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...command an understanding of many financial terms, including but not limited to Visa, insider trading, W-2, audit, depreciation, appreciation, federal reserve, ATM, futures market, annual reports, proxy statements, form 10-K’s, fiscal responsibility, cash, denaro, green-“backs,” and, last but not least, money...
...Harvard, a Rockefeller Center seminar to discuss the book has been canceled, and five of the scholars are still seeking visa approval from the State Department to conduct short-term research visits at several Harvard graduate schools, Barberia said...
...problem doesn’t have an easy fix—largely because visa delays do not have a single cause...
Much of the trouble can be traced back to the policy effects of Sept. 11, 2001, which tightened screening procedures. Visa consulars told non-immigrant visitors to the U.S. to anticipate some delays, but in many cases delays extended far beyond expectations. Some Harvard students had to wait months for visas that had formerly taken them only weeks to obtain...
...even with an eye to guidance, the HIO’s coverage of student concerns hasn’t been perfect—leading, in some cases, to further complications. Rowan W. Dorin ’07 realized shortly before coming to Cambridge that his visa forms lacked an important signature from the HIO. In the past, he said, the office had reported missing components of his applications significantly ahead of time. When Dorin reported the omission, the HIO told him that there was nothing he could do—except to plead for an exception with the customs officer...