Office of International Student Services Newsletter
Week of November 6, 2007

 Volume V, Number 10
In This Issue

· Apply for a Minnesota state ID
· Nov. 7: Employment Issues and H1-B visa

Important Information

· International student ambassadors needed
· Start applying for OPT if you are graduating this December
· Carry your flag at the December graduation ceremony

Upcoming Activities

· Nov. 8  -  GMSA Meeting
· Nov. 10 -  Laser Tag
· Nov. 11 - State Capital
· Nov. 15 - GMSA Meeting
 · Nov. 16  - Graduate Mentor Event: Buca di Peppo
 · Nov. 17 - Thanksgiving Meal
· Nov. 22 - Thanksgiving Meal
 

Interesting Article

· Keeping e-mail manageable
 

Contact Us
oiss@stthomas.edu
 Phone: 651 962-6650
 Fax: 651 962-6655
Office: 161 MHC
http://www.stthomas.edu/oiss

How to send us news
Apply for a Minnesota state ID

To obtain a Minnesota State I.D.: 

  • Bring your passport, social security number, I-94 card, I-20 and/or other identification documents along with $16.25 processing fee; 
  • Your primary identification document must contain your full legal name (first, middle and last), and month, date and year of your birth; 
  • If your full name is different than the name on your primary document, you must also present proof of your legal name change(s) such as marriage/ divorce certificates and other documents that specify the name change. 
  • Bring all the documents to one of the following locations: 
St. Paul:
Midway 
1472 University Ave.
Open Monday through Friday,
8:00 am to 3:45 pm for written testing
or 8:00 to 4:30 for other transactions
Phone: (651) 642-0808
Minneapolis:
Hennepin County Government Center
300 South 6th. Street, 
Hennepin County Service Center
Open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (612) 348-8240

OISS will be taking students to the Midway location to apply for state identification cards in the near future.

 

 

Employment Issues and H-1 Visa Workshop

November 7, 2007
3:30pm to 5:00pm
MHC Room 155 (St. Paul Campus)

 
A local Immigration Attorney will present employment immigration information (H-1, Permanent Resident status, etc). If you have specific questions, please send them to OISS@stthomas.edu by November 2, 2007 so that we can give them to the Immigration Attorney and your specific questions can be researched beforehand and addressed during the session.