Hours, Directions & Parking

OISS front door

Connect with OISS at The International Center

The International Center is OISS's home on Yale Campus. The address is 421 Temple Street.

Fall/Winter 2025 Office Hours

OISS is open for picking up and dropping off documents, and travel or SSN letter signatures, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9AM to 12PM and 1 to 5PM.

OISS will be closed on Tuesdays and from 12 to 1PM every day.

OISS Advisers will also be available for walk-in advising on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 to 4PM.

OISS will continue to offer virtual advising and virtual drop-in hours.

Spring 2026 Office Hours

January 2 - 9

From January 2 through January 9, the OISS office will be closed but OISS staff will be working remotely. 

OISS will continue to offer virtual advising and virtual drop-in hours.

January 12 - February 13

From January 12 through February 13 through OISS will be closed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and from 12 to 1PM every day. OISS will be open for picking up and dropping off documents, and travel or SSN letter signatures, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9AM to 12PM and 1 to 5PM.

OISS Advisers will also be available for walk-in advising on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 to 4PM.

OISS will continue to offer virtual advising and virtual drop-in hours.

February 14 - May 18

From February 14 through the end of the spring semesterOISS will be closed on Tuesdays and from 12 to 1PM every day. OISS will be open for picking up and dropping off documents, and travel or SSN letter signatures, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9AM to 12PM and 1 to 5PM.

OISS Advisers will also be available for walk-in advising on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 to 4PM.

OISS will continue to offer virtual advising and virtual drop-in hours.

Summer 2025 Hours

OISS will be open for picking up and dropping off documents, and travel or SSN letter signatures, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 9 am to 12 pm and 1 to 5 pm.

OISS will be closed on Tuesdays and Fridays, as well as from 12 to 1 pm every day.

OISS Advisers will also be available for walk-in advising on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 1 to 4 pm.

OISS will continue to offer virtual advising and virtual drop-in hours.

Office Closings

Our office is closed between 12 and 1PM every day.

Our office is closed on Tuesdays. However, our phones will remain on in case of emergency and our advisers will still be available over email and/or Zoom appointments.

Fall/Winter 2025

Please note that the OISS office will not be open on official Yale holidays and recess days, in addition to other office closings*:

  • Monday, September 1
  • Monday through Wednesday, November 24 to 26, the office will be closed but OISS staff will be working remotely
  • Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28
  • Thursday through Tuesday, December 18 to 23, the office will be closed but OISS staff will be working remotely
  • Wednesday, December 24 to Thursday, January 1, 2026

*For weather-related closures, please check our front page News & Announcements section.

Spring 2026

Please note that the OISS office will not be open on official Yale holidays and recess days, in addition to other office closings*:

  • Thursday, January 1
  • Monday through Friday, January 5 to 9, the office will be closed but OISS staff will be working remotely
  • Monday, January 19
  • Friday, April 3
  • Monday, May 25

*For weather-related closures, please check our front page News & Announcements section.

Getting in Touch With OISS

There are still many ways to get in touch with OISS and keep up with important updates from our office.


Getting Here

Yale Shuttle

Take the Blue day line to HHH (Helen Hadley Hall).

Directions


Parking

There are three visitor parking spaces immediately in front of the International Center. When visiting OISS you are welcome to park in one of these three spaces. Do not park in any of the other spaces in this lot as your car will be towed. If the International Center Visitor parking spaces are unavailable, there is metered parking on Temple Street.

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