IMMIGRATION AND THE INTERNET
While attending the NAFSA annual meeting in Denver earlier this month, I was able to meet with a number of proprietors of web sites geared to people interested in studying in the United States. All have useful articles and databases for the intending international student. The following are the web addresses for a number of them:
International Student Guide to the United States of America –
http://www.spindleopub.com/isgStudying in America –
http://www.transworldedu.co.ukCollegeEdge –
http://www.collegeedge.comUS Education Journal –
http://www.usjournal.comInternational Education Service –
http://www.ies-ed.comStudyabroad.com –
http://studyabroad.comInternational Students Organization in America –
http://www.isoa.org****
The Immigration and Naturalization Service has made an interesting addition to its web site. Five district INS offices now are posting information through the headquarters site. The first five to post are the ones you might expect – six of the largest offices in the country. They are Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Miami.
The sites actually do have a fair amount of useful information including maps, phone numbers, a list of personnel, local filing procedures and more. To get to the INS web site, go to
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov.This is the first part of a project designed to get all local offices, regional service centers and asylum offices on the web site. The INS is soliciting feedback and has provided a mail address for comments in the "About Us" section of each web page [editor’s note - the fact that an e-mail link is not provided here pretty much says it all when it comes to the question of the agency’s commitment to public service].
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