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This Issue
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Start applying for OPT if you are
graduating in Dec. 2008?
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Workshop: Employment Issues & H-1 Visa
Important Information
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Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery
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Interested in carrying your flag for December graduation?
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Register with your home embassy
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Daylight Saving Time - Nov. 4
Upcoming Activities
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Oct. 30 -
CultureLink Tea
· Oct 30 -
Midterm Check-up!
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Oct. 31 - Halloween
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Oct. 31 - Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods
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Nov 2
- Winter
Fashion and Talent Show
· Nov 3 -
Albertville Shopping Trip
· Nov. 5 -
African Popular Cinema
· Nov. 8 -
Globally Minded Student
Association Meeting
Interesting Articles
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Crime
Prevention Techniques
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French Film Festival
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Video Contest for Indian
and Chinese Students
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Register with
your home country's Embassy/ Consulate in the USA
International Students
and Scholars are strongly encouraged to register with your home
country's Embassy/Consulate in the USA. Find your Embassy/Consulate
at:
http://www.embassy.org/embassies/ or
http://www.embassyworld.com/
Your country's Embassy/Consulate in the USA will assist you with
the following:
- security/safety assistance during a crisis or natural
disaster
- passport extension and renewal
- home country tax information and access to required forms
- assist with translation or locating translation service for
you and your important documents (birth certificate, marriage
certificate, etc.)
- guidance regarding visa and immigration options for visitors
to your country
- U.S. degree or certificate translation/conversion to your
home country's equivalent (not all Embassies/Consulates provide
this service)
- advice about returning to your home country (moving service,
immigration options for family members born in the U.S., etc.)
- tourist information for visitors to your country
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