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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:
Special OPT/STEM OPT Virtual Drop-in Hours with the HIO:
An HIO advisor will be available to answer general questions about the OPT and STEM OPT application process on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3pm to 4pm beginning on Monday, February 10, 2025 and running through Friday, May 2, 2025 (excluding the President’s Day Holiday on February 17, 2025). This service is offered via Zoom on a first come, first-serve basis, and is intended for international students with quick questions.
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 Kennedy School
HIO Advisor for HKS, Leah Boccaccio, will hold in-person office hours for HKS students and scholars most Thursdays during the Spring 2025 semester from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM.
Please stop by the Sunshine Lobby (no appointment needed) on the following dates:
March 13, 2025
March 27, 2025
April 3, 2025
April 10, 2025
April 17, 2025
April 24, 2025
May 8, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 22, 2025
Harvard Business School
Please find upcoming events and drop-in hours listed here: MBA Upcoming Events
Harvard Law School
Peter O’Meara, HIO Advisor for HLS, will hold in-person office hours for HLS students and scholars during the Spring 2025 semester every Tuesday from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm in WCC 5046, first-come, first-served, no appointment necessary.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Spring 2025 Office Hours with Elizabeth Capuano will resume on Monday, February 3, 2025 and will continue through Monday, May 26, 2025.
Mondays from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Meeting Link
Password: 592974
Please note the following cancellations:
• Monday, March 10
• Monday, March 24
Admitted Student Office Hours
April 9 and April 23 (Wednesdays), from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, Boston time.
Meeting Link
Password: 071149