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From: cjp8b@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Chris Penington)
Subject: Re: F-1 ---> F-2 conversion.
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 18:05:51 GMT

In article <1992Jul25.171124.21403@usl.edu> sgs1679@usl.edu (Sudhindranath Sira G) writes:
>The subject line says it all. How easy/difficult is such a
>conversion ? Does the person have to go back to the country
>where the original (F-1) visa was issued ? Or is it possible to 
>get the conversion done in USA itself ?

You can change your visa status without leaving the country. I had to
do a B-1 --> F-1 conversion about a year ago. You have to supply the
appropriate documentation from the Foreign Student Advisor, the
completed "application for change of status", and a fee (it was $70).
The INS says it takes 2 months to process such applications, though
mine was done in four weeks. You don't have to leave the country to
get this. If you DO leave the country you will have to get a new visa
to reenter the country. This doesn't have to be obtained in the
country where you got the original visa, indeed it may be easier to
get it somewhere else: different US consulates follow different
procedures. If I can avoid it I will never go back to the US consulate
in London...

	Chris

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From: alexm@nmr-z.mgh.harvard.edu (Alex Milshteyn)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: test
Date: 25 Jul 92 17:50:41 GMT
Organization: Mass General Hospital CIPR

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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: rkumar@cis.ohio-state.edu (rajesh kumar)
Subject: Contacting Rahul Bhargava ..
Originator: rkumar@shawnee.cis.ohio-state.edu
Organization: The Ohio State University, Department of Computer and Information Science
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 19:36:18 GMT

A friend mentioned that a Rahul Bhargva had recently posted something in this
newsgroup.

If this person is the same guy who was at Aravali Hostel, IIT D, I'd like to
say Hi. Let's get in touch; send me email at rkumar@cis.ohio-state.edu
From: pmullins@cs.ulowell.edu ([Irish Harp])
Subject: Morrison Visas status???
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Lowell Computer Science
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 00:48:34 GMT

Does anyone have the exact details on the upcoming process of
applying for a Morrisom visa?

-Patrick
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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: rlerdorf@netcom.com (Rasmus Lerdorf)
Subject: Re: How about alt.visa.can?
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 20:39:56 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

stella@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Ricky Suave Stella) writes:

>Canada accepts double citizenship (not multiple) with some countries, ie
>Argentina and recently the US.  It will not accept dual citizenship with
>Italy (where you are Italian by blood and not where you are born)

This list is certainly much longer than Argentina and the US.  And they *do*
allow multiple citizenships.  I hold 3.

>It doesn't allow multiple permanent residencies.  Only one.  And the 
>requirements of not loosing it are much tougher than on any other country.
>You must be in Canadian territory for at least 180 days of any particualr
>year.

What I meant here was that if you moved to Canada as a landed immigrant
(Canadian term for permanent resident) Canadian immigration would not
care if you had landed immigrancy status in many other countries.  If
you left Canada to actually live for a long period in another country,
sure, you would have problems, but that was not the question that was
asked.

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From: przemek@rrdstrad.nist.gov (Przemek Klosowski)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Re: Help
Date: 28 Jul 92 16:11:21 GMT
Organization: U. of Maryland/NIST
In-reply-to: givanov@eniac.seas.upenn.edu's message of 25 Jul 92 21:42:11 GMT


I went once to the library and looked up the US Code, containing the immigration act
which includes the complete classification of visas. In fact, the visa designations
(F1, H1 etc) come from the names of sections of this law. I don't have the proper
reference to the publication, but any reference librarian will be able to provide it

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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Subject: Re: How about alt.visa.can?
Reply-To: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Organization: Curious Goods (formerly Louis Vendredi Antiques)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 04:27:29 GMT

rlerdorf@netcom.com (Rasmus Lerdorf) writes:
>
>Any interest in an alt.visa.canada group?  I'd sure like to see it..

I've seen enough queries in Misc.jobs.misc and Soc.culture.canada to
justify it.  It can serve to clarify questions on the Free Trade Agt.
work visas (TC in the U.S.) that citizens of either country (sorry,
not permanent residents) can use to work in the other one, as well
as other questions.

One burning question I'd have is: how long would it take for a
Canadian citizen to bring a foreign spouse into the country, and would
it matter if the spouse was a permanent resident of a third country?
(In my fiancee's case, the foreign citizenship is German and the third
country is the U.S.)  And are there ways to pre-clear the foreign spouse
if both of you live outside of Canada?  (The thought here is evacuating
from the U.S. in a medical emergency, for coverage up north on very short 
notice -- the real Canadian system, not what yahoos say on talk radio).

gld
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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: neelakanta sundaresan <nsundare@silky.cs.indiana.edu>
Subject: F1->H1->Labor...
Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 17:06:45 EST
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]


I am not sure if this has been discussed. I would like to know about 
the process of transition from F1 -> Practical training -> H1 -> Labor
-> GC... Basically - the time required for each stage, the money involved
- do employers normally pay this money?  How difficult or easy is the
transition? 
Heard these rules have changed or are about to change.
Also, what should one tell the employer when one is to be hired(without
scaring the employer away about the legalities) -
especially about the number of years of commitment and the employer's
role in the transition.

Thanks for any information/suggestions/recount of experiences,
Neel.
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: tan@infonode.ingr.com (Maribel Tan-Vanderzijp )
Subject: Re: AA-1 visa lottery program : CORRECTION on TYPO ERROR
Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL.
Distribution: alt
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 18:27:15 GMT

tan@infonode.ingr.com (Maribel Tan-Vanderzijp ) writes:



>2. How and when ?
>The application period for registration for the visa to be issued during
>fiscal year 1992 will begin at 12:01 a.m. Washington D.C. time on
>Wednesday, July 29,1992 and will end at 12:00 p.m. midnight on Friday,
>August 28,1992. Application must be mailed to the following address :

>AA-1 Program
>P.O. Box 1993
>Dulles, VA 21301-1993
>U.S.A.


Somebody pointed out to me that the P.O.Box number should be 1993
not 1992 , please take a note of it. Thanks to Klosowski for pointing
it out.

maribel
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Re: H-1 help file.ex
From: wathu@violet.ccit.arizona.edu
Date: 24 Jul 92 14:55:57 MST
Reply-To: wathu@arizona.edu
Distribution: usa,world,local
Keywords: h1
Nntp-Posting-User: wathu

In article <1992Jul24.190601.28632@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, svenkata@nyx.cs.du.edu (Sridhar Venkataraman) writes:
> 
> [Thanks to  Vijay Rangarajan <vijay@ncsa.uiuc.edu> for this help file which 
> is an FAQ atleast on s.c.indian. I am posting it since I had a request for the 
> info. Someone else had a request for requirements for a K visa. I would
> appreciate any such info mailed to me or posted here. Thanks. ]
> 
> 
> H-1 visa at Quebec.
> ------------------st will take you across Fleuve Saint-Leurent. *get onto the right lane*
>   as-+5) One Photo.
> 6) $100. (US)
    ^^^^^^^^^^^

> 
>> minutes later) and asked for your documents. A little later (30 - 45 minutes)
> you will be called to pay $100 (everybody gets approved). A few minutes from
> then your passport will have an additional stamp on it.


I got my H-1 at Ciadad Juarez last week.  It did not cost me any thing.
I saw indians paying some money.  (I am a Sri Lankan).  I think US
charges for VISAs from countries who charge visa fees for Americans.
Sri Lanka does not charge VISA fees for Americans.

Wije Wathugala






> 
> Vijay.
> 
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: bhargava@mailhost.aa.cad.slb.com (Rahul Bhargava)
Subject: H1 to F1 conversion
Organization: Schlumberger CAD/CAM; Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 14:53:58 GMT

This is a posting on behalf of a friend. She wants to go to grad school
in the coming fall session. She had applied for a change of status from
H1 to F1 around 6 weeks back. Has not heard anything from INS so far.

Does anyone out there has been in similar situation. Could she attend
school while the F1 is being processed ? Any pointers on what to do at
this stage would help.

Thanks ,

Rahul.


PS :- Please send your replies to me directly.
From: reza@magellan.ae.utexas.edu (Alireza Vali)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Re: Morrison Visas status???
Date: 29 Jul 92 18:50:56 GMT
Organization: Center for Space Research Imaging Lab, University of Texas at Austin

In article <1992Jul27.004834.2308@ulowell.ulowell.edu> pmullins@cs.ulowell.edu ([Irish Harp]) writes:
>Does anyone have the exact details on the upcoming process of
>applying for a Morrisom visa?
>
>-Patrick

What exactly is this Morrison Visa?


Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Subject: Re: How about alt.visa.can?
Reply-To: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Organization: Curious Goods (formerly Louis Vendredi Antiques)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 04:47:12 GMT

bauwens@acs.ucalgary.ca (Luc Bauwens) writes:
>stella@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Ricky Suave Stella) writes:
>>
>>Canada accepts double citizenship (not multiple) with some countries,
>>ie Argentina and recently the US.  It will not accept dual citizenship
>>with Italy (where you are Italian by blood and not where you are born)
> 
>I think you got it upside down.  Canada does not care about other
>citizenship that you might carry.  They don't even ask.  I know of
>a case of a person with four citizenship; my kids got three.

My information conforms with Luc's; Canada doesn't care how many that
you hold, but if you get in trouble with the country issuing your
passport, then it's your ass and none of their business.

gld
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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: SB
Subject: F-1 multiple entry renewal
Originator: ac05@sol
Organization: University of North Texas
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 13:33:11 GMT

Hello!

I am in the US on a F-1 visa (like so many of us)!  The multiple entry I was 
granted originally has long expired.  I'm planning to go home (Calcutta, India)
in December of this year.  Has anyone on cyberspace applied for a renewal of a
F-1 at the Calcutta consulate recently?  If so, what were your experiences?

Also, if anyone has any information on renewing multiple entry F-1 visas in
general, please e-mail to me at:

		ac05@sol.acs.unt.edu.

I should add that in previous semesters, the International Student Office
at my institution had suggested travelling to a Mexican border town to
do this business -- however, when I began making enquiries a few days ago, I
was told that the border towns are no longer processing non-Mexican F-1 visa
applications.  Please e-mail me with any suggestions, information or
experience you've had in this matter.

Thanks!

  SB
From: guerra@tsc.cs.unc.edu (Carlos Guerra)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: citizenship
Date: 29 Jul 92 00:09:53 GMT

Hello. 

I'm a permanent resident of the US.  My wife is from the US.  I've been
living in the US for about 3 and a half years.  Does anybody out there know 
about the process of getting the US citzenship?  Also, I have only an address
of a naturalization office (in Dallas) to which I wrote a letter 2 months ago
months ago asking the same information but haven't had an answer back yet.  I
would appreciate if someone could e-mail me the address or the phone number of 
a naturalization office near/in North Carolina.

Thanks for your help.

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From: jeff@svl.cdc.com (Jeff Needham)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Re: X-Y-Z of nonimmigrant visa (humor)
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:50:55 GMT

e422sk@tamuts.tamu.edu (Kalara Sunny) writes:

>Humor: x-y-z of nonimmigrant visa :-):-):-)Compandium to A-B-C-D of US VISA 

> 		X-Y-Z of nonimmigrant visa

>  U-2 Yah.. You too......

       Irish bands signed to Island or Virgin records.

   U-2A

       Groupies



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From: skippy@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Ian Chesterton)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Getting a job in the US
Date: 29 Jul 92 17:18:36 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Benedict

Hi All,

  I applaud the creation of this news group; the legalities involved with
  visas certainly are certainly confusing to some of us. In my case,
  I am trying to obtain information on the process of working in the US.

  So far, I've found out from my friendly ASK-IMMIGRATION system that
  I need a visa petition for prospective immigrant employee (I-140) and
  probably a labor certification issued by the Dept. of Labor.  I am
  currently under an F-1 and hoping to land a job in the employment pref.
  category 2 - professional with advanced degree.  I'm not from China,
  India, or the Philippines (well, that's only partly true 8-)) so
  I believe there isn't a back date on visa availability in my category
  (another call to another phone messaging system at the Dept of State).
			
  My questions are:  what should I expect, i.e., how long, expensive
  is this process?  How can I check what jobs falls under Schedule A
  certification?  I kind of doubt that my profession is in a labor
  shortage in this recession though... *grin*  Any hints, suggestions,
  support et al are truly welcome!
				    
  --- Ian Goh ---
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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: bauwens@acs.ucalgary.ca (Luc Bauwens)
Subject: Re: How about alt.visa.can?
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 03:20:54 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta

In article <b1nmt5p.rlerdorf@netcom.com> rlerdorf@netcom.com (Rasmus Lerdorf) writes:
>
>Canada is also not picky about multiple citizenships
>and I would assume the same would apply to multiple permanent residencies.
 
I am sure that Canada doesn't care about you being a permanent resident
in other countries *if you are actually in Canada*.  However, if you
become a permanent resident of another country, and effectively take
residence in the other country, you will have a hard time trying to
maintain your permanent residence in Canada (you will need a convincing
argument to the effect that it's a temporary absence from Canada).

Luc B


Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: porsupah@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Re: Help
Date: 28 Jul 92 16:40:28 -0500
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club

In article <1992Jul28.181449.30589@dcc.uchile.cl>, pchris@dcc.uchile.cl (Chris Perleberg) writes:
> 
> Anybody out there that can post the visa designations and their description?
> It could be interesting to a lot of people outside the US (and inside ;-) 
> that are considering getting, changing, or renewing a visa.
> 
> Thanks,	
> 	Chris Perleberg

 Seconded. I'm aware of the procedure involved in obtaining the magic green
card through employment (/very/ straightforward :-P), and the timescale
(typically a year, but anywhere between 6-24 months - please correct me if you 
know better), but a summary of the different categories, with their
requirements, associated rights, and timescales, would be most helpful.

 In particular, what temporary visa categories would be relevant to me, to
reduce the time between an offer of employment and (with luck) the granting of
the work authorization ?

-- Porsupah

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From: gumby@Cygnus.COM (David V. Henkel-Wallace)
Subject: Immigration officer ignorance (was: Greenland status?)
Organization: Cygnus Support, Palo Alto, California
Date: 30 Jul 92 09:34:20

   Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 05:59:57 GMT
   From: rlerdorf@netcom.com (Rasmus Lerdorf)

   I had a hard enough time convincing Canadian immigration officials that
   Greenland was not an independant country.

I once had trouble crossing a border because the passport control
officer had never heard of Australia.  He asked me where it was and
didn't believe my "It's a very big island in the middle of the
Pacific" explanation (trying to explain that he didn't know of one of
the continents seemed too risky).

He finally pointed to the crown on the cover (this tells you how long
ago this was) and asked, "Is this part of Britain?"  Swallowing hard I
said "Yes" and he let me through (this was a western European country!)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: baskaran-pushpalatha@CS.YALE.EDU (Pushpalatha Baskaran)
Subject: Re: How hard is it to work under J-2 visa?
Organization: Yale University, Department of Computer Science
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 15:51:55 GMT


In article <13186@bnr-rsc.UUCP>, sdms@bnr.ca (Andrew Sterian) writes:
|> 
|> My wife and I (both Canadians) will be entering the U.S. shortly on J-1
|> (for me) and J-2 (for her) visas. I know that the J-2 visa allows her
|> to work in the U.S. provided there is demonstrated financial need, etc., 
|> etc. but I was wondering what the reality was? How difficult is it
|> really to obtain a work permit under a J-2 visa? Has anyone had experience
|> with this and/or can describe the process?
|> 
|> Many thanks,
|> 
|> Andrew.
|> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Hi,

I'm a J-2 visa holder & have been working in U.S. for the last 16 months now.

The procedure is fairly simple & easy. The J-2 holder should contact the Foreign
Students Advisor at the University & get the papers from them. (I think the form
you need is I-765, but I'm not sure about the number right now).

You fill up the form, write out a check for $60/- , write a letter to INS saying
why you need a work permit(usually the J-2 holder's earnings should not be neede
to support the J-1 holder financially. J-2 should specifically say how the J-2's
earnings would be spent, like education, hobbies for self, recreation for self,
travel expenses for self, etc.,). Along with these, you should send the original
I-94 card. You mail all these to the INS office in your area and wait for an
appointment from them.

INS takes 2-3 weeks to send you an appointment. On the appointment day , J-2
appears in person at the INS office, collect the work permit & the I-94 card.

The EAD(Employment Authorisation Document) will be valid for one year or period
of stay in I-94, whichever is shorter.

(In my case, I got the EAD for one year & subsequently renewed it this year.)

p.s:- I tried to send you this via e-mail, but it bounced.

pushpa
baskaran-pushpalatha@cs.yale.edu
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From: stella@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Ricky Suave Stella)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Re: X-Y-Z of nonimmigrant visa (humor)
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:23:45 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

lagman@CS.ColoState.EDU (annette) writes:

>In article <1992Jul29.043338.2915@tamsun.tamu.edu> e422sk@tamuts.tamu.edu (Kalara Sunny) writes:
> 
>>  	INS was upset that none of the movies SupermanI,II,III clarified
>>  	superman and his friends immigration status, So they created V category.

>   	   Since he was here before 198?, I think he was granted amnesty.

Not necesarily... If he was here before 1986 (was it 86???) AND prooved that
he was here in an illegal status (visa expiered, no visa, working without a
permit, etc) then yes.


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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: hms@cs.Princeton.EDU ()
Subject: a question about H1B visa
Originator: hms@hart
Organization: Princeton University, Dept. of Computer Science
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 20:50:51 GMT

Hi, can anyone tell me whether an H1 visa holder can go outside of US (to
France) to attend a conference? If yes, is it difficult to get the
necessary documents? 

   Thanks very much,

    Edwin Sha 
    hms@cs.princeton.edu
From: miocmit@athena.mit.edu (Boris Golubovic)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: AA-1, Section 202(b)
Date: 29 Jul 92 19:54:52 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology


I am interested in the details regrading the definition "NATIVE".

Is it possible that because my parents worked in an NOT AA-1
applicable country when I was born, I can NOT apply for AA-1
even I am a citzen of an AA-1 elegible country?!
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