Aug
24
New Student Visa Deal Between US and Australia
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A new deal between the US and Australian governments means that young Australians may be able to spend a year working in the US before going back to college in Australia.
Thousands of students in Europe and Australia take what is known as a "gap year" between high school and college, to travel and work before embarking on their university careers.
The new visa deal is expected to be announced following talks between US President George Bush and Prime Minister John Howard at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation meeting in Sydney in 10 days.
A senior Bush Administration official says, "I don’t know what you call it when people take a year off in Australia, bubgt the idea is these young people would take temporary jobs in the US before they went to college. We’ve been exploring the idea in the lead-up to the visit and we will have something to say about it in Sydney."
According to data from the NSW and ACT University Admissions Centre, an increasing number of students are taking a gap year. Last year 9.75 per cent of students deferred entry to college for a year, compared to 8.82 per cent in 2004. The majority of students who take a gap year travel to Britain, Europe or Japan.
Australian student visas now allow US college students to do some incidental work and travel on an Australian student visa.
Apr
25
Q: I am currently a student in San Francisco on an F-1 visa. Is it possible for me to work?
A: You cannot work full-time on an F-1 visa. However with regards to what to do after you graduate, you will be pleased to know that after graduation we can apply for a one year work permit for you that would enable you to stay in the US for a year to work in what ever field you wish, even for yourself.
This is a fantastic opportunity any foreign student graduating from college.
Please send us details as to when you’re looking to graduate so we can get your work permit in place ready for your graduation. How exciting for you!
Apr
24
International Students: You Can Legally Work After College!
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An interesting fact that not many international students studying in the US know is:
It is possible to work for one year after graduation on a legal work permit.
This one-year work permit will allow them to work for anyone without restriction - the purpose of this one-year option is to give students a chance to hone the skills they have learned in college in the US work place.
What can happen is that during this work year they make good contacts with their employers who in turn can sponsor them for either a H-1B or Green card or some other interim visa to keep them.
So just because your college career is at an end, does not mean you have to leave the country right away!
Apr
23
Foreign graduate applications to American universities are continuing to rise, according to the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) figures for April 2007.
The CGS figures, part of a yearly three-part survey keeping track of international applications, show that there is a rise of eight per cent for international student admissions and enrollments for the fall 2007 semester.
This is following on a 12 per cent rise last year (06).
Statistics were taken from 145 schools, out of which eight come from the top 10 schools with the largest international populations.
Despite the increase in numbers, the growth rate itself is slowing with overall applications lessening by the year. For example, the CGS’s first ever survey, taken in 2004, shows significantly higher numbers - the growth rate now is down 20 per cent from 2003’s rate of 25 per cent.
Director of the Carnegie Mellon physics Graduate Program Ling-Fong Li says, “It all goes back to economics. As more and more countries develop their economies, less of their students will come to the United States for an experience they cannot find in their own country.”
To read more about the rise in international graduate applications, click here.
Mar
2
Illegal immigrants in Missouri may soon find it very difficult to enroll in public schools and colleges after the House granted initial approval to a bill that would prevent illegal aliens from attending state educational institutions.
The bill would follow a previous resolution for English to be the official language of the state of Missouri.
If the measure is passed, not only will illegal immigrants be barred from applying to state universities, but registrars of each school would be legally required to show their school has no illegal immigrants before the state will grant any money to their institution.
Rep. Bryan Stevenson says, “Why should we subsidize someone who criminally enters the state? Are we then subsidizing crime?”
To read more about the effect of the Missouri resolutions, click here.
Mar
2
Students in Bangladesh who want to study in the US are being encouraged by the US Embassy in Dhaka to apply for F1 student visas.
Providing the student has been accepted to an accredited higher education institution, can speak fluent English, is able to pay for their school fees, and can prove they have ties to their homeland, the applicant is very likely to gain a visa to live and study in the US for several years.
An Embassy release reads, “We welcome undergraduate students, and especially those who have gained admission to Masters and PhD programs. In addition to qualifying for admission to an academic program, students must also qualify for a U.S. student visa.”
To read more about Bangladeshi students studying in the US, click here.