From: xiong@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Bo Xiong)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.china
Subject: [Visa Info] U.S. I-20's / Expired H-1 pending Renewal
Date: 28 Sep 92 04:51:02 GMT
Organization: Indiana University

The following is carried in September 28's CND-US:
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4. Provisional I-20's; I-20's for Dependents; 
   and Working with Expired H-1 While Extension Has Been Filed Timely ... 43
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Source: NASFA Communication Network, forwarded by Bo Xiong

On the issueance of I-20's for students who were admitted provisionally to a
graduate program subject to (a) improving their English, and (b) subject to
taking pre-requisite courses at the undergraduate level.

The I-20 can be issued as provisional admission for the period that you
expect to be required for completion of the pre-requisites.  If the I-20 is
for a provisional admission at the graduate level, you can then issue a new
I-20 for an extension or change of program.

If the student has pre-requisites for the graduate program these can be
included in a letter about admission.

For those who have not yet met the minimum TOEFL requirement a conditional
admission can be given and Item 6b of the form is checked ("the student is
not yet proficient English instruction will be given at the school").
(From: Nicky Reiss <BHOPE@UHCCVX.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU>)
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Of the five responses to my questions about the ways in which dependent
I-20s, three stated thatthey include costs for all family members when
requesting financial documentation to establish that the pricipal F-1 can
afford to support dependents.  One respondent requires a cash deposit of
$2,500 for each dependent; the cash is returned when the dependent arrives
or when the I-20 is returned. One institution lists on the I-20 only those
dependents who are entering on that I-20, while others list all dependents
including those already in the US. No one lists US citizen dependents.  One
colleague reports that they do not issue a new I-20, but simply add the
dependents to the student's current I-20, thus they don't indicate dependent
costs.

The range of expected financing for a spouse wasfrom $4690(includes $1,000
for medical insurance) to the low of the $2,500 deposit. (Ok.State estimates
$3,000 for a spouse and $2,000 for each child.) (From:
<ISSOKSU@OSUCC.BITNET>)
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On the question about a faculty member continuing to work after expiration
of H-1 status when the extension had been filed in a timely manner: The H-1
visa holder who has filed for extension in a timely manner, may continue to
work for 240 days from the date of expiration of the previous authorization.
the reference for this is: 8CFR274a. 12 (b) (15). (From: Nicky Reiss,
<BHOPE@UHCCVX.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU>)

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