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If you have having legal problems and hope to attain immigrant status in the United States, you should seek the services of an immigration law office. The lawyers in these offices have the knowledge and skills to handle cases that deal specifically with immigration regulations. People want to immigrate to other countries for a wide variety of reasons. The most common are to obtain legal permanent residency or to find work in that country. When you become a legal permanent resident, you are granted a license to stay in the U.S. on a permanent basis, free to live and work as you desire. Getting a license means doing a lot of legal work, however, and an immigration law office is just the place to turn to for help.

To obtain a permanent residency, you should consult with attorneys that specialize in immigration law. They have training in how to handle cases that involve the laws regulating immigration. The best source of information and guidance in getting permanent residency status is the immigration law office. You can ask for advice about eligibility requirements and other rules and regulations governing the application for permanent residence. After receiving advice from the law office, you will know what route to take to get where you want to go in terms of residency. (more…)

Some families need to move abroad because of various reasons and one thing that these families need to worry about is their children’s education. They are often contented with the services of their old school and are not sure if the schools in their destination offer the same quality education. It is therefore very important to make your own research about the schools abroad.

 
Countries with expatriates of high proportion have several international schools that make use of British, American, and other systems. The schools follow the curriculum of the existing system and they also teach using the native language. International Baccalaureate is usually followed by the international schools since it is accepted by the different universities all over the world. You can find most international schools in major cities but you can also find boarding schools. International schools have a lot to offer to students like extra curricular activities as well as hobbies and interests. (more…)

The Immigration and Nationality Act provides two nonimmigrant visa categories for persons wishing to study in the United States. The “F” visa is reserved for nonimmigrants wishing to pursue academic studies and/or language training programs, and the “M” visa is reserved for nonimmigrants wishing to pursue nonacademic or vocational studies.

 
F-Academic Students and M-Vocational Students Requirements
 
Foreign students seeking to study in the U.S. may enter in the F-1 or M-1 category provided they meet the following criteria:
 
The student must be enrolled in an “academic” educational program, a language-training program, or a vocational program;
The school must be approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS);
The student must be enrolled as a full-time student at the institution;
The student must be proficient in English or be enrolled in courses leading to English proficiency;
The student must have sufficient funds available for self-support during the entire proposed course of study; and
The student must maintain a residence abroad which he/she has no intention of giving up. (more…)

The U.S. health care system can be bewildering to foreign students. When graduate and international student Avigya Karki was injured during a soccer game, he had to be transported to the University Medical Center. “The ambulance ride was really expensive,” he said. “If I had known that, I would have asked a friend to give me a ride.”

Karki said his insurance, which is provided by the University, covered some costs, but he had to cover some out-of-pocket.
 

Dr. Kay Thomas, the director of the University’s International Student and Scholar Services, said some students have a hard time understanding health care in the United States.
 

“It’s almost unimaginable for students from some countries to understand the cost of health care,” she said.
 

The University requires that all international students and scholars have health insurance for themselves and their dependents during their time in the United States.
 
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A $40,000 salary doesn’t make a family rich in the United States — and such a family paying a private college tuition bill would feel anything but. In much of the developing world, however, a family with such income might be considered wealthy. A family with live-in servants in the United States would be considered well off – not a candidate for need-based aid for students in college.

In other parts of the world, employing servants is common for plenty who consider themselves modestly middle class.

The desire to consider such realities fairly is prompting a small group of colleges to experiment with a new way of determining aid eligibility for international undergraduates. The “global consensus” approach was used this year to award aid at about 10 colleges, among them Amherst College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University. The system is based on applying a “global coefficient” to various cutoffs and figures used by colleges in awarding aid. That coefficient — gross domestic product divided by the population, then compared to the figures for the United States — is based on data produced annually by the Central Intelligence Agency to compare the relative wealth of nations.

“Currency conversion alone doesn’t speak to purchasing power,” said Daniel Barkowitz, director of student financial aid at MIT. So colleges need better tools.

In addition to using the coefficient, the effort also aims to ask common questions and to have common procedures for families and colleges to use, especially where cultural or economic differences may come into play. For example, school tuition for school-age siblings may be required in many countries without public school systems comparable to those in the United States. And procedures for dealing with necessary translations may also become more uniform. (The new system was used by colleges in the experiment for students from all countries outside the U.S., including Canada and Mexico.) (more…)

If you are going to the U.S. primarily for tourism, but want to take a short course of study of less than 18 hours per week, you may be able to do so on a visitor visa. You should inquire at the appropriate U.S. Embassy or Consulate. If your course of study is more than 18 hours a week, you will need a student visa.

Please read this information for general information on how to apply for an F1 or M1 student visa. For additional student related information, visit the EducationUSA website created by the Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to learn about educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate study, opportunities for scholars, financial aid, testing, admissions, and much more.

In most countries, first time student visa applicants are required to appear for an in-person interview. However, each embassy and consulate sets its own interview policies and procedures regarding student visas. Students should consult Embassy web sites or call for specific application instructions.

Keep in mind that June, July, and August are the busiest months in most consular sections, and interview appointments are the most difficult to get during that period. Students need to plan ahead to avoid having to make repeat visits to the Embassy. To the extent possible, students should bring the documents suggested below, as well as any other documents that might help establish their ties to the local community. (more…)

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today addressed students, faculty, business leaders and Russian government officials at the Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMO) for a conference on international partnerships co-hosted by The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas at Austin and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Secretary Spellings highlighted a newly inaugurated higher education research partnership between MGIMO and the Strauss Center and underscored the need for additional collaboration, innovation and exchange of ideas in today’s globalized world.

Following are Secretary Spellings’ prepared remarks:

Thank you, Jim Langdon, for that introduction. I’d also like to thank Rector Torkunov, as well as the MGIMO faculty and students, for your warm welcome. I’d like to recognize the many distinguished business and university leaders here today, especially from the University of Texas in my hometown of Austin, Texas.

It’s great to be back in Russia. And I’m especially pleased to take part in this Conference, and what I hope will be the first of many fruitful dialogues.

For more than sixty years, MGIMO has served as the premier university for preparing Russia’s leaders and diplomats. And now, one of America’s leading diplomats and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Robert Strauss, is working to make the Strauss Center at the University of Texas a similar training ground. (more…)

Students from all over the world come to the USA for further study in this great country. They come here on student visas normally. This student visa does not allow the students to stay here at the USA permanently. They will be forced to leave this country as soon as their study and the training period of one year is completed. However, there is a way to settle down in the USA for the students.

I have tried to briefly explain the legal cycle as to how this can be made possible. The students have normally obtained their student visa for the USA in their home countries. The student visa is generally issued for 3 years for the master’s students and around 5 years for the bachelor’s students.

The students are allowed to stay for one year more after they complete their study. This period is said to be job training. The students are allowed to work in their own fields so as to get on the job training. This helps all the students to learn the practical aspects of their study. If you want to settle down in this country after your study, you must take maximum advantage of this training period. Some of the companies are authorized to apply for H1B visa (Scholar visa) for the students having a specialized knowledge in the subject. Try to select such companies for the job after your study that can sponsor you for your H1B visa if they found you capable and knowledgeable. The total number of such visas is 65000 per year at present but the talks are going on to increase this number to 115,000 per year shortly. The application date for this visa opens in every October for the next calendar year. The fees of around $1200 are charged by the INS to issue this visa. It is rather difficult to get this visa, as the INS authorities will check with your company as to how the applicant is qualified for this special scholar visa category. This visa can be obtained rather easily if you have got master’s degree in the USA as some special quota is kept for the students who have done their master’s here in the USA. (more…)

If you ask me what is the one most important fact to look for in a university while planning to study abroad. ‘Accreditation’ is my answer, Hands down! Accreditation is now-a-days ‘the most important’ word while planning to apply for schools. Earlier I was of the view that scholarship providing schools or schools in big cities are the best options but I have started believing that, for a 2 year scholarship or for the sake of living in a big town, no one should or can afford to put the entire career in jeopardy.

Accreditation decides your career and life in a major way when you are on a foreign soil. A friend of mine who was junior to me in medical school went to a non- accredited school in UK. After his graduation he was not considered for any jobs or higher study options. On the contrary, his classmates who were of British origin got jobs although they had a lower GPA. It does matter for an international student as natives have opportunities irrespective of the accreditation status of the school they went to. (more…)

According to a study supported by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the number of new international students studying in the states increased by over 8% during the most recent school year. There are now close to 600,000 students from other countries studying in the U.S., and nearly all of the 3,000 plus institutions have an international student population. As a result, competition among these students is increasing.

The application process can be overwhelming to anyone that is applying to schools. International students face added difficulties and stress factors beyond that of their U.S. peers. They may come from an area where mail service is expensive, slow, and unreliable. Application fees may need to be paid in a form that is unavailable to them and their families in their home countries. Coming from a different educational system, international applicants also often have to independently navigate strange vocabulary and terms on applications, school websites, and other admissions materials.

Though the College Board is continuing to increase the offering of entrance exams such as the SAT and GRE all over the globe, for students outside of major cities, access to testing is also a large area that needs improvement. Compounding this issue is that international students have a hard time selecting and registering for appropriate tests and have limited access to preparation materials. (more…)

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