From May 27 to May 31, our office will be closed.  May 27, Tulane University is closed in observance of Memorial Day.  May 28- May 31, the entire OISS team will be attending the NAFSA Annual Conference.  As the most important annual event for international educators, this conference will provide our team with vital updates and ideas that will help us to better serve our international community.  As a bonus, we’re using this opportunity to update the carpet at 6901 Willow. 

If you have any timely requests, such as an OPT, CPT, or Academic Training application or a program extension, please be sure to get complete application to your OISS advisor no later than Friday, May 17 to allow for 3 to 5 business days for processing.  If not, we may not be able to complete your request before the conference. 

During this time, we’ll be monitoring our email for true immigration emergencies, but please be sure to expect a delay in our response.  We’ll still be there if you really need us. 

Thank you for your cooperation,

The OISS Team

Kabir Hingorani Punjabi

SEVIS Manager

Biography

Kabir Hingorani Punjabi was born in Panama, grew up in Chile, and has also lived in the U.S., England and China. He was an international student at Loyola University, graduating in 2012 with a major Journalism and minor in English.

Prior to joining us he worked at a trading company based in Guangzhou doing business in Hong Kong, Chile, Argentina, Panama and various other countries. He moved back to New Orleans in November 2014 where he worked as a paralegal before joining the OISS.

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