Top Ten Tips for Managing the H-1B Petition Process
The following tips build upon practices already in use in the day to day filing of H peitions and do not take the place of basic filing information, compliance and immigration information.
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Bibliography on Mentoring, Training and Generational Differences
A list of publications used to compile "Ready or Not, We're Here! The New Generation of Professionals in International Student and Scholar Services."
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Ready or Not, We're Here! The New Generation of Professionals in International Student and Scholar Services
This resource will uncover ways to empower ISSS offices to develop a management strategy for working with and providing training and mentoring for these profession als new to the field.
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Pell Grants Status
The measure signed into law in April to fund the federal government through the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year included the elimination of year round PELL. The legislation permanently cancels the year round PELL program that was established as
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Collegial Conversation: J Student Intern Category, Part II
Three colleagues who contributed to the original J-1 Student Intern category resource in 2009 have now provided an update about their experiences with their program. Their insight into the development of institutional policies and practices as well as challenges and tips is valuable to institutions
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Form I-129 Export Control Attestation Practice Resource
All H-1B, H-1B1 Chile/Singapore, L1 and O-1A petitions Use of the new Form I-129 ("Rev. 01/11/11") became effective on December 23, 2010. However, completion of "Part 6: Certification Regarding the Release of Controlled Technology or Technical Data to Foreign Persons in the United States" is
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Collegial Conversation on Recertification, December 2010
SEVP began the SEVIS recertification process in summer 2010. This collegial conversation asks representatives from five diverse institution types, all of which have successfully been recertified, how the process went and how they prepared for it.
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Date Calculators for Immigration Processing
The Date Calculator for Immigration Processing was a Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services (KC ISSS) resource developed to assist advisers in determining "validation report" deadlines. The tool was last revised in 2010.
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Collegial Conversation on International Student Orientation
As International Student and Scholar Services Offices gear up to prepare for the arrival and orientation of new international students to campus for the Fall, read this new Collegial Conversation that provides a refresher on implementing student orientation.
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Collegial Conversation: A Scholar Orientation Refresher Resource
Laura Welch, International Scholar Advising Network Leader, asked two experienced NAFSAns to share details about their scholar orientation program and services. The contributors are Brooke H.M. Stokdyk and Wendy Syer.
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