meeting Link
Office Hours will be cancelled on the following dates:
• Friday, September 22
• Monday, September 25
• Tuesday, September 26
• Wednesday, October 4
• Monday, October 9 (Columbus Day (Federal) / Indigenous Peoples’ Day (City of Cambridge))
• Tuesday, October 17
• Wednesday, November 1
• Monday, November 6
• Thursday, November 9 – Sunday, November 26 (Hours will resume on Monday, November 27)
• Thursday, November 29
• Tuesday, December 12