From: xiong@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Bo Xiong)
Subject: [Visa] Application for Advance Parole; Extension of F-1 Visa 
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 06:09:56 GMT

The following is carried in Spet. 2's CND-US:

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4. Application for Advance Parole; Extension of F-1 Visa ................ 54
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From:  JoAnn Bennett, <VAGABOND@WITTENBG.BITNET>
Source: NAFSA Communication Network, Sept. 1, 1992

The method for filing advanced parole is as follows:

The following list is sent with an office cover letter (showing support and
addresses for questions/replies) to the local INS office.

         - A completed Form I-131
         - 3 passport size, color photographs
         - Original I-94 and I-20/IAP-66
         - Photocopy of Passport name page, picture page, and visa stamp page
         - check/money order for $65
         - and if entry prior 4/11/90 is not evident, proof of this early entry

Student is then issued a form I-512 with photo and a special notation allowing
entry in the US under the "same status (and time remaining)" as on depature.

There will be no need to contact an Embassy or consulate then.  A time frame
from one month to six months prior to departure may be needed to apply for
advanced parole (dependent on location).
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From: Lucy S. Dawson, <dpjdb@ttacs.bitnet>
Source: NAFSA Communication Network, Friday, Aug 28, 1992

I asked the NAFSA net how people were handling late requests for extensions
of F-1 visas, as well as requests from students who were not eligible for
conversion to the unwritten grace period under the interrim guidelines.  My
question was also fueled by an attorney who questioned whether the grace had
to be specifically written on the I-20.

Among the answers received, one person suggested a filing system according
to completion dates, facilitating an office to be able to notify students
when they need to come in for extensions.  Another person said they have
taken a fairly strict interpretation, holding students responsible for
keeping up with the laws and their own documents.

Two others took a more liberal view, doing extensions for students who had
an unwritten grace period, even if not eligible for the conversion (ie-in
their grace period on October 1,1991) since it is all very confusing.  It is
mentioned also that under the old laws, students who had received an
extension of stay were allowed to complete the degree listed on their I-2,
even if it went beyond the date to which they had requested the extension.
Therefore, the respondent is processing requests for extensions in such
situations as well, while only reinstatements were done for those who have
gone past even their unwritten completion dates.

As for what we have determined: we have decided to do extensions for those
who request it up to 21 days after their completion date, since we have 30
days in which to get the notice to INS.  For those claiming ignorance of the
law change and are still in the unwritten completion date, we are requiring
reinstatements.

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