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NYSOBBA 2013 Annual Conference Syracuse, New York International Students Ellen H Badger, formerly Director, International Student & Scholar Services (now retired) Binghamton University – SUNY Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Session Topics. Know Your International Student Office

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  1. NYSOBBA 2013 Annual Conference Syracuse, New YorkInternational StudentsEllen H Badger, formerly Director, International Student & Scholar Services (now retired)Binghamton University – SUNYTuesday, June 11, 2013

  2. Session Topics • Know Your International Student Office • Requirements for Obtaining a Student Visa • General Visa Information • Money Matters • Visas and College Attendance, Visas and Tuition • The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Visa Compliance • Things That Can Go Wrong • The Good News

  3. Know Your International Student Office • Your institution’s International Student Office can be an excellent resource for general visa information or information regarding a specific international student • You may already have an established contact with that office based on international student fee payments

  4. Requirements for Obtaining a Student Visa • What exactly IS a visa? • Requirements for a Student Visa • Intention to be a bona-fide student • Ties to home country • Residence in home country that will not be abandoned • No immigrant intent • Proof of English proficiency • Proof of financial support • The difference between “visa” and “status”

  5. Immigration DocumentsF-1 Visa

  6. Immigration DocumentsI-94 (Arrival/Departure Card)

  7. General Visa Information • Other official Government documents that show status • Other visa categories • Permanent residency and “pending” permanent residents

  8. Money Matters Payments (including cash payments) Showing proof of funds for visa purposes and school bill payment issues Delayed payments When money is owed

  9. Visas and College AttendanceVisas and Tuition • What visa categories are schools required to “track?” • Tracking, SEVIS and compliance • Visa categories that can affect residency tuition rates at New York public institutions • What happens if a visa expires • What happens if a student’s status changes • What happens if a student stops attending school

  10. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Visa Compliance • The relationship between DHS and Schools • US Citizenship and Immigration Services • Customs and Border Protection • Border Patrol • Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) • SEVIS • Project Sentinel • Homeland Security Investigations

  11. Things That Can Go Wrong Myth versus Reality: How many of the September 11 terrorists were in the United States on student visas? http://factcheck.org/2013/05/911-hijackers-and-student-visas/#.UZu8Z5QR1X4.email http://www.nafsa.org/Explore_International_Education/For_The_Media/Press_Releases_And_Statements/NAFSA_Statement_Correcting_the_Record_on_Student_Visas/ Myth versus Reality: Were the two brothers who exploded the bombs at the Boston Marathon in April on student visas? http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/05/06/new-procedures-verifying-student-visas

  12. The Good News International students are an asset to our country There are currently 765,000 international students studying in the United States and 82,400 studying in New York State (2011-12 Open Doors data) International students and their families contributed nearly $22 billion dollars to the US economy in 2011-12. International students represent only 4 percent of the foreign nationals who enter the United States as non-immigrants each year

  13. Contact Information Ellen H. Badger, ellenhbadger@gmail.com

  14. Thank you!Questions?

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