Pointers to get your US student visa

Pointers to get your US student visa
rediff.com - Oct 10 5:07 AM
Dr Arun Vakil answered commonly asked US visa queries during a chat with Get Ahead readers. Here is the transcript.Save to My Web

An MBA in Australia?
rediff.com - Oct 03 4:07 AM
International education expert Karan Gupta answers queries from those of you who are planning to go abroad for further studies.Save to My Web

Thousands of international students involved in Australia visa mix-up

Thousands of international students involved in Australia visa mix-up
ABC Radio Australia - Sep 16 2:33 AM
Thousands of international students who wrongly had their visas cancelled in Australia may be eligible for compensation from the government.Save to My Web

Students slip past visa check
Detroit News - Sep 19 9:57 PM
A government system that tracks foreign students studying in the United States has detected tens of thousands of immigration violations in the two years since it began. But few of those cases were ever investigated.Save to My Web

The Tribune...Classifieds
The Tribune - Oct 15 1:57 PM
NOTE: Please do not send any images/photographs with your reply. They cannot be forwarded due to technical reasons.Save to My Web

Would-be bomber appears in NZ court
Independent Online - Sep 16 1:15 AM
The man who held police at bay in a New Zealand hotel, threatening to blow himself up if he could not speak to the country's prime minister, has appeared in court on charges of burglary and threatening to cause grievous bodily harm.Save to My Web

News briefs from San Diego County
SanLuisObispo.com - Sep 29 12:48 PM
SAN DIEGO - A regional airport in the Imperial County desert, one option under review to replace San Diego's Lindbergh Field, could force aircraft to make enormous detours because of restricted military and Mexican airspace, analysts have determined.Save to My Web

Pointers to get your US student visa

Pointers to get your US student visa
rediff.com - Oct 10 5:07 AM
Dr Arun Vakil answered commonly asked US visa queries during a chat with Get Ahead readers. Here is the transcript.Save to My Web

An MBA in Australia?
rediff.com - Oct 03 4:07 AM
International education expert Karan Gupta answers queries from those of you who are planning to go abroad for further studies.Save to My Web

Pointers to get your US student visa

Pointers to get your US student visa
rediff.com - Oct 10 5:07 AM
Dr Arun Vakil answered commonly asked US visa queries during a chat with Get Ahead readers. Here is the transcript.Save to My Web

An MBA in Australia?
rediff.com - Oct 03 4:07 AM
International education expert Karan Gupta answers queries from those of you who are planning to go abroad for further studies.Save to My Web

Asian students opt to study here

Asian students opt to study here
The Australian - Coast conference, believed that terrorism-related tightening of student visa rules was only one reason for this decline

What to do if green card is confiscated
Newsday - I had a green card, or proof of U.S. permanent resident status, for 15 years. I have been in and out of the country because I went through a bad divorce. have an occasional baby-sitter who came to the United States less than seven years ago on a student visa from Trinidad

Dad pleads to be given time to pay
Marlborough Express - A Bangladeshi family is worried they could be deported from New Zealand because they can't pay a $37,500 hospital bill for their three-year-old son who had a stroke. father, Ashraf Uddin Khokon, who is in New Zealand on a student visa, has paid $2500 of the $37,500 medical bill to the

Family struggles with medical debt
ONE News - Bangladeshi Ashraf Uddin Khokon has gone $35,000 into debt to the Auckland District Health Board after his three-year-old son Shihab suffered a stroke. Ashraf is in New Zealand on a student visa from Bangladesh and is two years into a homeopathic course

Immigrant Song
Westword - Zayas came here in 1998 on a student visa and attended Ames Community College in Greeley

From little stories to big issues

From little stories to big issues
Cavalier Daily Online - Oct 12 10:43 PM
"You wanted to go to the United States? Well, now deal with it!" I remember with a smile my roommate teasing me one spring day last year when I was still back home in France.Save to My Web

Police negotiate as bomb standoff continues
The New Zealand Herald - Sep 14 5:10 PM
TAURANGA - Tauranga police may have to call in reinforcements as a standoff with a man threatening to blow himself up in a Tauranga city hotel shows no sign of being resolved.Save to My Web

Win in law suit by Bangladeshi student against the Australian Department of Immigration to help others
News From Bangladesh - Oct 04 9:03 PM
A successful suit, filed by Bangladeshi student Mohammad Ahsanuddin against the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMLA) for wrongful cancellation of his student visa, is expected to help other foreign students whose visas were cancelled on the same ground, reports BSS.Save to My Web

Student Sumitra Kaur Penesar, who was deported twice from Heathrow Airport en route to Ireland, reached Dublin without
Malay Mail - Oct 03 8:57 PM
She landed at Amsterdam Airport at 5.45am local time (noon in Malaysia) after an 11-hour journey from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Her mother, Nirmala Devi Sharma, a retired lecturer, shed tears of joy upon hearing her daughter had arrived safely.Save to My Web

Family struggles with medical debt
TVNZ - Sep 29 12:17 PM
Bangladeshi Ashraf Uddin Khokon has gone $35,000 into debt to the Auckland District Health Board after his three-year-old son Shihab suffered a stroke.Save to My Web

Student denied entry into Britain

Student denied entry into Britain
thestar.com.my - PENANG: A Malaysian who was on the way to Dublin, Ireland, to further her studies was deported from London's Heathrow airport twice in nine days. The immigration official said I should have a student visa to study in Ireland but I had checked with the Irish High

American Education Fair launched
eTaiwanNews.com - news on the American Institute in Taiwan's new student visa policy and course and program information on American

What to do if green card is confiscated
Newsday - I had a green card, or proof of U.S. permanent resident status, for 15 years. I have been in and out of the country because I went through a bad divorce. have an occasional baby-sitter who came to the United States less than seven years ago on a student visa from Trinidad

Immigrant Song
Westword - Zayas came here in 1998 on a student visa and attended Ames Community College in Greeley

Killer guarded US embassy
The Sun - born Pech, 30, helped protect their diplomatic mission there before moving to Britain on a student visa two years ago

Flight School Owner Plans To File For Bankruptcy
ChannelOklahoma.com - Lin is in the country on a vocational student visa and fears having to leave before a settlement is reached

Mexican 'FedEx Bandit' turns out to be Iranian

Mexican 'FedEx Bandit' turns out to be Iranian
Jihad Watch - Farhbaksh is an Iranian national who first entered the United States on a student visa in 1978, authorities said

Battered M. Soccer Finds a Way
Harvard Crimson - starter stuck in England trying to get his student visa, the Harvard men's soccer team seemed destined for after struggling to get his student visa to enter the United States

News briefs from San Diego County
Herald Tribune - He first entered the United States on a student visa in 1978, authorities said

Family burdened by medical bills
NZCity - His father is on a student visa, and drives a taxi part time.

Family struggles with medical debt
ONE News - Bangladeshi Ashraf Uddin Khokon has gone $35,000 into debt to the Auckland District Health Board after his three-year-old son Shihab suffered a stroke. Ashraf is in New Zealand on a student visa from Bangladesh and is two years into a homeopathic course

Killer guarded US embassy
The Sun - born Pech, 30, helped protect their diplomatic mission there before moving to Britain on a student visa two years ago

Student Visa Problems Persist

Student Visa Problems Persist
American Institute of Physics - Sep 29, 2005 Visa problems continue for foreign students attempting to enter physics departments at US universities. A new survey conducted by

Officials: Student visa abuse uncommon
The State News, MI - Sep 20, 2005 following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks - because one of the hijackers entered the United States on a student visa. In compliance

Gov. Bush touts overhaul of immigration, student visa rules
Miami Herald, FL - Sep 29, 2005 Jeb Bush on Thursday called for a loosening of foreign student visa rules and an overhaul of immigration policy in order not to ''choke off'' international ties

Systematic abuse
EducationGuardian.co.uk, UK - Sep 26, 2005 study. The main defendant in the Morecambe Bay cockle-pickers trial came to the UK on a student visa, the court heard last week.

Getting a visa without the graft
EducationGuardian.co.uk, UK - Sep 26, 2005 Radhieka Pandeya: "I am doing this as a journalistic exercise to test gossip that it is possible to extend your student visa in some colleges without much study

Youth Catholic celebration reveals possibilities for better global society

Youth Catholic celebration reveals possibilities for better global society
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Oct 02 1:17 AM
The street is packed with people from nations from around the world.Save to My Web

Battered M. Soccer Finds a Way
The Harvard Crimson - Sep 28 11:38 PM
With several players sidelined with season-ending injures and a returning starter stuck in England trying to get his student visa, the Harvard mens soccer team seemed destined for a difficult year.Save to My Web

UNO's swimmers regroup after Katrina
Daily Sentinel - Sep 20 8:35 PM
DECATUR, Ga. Swimmers at the University of New Orleans were waiting to take routine EKG tests when the doctor announced that the medical staff was evacuating. That sent their heart rates soaring.Save to My Web

Authorities arrest suspected 'FedEx bandit'
San Diego Union-Tribune - Sep 27 3:02 PM
SAN DIEGO, 2:49 p.m. Sept. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Authorities announced Tuesday that they have arrested the robber known as the "FedEx bandit," ending a two-year spree that included more than 40 bank robberies.Save to My Web

Fed Govt mistakenly cancels 8,000 student visas
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 16 2:09 AM
ELEANOR HALL: Turning to the other side of politics now, and yet another immigration controversy. This time, the federal department has been forced to contact 8,000 foreign students, that it was mistaken when it cancelled their visas.Save to My Web

Immigration reinstates 8,000 visas after bungle
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 15 3:22 PM
The Immigration Department has been forced to restore more than 8,000 visas to foreign students. The Federal Court found the students had been issued with an invalid notice for failing to comply with their visa conditions.Save to My Web

An MBA in Australia?

An MBA in Australia?
rediff.com - Oct 03 4:07 AM
International education expert Karan Gupta answers queries from those of you who are planning to go abroad for further studies.Save to My Web

Pointers to get your US student visa
rediff.com - Oct 10 5:07 AM
Dr Arun Vakil answered commonly asked US visa queries during a chat with Get Ahead readers. Here is the transcript.Save to My Web

Systematic abuse

Systematic abuse
EducationGuardian.co.uk, UK - Sep 26, 2005 study. The main defendant in the Morecambe Bay cockle-pickers trial came to the UK on a student visa, the court heard last week.

Getting a visa without the graft
EducationGuardian.co.uk, UK - Sep 26, 2005 Radhieka Pandeya: "I am doing this as a journalistic exercise to test gossip that it is possible to extend your student visa in some colleges without much study

Bangladeshi Community in New Orleans Wrecked by Katrina
Pacific News Service, CA - Oct 7, 2005 Under normal circumstances, while on their student visa, they re not allowed to study anywhere else. They re not allowed to work outside, either.

Gov. Bush touts overhaul of immigration, student visa rules
Miami Herald, FL - Sep 29, 2005 Jeb Bush on Thursday called for a loosening of foreign student visa rules and an overhaul of immigration policy in order not to ''choke off'' international ties

Natwar, Kasuri meet over lunch at Nathia Gali
Malayala Manorama, India - Oct 3, 2005 days and maximum three entries. There can be three categories -Pilgrim visa, Business Visa and Student visa. The pilgrim visa is

Student Visa Problems Persist

Student Visa Problems Persist
American Institute of Physics - Sep 29, 2005 Visa problems continue for foreign students attempting to enter physics departments at US universities. A new survey conducted by

Flight School Owner Plans To File For Bankruptcy
Channel Oklahoma.com, OK - 4 hours ago Lin said. Lin is in the country on a vocational student visa and fears having to leave before a settlement is reached. Oklahoma

Natwar, Kasuri meet over lunch at Nathia Gali
Malayala Manorama, India - Oct 3, 2005 days and maximum three entries. There can be three categories -Pilgrim visa, Business Visa and Student visa. The pilgrim visa is

Marriage and the Green Card (Revisited)
About - News & Issues, NY - Oct 7, 2005 That way, when the interview notice is finally received, you can minimize any further delays. Question #6: I came to the US in 1992 on a student visa.

Bangladeshi Community in New Orleans Wrecked by Katrina
Pacific News Service, CA - Oct 7, 2005 Under normal circumstances, while on their student visa, they re not allowed to study anywhere else. They re not allowed to work outside, either.

Family burdened by medical bills

Family burdened by medical bills
NZCity - His father is on a student visa, and drives a taxi part time.

Killer guarded US embassy
The Sun - born Pech, 30, helped protect their diplomatic mission there before moving to Britain on a student visa two years ago

Family struggles with medical debt
ONE News - Bangladeshi Ashraf Uddin Khokon has gone $35,000 into debt to the Auckland District Health Board after his three-year-old son Shihab suffered a stroke. Ashraf is in New Zealand on a student visa from Bangladesh and is two years into a homeopathic course

American Education Fair launched
eTaiwanNews.com - news on the American Institute in Taiwan's new student visa policy and course and program information on American

Student denied entry into Britain
thestar.com.my - PENANG: A Malaysian who was on the way to Dublin, Ireland, to further her studies was deported from London's Heathrow airport twice in nine days. The immigration official said I should have a student visa to study in Ireland but I had checked with the Irish High

Systematic abuse

Systematic abuse
EducationGuardian.co.uk, UK - Sep 26, 2005 study. The main defendant in the Morecambe Bay cockle-pickers trial came to the UK on a student visa, the court heard last week.

Gov. Bush touts overhaul of immigration, student visa rules
Miami Herald, FL - Sep 29, 2005 Jeb Bush on Thursday called for a loosening of foreign student visa rules and an overhaul of immigration policy in order not to ''choke off'' international ties

Universities' student visa lobby
BBC News, UK - Sep 27, 2005 Universities in the United Kingdom are lobbying the government to help them recruit more overseas students. Competition for overseas

Convert your F-1 student visa to H-IB work visa
India Abroad, India - Sep 14, 2005 Congratulations! You now have a degree from a premier educational institution in the United States of America. You've pondered over

Ingathering Of The Katrina Exiles
The Jewish Week, USA - Oct 6, 2005 When Italy didn t pan out I thought I might go there and travel around, but you can t get a student visa on such short notice I began to

Doctor Lee Will Catch You, Fool!

Doctor Lee Will Catch You, Fool!
New Haven Advocate - Oct 06 5:59 AM
Forensics come alive in the noted scientists crime lab.Save to My Web

'FedEx Bandit' Is Apprehended at Mexican Border
Los Angeles Times - Sep 27 9:06 PM
SAN DIEGO -- A 40-year-old Iranian national has confessed to being the so-called "FedEx bandit" who robbed 43 banks in southern California over two years, taking an estimated $300,000, officials said Tuesday.Save to My Web

An MBA in Australia?
rediff.com - Oct 03 4:07 AM
International education expert Karan Gupta answers queries from those of you who are planning to go abroad for further studies.Save to My Web

HIV sufferers can be refused visa: court
AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News - Sep 29 1:03 AM
People infected with HIV can be refused a visa into Australia regardless of their circumstances, the Federal Court has ruled.Save to My Web

UNO's swimmers regroup after Katrina
The Western Star - Sep 20 6:28 AM
DECATUR, Ga. Swimmers at the University of New Orleans were waiting to take routine EKG tests when the doctor announced that the medical staff was evacuating. That sent their heart rates soaring.Save to My Web

Mideast to Texas: students' trying journey
The Daily Texan - Sep 20 12:43 AM
Yahya Anouty was packing the night before he left for the States. He was going to stop in New York with his aunt to visit a cousin and attend an orientation for Fulbright scholars before coming to Austin. Like most people travelling to the U.S., he was worried about what to pack and what not to pack, because he didn't want to be stopped at customs or denied admission because of the contents of Save to My Web

U of T Scarborough student killed in crash

U of T Scarborough student killed in crash
Scarborough Mirror - Sep 27 9:33 PM
A student at the University of Toronto's Scarborough campus was one of three people killed Monday in a high-speed car crash in North York.Save to My Web

Atta known to Pentagon before 9/11
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 5:10 AM
Four years after the nation's deadliest terror attack, evidence is accumulating that a super-secret Pentagon intelligence unit identified the organizer of the Sept. 11 hijackings, Mohamed Atta, as an Al Qaeda operative months before he entered the U.S.Save to My Web

Drummond Bone: Bigger than the Beatles
Guardian Unlimited - Sep 13 4:35 AM
Drummond Bone has a big reputation in Liverpool. In fact, he's bigger than the Beatles. The Liverpool vice-chancellor was last week named the number one mover and shaker in Merseyside by the Liverpool Daily Post - ahead of Sir Paul McCartney, Lord Heseltine and Cherie Booth QC.Save to My Web

Student visa to work visa: The journey
rediff.com - Sep 14 1:07 AM
How to get a work visa once you finish your studies in the US.Save to My Web

UNO's swimmers regroup after Katrina
Daily Sentinel - Sep 20 8:35 PM
DECATUR, Ga. Swimmers at the University of New Orleans were waiting to take routine EKG tests when the doctor announced that the medical staff was evacuating. That sent their heart rates soaring.Save to My Web

Dad pleads to be given time to pay

Dad pleads to be given time to pay
Stuff - Sep 28 8:29 PM
A Bangladeshi family is worried they could be deported from New Zealand because they can't pay a $37,500 hospital bill for their three-year-old son who had a stroke.Save to My Web

Mideast to Texas: students' trying journey
The Daily Texan - Sep 20 12:43 AM
Yahya Anouty was packing the night before he left for the States. He was going to stop in New York with his aunt to visit a cousin and attend an orientation for Fulbright scholars before coming to Austin. Like most people travelling to the U.S., he was worried about what to pack and what not to pack, because he didn't want to be stopped at customs or denied admission because of the contents of Save to My Web

UNO's swimmers regroup after Katrina
Daily Sentinel - Sep 20 8:35 PM
DECATUR, Ga. Swimmers at the University of New Orleans were waiting to take routine EKG tests when the doctor announced that the medical staff was evacuating. That sent their heart rates soaring.Save to My Web

Officials: Student visa abuse uncommon
The State News - Sep 20 9:19 PM
A national system tracking abuse of international student visas recently reported thousands of violations, but MSU officials said the problem isn't here.Save to My Web

HIV sufferers can be refused visa: court
Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 29 1:18 AM
People infected with HIV can be refused a visa into Australia regardless of their circumstances, the Federal Court has ruled. -Save to My Web

UNO's swimmers regroup after Katrina
Journal-News - Sep 21 2:53 AM
DECATUR, Ga. Swimmers at the University of New Orleans were waiting to take routine EKG tests when the doctor announced that the medical staff was evacuating. That sent their heart rates soaring.Save to My Web