Students seek help from SI officials

Students seek help from SI officials
Solomon Star Newspaper, Solomon Islands - Aug 18, 2005 are final year students at the University of Goroka, entered PNG without student visas but were given 60 days visa and to apply for student visa within that

Students seek help from SI officials

Students seek help from SI officials
Solomon Star Newspaper, Solomon Islands - Aug 18, 2005 are final year students at the University of Goroka, entered PNG without student visas but were given 60 days visa and to apply for student visa within that

Man gets 20 years for debt murder

Man gets 20 years for debt murder
NEWS.com.au - Aug 25 9:24 PM
A SYDNEY court has jailed a man for a minimum 20 years for the murder of an Indian man whose body was dumped in a wheelie bin.

47 Pak children availed free heart surgery in Ind
India Abroad - Sep 05 10:07 PM
Parents of 47 Pakistani children have so far availed free treatment facility offered by the Indian government to carry out heart surgeries on their wards, the Indian High Commission in Islamabad said on Monday.

Palestinian in US faces deportation
Aljazeera - Sep 09 10:31 AM
A Palestinian convicted by Israel for being a member of the resistance movement Hamas, faces deportation after serving nearly a year in prison for a visa violation, a newspaper reported.

8,000 student visas wrongly cancelled
The Age - Sep 15 1:05 PM
The Immigration Department has been forced to reinstate the visas of 8,000 students after forms which recorded the student's academic performance were found to be flawed.

Immigration and you
New Zimbabwe - Sep 11 2:25 PM
IMMIGRATION is firmly in the limelight yet again in Britain, thanks to the recent publication of a report on immigration by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), the independent think tank.

Etobicoke man has close call with Katrina
Scarborough Mirror - Sep 15 9:28 PM
Adam Dunlop is one of the lucky ones. The Etobicoke man took one of the last flights out of New Orleans, mere hours before Katrina struck. From his window seat, he saw the hurricane - a huge, dark cloud hovering ominously over the Gulf Coast.

Students seek help from SI officials

Students seek help from SI officials
Solomon Star Newspaper, Solomon Islands - Aug 18, 2005 are final year students at the University of Goroka, entered PNG without student visas but were given 60 days visa and to apply for student visa within that

Belgian sentenced for murdering Indian in Australia

Belgian sentenced for murdering Indian in Australia
India Daily - Aug 27 10:21 AM
A Belgian has been sentenced to 26 years in jail for the gruesome murder of an Indian youth whose body was found dumped in a garbage bin in a Sydney suburb in June, 2003. According to prosecution Youssef Tecle Imnetu, 24, and his flatmate Basheeruddin Mohamed alias ''Ben'', also an Indian, invited the victim Shoukat Ali Mohammad to their house and force-fed him heroin.

Bomb threat in Tauranga
Stuff - Sep 15 10:18 AM
BIG GUNS: Armed Offenders Squad members attend the incident in Tauranga where a man was threatening to blow himself up. He was also demanding to speak to Prime Minister Helen Clark.

Top News
WCCO 4 - Sep 07 11:55 AM
(AP) Bloomington, Minn. A Mexican immigrant who was found living at Apple Valley High School last winter must leave the country, an immigration judge ordered on Wednesday.

Chinese presence steadily grows in Russian Far East as countries bolster ties
Canada.com - Aug 28 10:35 AM
USSURIISK, Russia (AP) - In the mosquito-infested fields of Russia's Far East, Chinese pick tomatoes. In the markets, they sell cheap jeans and backpacks and fix shoes. At construction sites, they rebuild cities.

300 foreign students wrongly deported
Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 16 12:08 AM
As many as 300 foreign students may have been wrongly held in detention then deported because of an immigration department form containing incorrect information.

America's illegal immigration dilemma can't be deported
The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 23 2:47 PM
What's needed are temporary work permits and strict law enforcement.

Sharp increase in student visa applications in 2005

Sharp increase in student visa applications in 2005
Expatica - Aug 23 3:29 AM
AMSTERDAM The number of people wanting to study in the Netherlands has grown sharply in recent months. The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) said on Tuesday that it received 4,000 requests for an authorisation for temporary stay (MVV) between 1 May and 15 August.

Chinese Presence Grows in Russian Far East
GJ Sentinel - Aug 24 1:20 AM
USSURIISK, Russia In the mosquito-infested fields of Russia's Far East, Chinese pick tomatoes. In the markets, they sell cheap jeans and backpacks and fix shoes. At construction sites, they rebuild cities.

Student visas incorrectly cancelled
The Australian - Sep 15 9:26 AM
THE Immigration Department has been forced to reinstate the visas of 8000 students after forms which recorded the student's academic performance were found to be flawed.

Student visa to work visa: The journey
Rediff.com - Sep 14 1:09 AM
How to get a work visa once you finish your studies in the US.

Judge halts Egyptian's deportation because of possible torture
Sun-Sentinel - Sep 08 6:12 AM
HOLLYWOOD -- An Egyptian restaurant manager, arrested when his name turned up on a terrorist watch list, won't be deported because a judge said media reports about his case could get him tortured if he was sent back to his native country.

Crackdown planned on student visa abuse

Crackdown planned on student visa abuse
EducationGuardian.co.uk, UK - Sep 5, 2005 learned. The pilot programme is part of government moves to crack down on people gaining entry to the UK via a student visa. According

Britain to crack down on student visa abusers
GG2.net, UK - Sep 6, 2005 TO CRACK down on student visa abusers, the British government has asked its Universities to inform it when overseas students fail to take up a place after they

College marks Hispanic Heritage Month
Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - Sep 15, 2005 of any nationality. "Hispanic students at DCC live locally, rather than coming to Dutchess on a student visa. They include both

Katrina hits home at Western
Western News, Canada - Sep 15, 2005 another law school for the term. Because Dunlop was on a student visa, his options would have to be in Canada. He knew he could go

Sharp increase in student visa applications
Expatica, Netherlands - Aug 23, 2005 AMSTERDAM The number of people wanting to study in the Netherlands has grown sharply in recent months. The Immigration and Naturalisation

Lesson in selling

Lesson in selling
Financial Times, UK - Sep 13, 2005 The US government relaxed student visa restrictions earlier this year, following pressure from university and business leaders.

Britain to crack down on student visa abusers
Expressindia.com, India - Sep 6, 2005 London, September 6: To crack down on student visa abusers, British government has asked universities to inform it when overseas students fail to take up a

Phony Nups Doom Asylum Bid
Gay City News - 7 hours ago Saleh came to the US in 1988 on a student visa to attend college in the Midwest. In 1989, he moved to Detroit where he married an American woman in 1992.

College marks Hispanic Heritage Month
Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - 22 hours ago of any nationality. "Hispanic students at DCC live locally, rather than coming to Dutchess on a student visa. They include both

Immigration bungle hits 8000
The Age (subscription), Australia - 15 hours ago embarrassing backflip came after the Federal Magistrates Court found that the department had been wrong in cancelling a Bangladeshi student's visa because a

Want to work abroad? A few tips

Want to work abroad? A few tips
ExpressIndia.com - this story also readBritain to crack down on student visa abusers 06.09.05Australia may toughen citizenship rules 27

Wheelie bin killer gets 20 years
Daily Telegraph Australia - By Amy Coopes August 26, 2005 A SYDNEY court has jailed a man for a minimum 20 years for the murder of an Indian man whose body was dumped in a wheelie bin. Mr Mohamed's murder became known, Ben was deported for being in breach of his student visa. His whereabouts are unknown

Internat'l students discover visas for U.S. study tougher to receive
U-Wire.com - By Krystal Loewe The Daily Iowan (U. the summer of 2004 when she re-applied for a student visa to study in the United States cumbersome process to attain a student visa, as exemplified by Carotenuto's experience

Secure Borders, Open Doors: Visa Procedures in the Post 9-11 Era: Improved Intelligence & Interagency Cooperat
U.S. Newswire - 1980 to the present, as well as a spotlight on student visa policy. The authors find that a comprehensive vision for the

Group Pushes for Changes in Visa Policy
San Francisco Chronicle - lead to illegal immigration and other problems. ' The student (visa) category has to be examined closely because it has The 19th entered on a student visa.

Unis woo British leftovers
The Australian - AUSTRALIAN universities are offering lucrative scholarships to thousands of British students who have failed to secure a place at home. pay a year's fees upfront to qualify for a place and a student visa. The University of Newcastle, in NSW, has up to five

Sharp increase in student visa applications

Sharp increase in student visa applications
Expatica, Netherlands - Aug 23, 2005 AMSTERDAM The number of people wanting to study in the Netherlands has grown sharply in recent months. The Immigration and Naturalisation

Fabled Danger
Hawaii Reporter, HI - Sep 13, 2005 Then on March 31, Atta also emailed an old friend from Cairo who was studying in Florida to ask if he needed to apply for a student visa before coming to the

Finally, visa request gets a yes
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Aug 21, 2005 Xenia Ruiz has lived in the United States most of her life, but a denied student visa almost left her trapped in Mexico. By SHANNON TAN.

Crackdown planned on student visa abuse
EducationGuardian.co.uk, UK - Sep 5, 2005 learned. The pilot programme is part of government moves to crack down on people gaining entry to the UK via a student visa. According

Police continue negotiations as bomb standoff continues
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 13 hours ago Mr Ham said the man had been living in New Zealand for the past four years studying natural health and his student visa had expired.

Britain to crack down on student visa abusers

Britain to crack down on student visa abusers
Express India - Sep 05 10:07 PM
To crack down on student visa abusers, British government has asked universities to inform it when overseas students fail to take up a place after they have been granted a visa to study in the country.

Group pushes for changes in visa policy
SanLuisObispo.com - Aug 19 12:42 AM
WASHINGTON - The United States needs to loosen its visa rules, according to some immigration experts who say an emphasis on keeping out potential terrorists has made it difficult for foreign-born visitors to enjoy their U.S. stay.

Shakespeare
News Leader - Sep 04 1:32 PM
For as long as she can remember, British-born Anna Northam has wanted to live in America. "I dreamt that my parents weren't actually my parents and I was adopted. I'd been stolen from America; they were these lovely people that decided to bring me to England," Northam said.

Group Pushes for Changes in Visa Policy
San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 19 12:40 AM
The United States needs to loosen its visa rules, according to some immigration experts who say an emphasis on keeping out potential terrorists has made it difficult for foreign-born visitors to enjoy their U.S. stay.

Judge halts Egyptian's deportation because of possible torture
Gainesville Sun - Sep 08 3:45 AM
judge has halted the deportation of an Egyptian restaurant manager, who was taken into custody because his name turned up on terrorist watch list, because media reports about his case could leave him vulnerable to torture if he was returned to Egypt.