Word: visas
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...GSAS will be stepping up our efforts to communicate with colleges and universities, with faculty members, with funding sources and with Harvard clubs to present a message about this improved visa processing activity,” she said...
...Verdery said the DHS was working to solve widespread visa problems even before delays elicited outrage from the higher education community...
...government’s implementation of stricter border controls following Sept. 11 and the ensuing drop in international applications last year, University President Lawrence H. Summers sent a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell and DHS Secretary Tom Ridge ’67 last April demanding improvement in visa-processing procedures...
Ladd says the International Office discussed improvements to the visa process at its student orientation meeting this fall...
Verdery cited adjustments to SEVIS, a notoriously bug-ridden database of international students launched in 2003, as an example of the department’s improvement. Last year 300 visa-holders were detained at airports as a result of problems with the processing of their records, he said. Only 80 have reported problems so far this year...