InterLink is a project to support the
international community at MIT. Recent developments in the United
States such as increased scrutiny of visa applications, heightened
student tracking regulations, and "special registration"
requirements can engender anxiety and concern among foreign nationals.
InterLink aims to be a resource in this regard for internationals and
the entire MIT community, disseminating relevant information,
organizing weekly coffee hours and seminars, and supporting
networking and increased visibility of international
issues at MIT.
The World Health
Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
have issued a worldwide health advisory about Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS). Please note that there have been NO cases of SARS
reported at MIT.
However, because so many of us travel to the effected areas, MIT Medical
has established a web site with information as well as a protocol for those who may
be infected and those who have come in contact with them.
Contact MIT medical (3-1311) for more information about SARS. For more information
about Interlink,
please contact us at our email address (interlink-www@mit.edu)
or via our on-line form.
5/6/2003: US to end Special Registration
2/15/2003: URGENT - SEVIS transition information for
3/25/2003: Closure of US embassies and
consulates to the public in several countries will disrupt
issuance of visas
http//www.visalaw.com/03mar3/2mar303.html
2/15/2003: URGENT - SEVIS transition information for
students
Announcement: Instructions for processing new immigration documents
via new international student tracking system
2/06/2003: MIT policy regarding international student visa
delays
MIT
Memorandum from the MIT Dean for Graduate Students, Isaac M.
Colbert
1/27/2003: Special Registration
announcement
Announcement: New Countries Added for INS Special Regulations
1/24/2003: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Hacker
Steals Personal Data on Foreign Students at U. of Kansas
1/10/2003: CNN coverage of international student visa
regulations
Foreign
students fret over INS tracking
24/12/2002: WBUR
coverage of International Student Visa Regulations
The
Morning Edition on WBUR ran a story on International Students at
MIT: New
INS Regulations affect International Students
