OIS, as it is commonly known, is the University’s immigration specialist, serving all campuses and the 4,500 international students, scholars, staff, and faculty that call Pitt their academic home. Our chief job is to make sure the immigration issues are handled smoothly, quickly and correctly. By doing this well, we sincerely hope that the University’s academic and research missions, and the global networks that support them, will continue to thrive and its international students, scholars, staff, and faculty will be less burdened and better able to pursue their dreams.