Harvard International Office

The Harvard International Office (HIO) offers information to students from other countries intended to help you adjust to life at Harvard more easily. The office advises on visa and immigration matters as well as personal matters (housing, volunteer and work opportunities for partners, etc).

HIO functions as a liaison to US Government agencies and offers such programs as orientation, tax seminars, and a variety of cross-cultural activities. The International Office publishes a handbook for international students, scholars and families, which is given to those who register with the HIO. Printed information on subjects ranging from grocery shopping to tourism is also available. All international students are required to check in at the International Office prior to registration for classes.

Holyoke Center-Room 864, Cambridge (617) 495-2789:

Contact: Maria L. Hernandez, HSPH Advisor at the International Office

(617) 496-2822, maria_hernandez@harvard.edu

Harvard University Credit Union

Information for International Students Opening Accounts

Harvard University Credit Union is the financial cooperative exclusively for Harvard students, faculty, alumni and staff. The Credit Union offers a full range of banking services, including; credit cards, debit and ATM cards, on-line banking and bill payment, consumer loans, mortgages, savings, checking and money market accounts. As a not-for-profit cooperative, Credit Union transaction fees are waived or considerably less than commercial banks and the interest rates are much more advantageous. A $25 minimum deposit is required to open a Credit Union account. Deposits are federally insured in full. The Credit Union has 3 Boston branch locations, with the main office at 16 Dunster Street in Harvard Square or on the web at http://www.huecu.org

Cell Phone Information

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