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America the Confusing - Part 1 of a Series© Diane Goldberg under the original topic name
I'm a travel addict - the place I most want to be is where ever I'm not. Every now and again I look around and realize that every one in the world isn't where I am and that many of them may actually want to be where I am. I am at that point glad that they are not all where I am at any point in time - it would get somewhat crowded and I'd probably be crushed. Sometimes it is crowded enough with just me, myself, and I. And, where ever I go there I am - can't get away from that one although, with enough sweet cider, I occasionally give it a try.
Are you completely disoriented and befuddled? Got that down-the-rabbit-hole mindset? Good. We're going to spend the next few weeks talking about coming to the United States of America. Before getting down to the basics of actually surviving in the land of MacDonalds and the home of Prozac you may want to gather a bit of data about being here. Next week we'll start looking at tourist issues, but as many folks have been kind enough to point out to me, a large segment of the budget travel population are students. School Daze If you really really want to avoid working on that term project or studying for your exams, do a 'net search on student visas to the USA. You'll find a long list of sites. Most of them are sites that immigration attorneys run as advertising for their practices. While many other groups of immigrants may well need the services of an attorney, students generally do not. The best place for a US-bound student to start surfing is http://www.nafsa.org/default.html In addition to telling you about academic programs, entrance requirements and other scholastic matters, these folks spell out what you must do to legally study in the USA. The association of international educators also can help students from the USA wishing to study elsewhere. Prospective visitors to the USA who are not students and who wish to stay longer than the standard tourist visa allows will be snarled in a Web of attorney ads and green card lottery scams faster than the speed of any modem. If you really want the real deal on visiting, working, or immigration, the best place to start is the INS homepage http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/index.html. Go To Page: 1 2
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