Word: consulars
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...part of the visa process that has proved a hassle is the requirement that all international students, except those coming from the member countries of the European Union and a few other areas, must attend a consular interview at embassies at home. Lines can be long, and the wait can be frustrating, CGS Vice President of Research Peter Syverson and Casey said...
...Ladd, the director of the Harvard International Office (HIO), “it probably isn’t a good idea for a freshman to indicate intentions to stay in the U.S. permanently since one of the grounds for denying a F-1 temporary [student] visa is if the consular official determines that the student does not intend to return to his/her country.” Keeping with government policy, the HIO does not help international students obtain visas; in fact, they discourage...
Dershowitz similarly “checked” Peters’s other sources. Quoting a statement depicting the miserable fate of Jews in mid-19th century Jerusalem, Peters cites a British consular letter from “Wm. T. Young to Viscount Canning.” Dershowitz cites the same statement as Peters, reporting that Young “attributed the plight of the Jew in Jerusalem” to pervasive anti-Semitism. Turning to the original, however, we find that the relevant statement did not come from Young but, as is unmistakably clear to anyone who actually consulted...
Beginning Aug. 1, consular offices will be required to hold face-to-face interviews with all visa applicants, student or otherwise—an added step that threatens to bog down an already backlogged process, Ladd says...
...pulled up behind a gleaming black Mercedes with consular plates. The valet attendant peered through the driver’s window with a pleasant, yet quizzical look on his face. “Are you guests?” he asked. Brandishing her Crimson press pass, FM Associate Editor Amelia E. Lester ’05 explained that we were, indeed, serious journalists out to review the Four Seasons legendary high tea. He nodded his head respectfully and ushered us through the gilt-edged doors into the lobby...