Dear Friends, I got the following information from a friend of mine. Please contact your foreign student advisor if you need any clarification.
Best Regards, Ahmad Syamil Jonesboro, AR [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.clt.astate.edu/asyamil ------------------------------ fwd message ------------ Many of you will be traveling out of the U.S. soon, and we want to remind you of documents necessary to re-enter the U.S. and notify you of changes in visa issuance. To re-enter the U.S., you must have the following documents: 1. recently signed I-20 or IAP-66 (within the past 5 -6 months) and all previously issued I-20s and IAP-66s 2. valid visa (the stamp in your passport). Please check the expiration date and the number of entries allowed. If you have questions, please contact a foreign student adviser. 3. valid passport -- this should be valid for at least 6 months into the future at the time you plan to re-enter the U.S. 4. current financial support information Although not required, we suggest the following: * unofficial transcript. Grades may not be posted at the time you leave the U.S. but should be posted in late December or early January for your return. Of course, an official transcript might be better but again the grades will not be posted by the time some of you leave the U.S. * copy of your spring 2002 schedule. Visa: The expiration date on the visa is the last day it can be used to re-enter the U.S. (again, check the number of entries allowed). New Security Checks: We have information that students from some countries will be required to have a security check (in addition to those already in place for some countries and fields of study) that will require a minimum of 20 working days. We have seen two or three lists of countries that may require the additional security check, but we do not know which countries are on the final list. If you are from one of the following countries, you should check the following web site -- http://travel.state.gov/links.html <http://travel.state.gov/links.html> -- to see what the application procedures are in your country. If appointments are available, you may want to make an appointment as early as possible. You should definitely apply for your visa as soon as you arrive in your home country because you can expect a longer period before your visa is issued: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen Visa Applications in Border Posts: In addition, border posts (Canada, Mexico, and contiguous islands) will no longer issue visas to "third-country nationals" (nationals who are not citizens or permanent residents of those countries). We have been told that those who already have appointments in Canada, Mexico, or the contiguous islands will be contacted by the visa office to cancel those appointments. If you try to make an appointment on-line for a post in Canada or Mexico, a message will indicate that the posts are no longer making appointments. If you have questions, please contact a foreign student adviser.
