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Social Media Question on Visa Application: Yet Another Obstacle on the Path to Study in the USA

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Yes, the nightmare proposal related to US-bound international student recruitment has become a cold, stark reality.  Check out this 3 June 2019 update from NAFSA:  Association of International Educators or this 1 June 2019 BBC report about the collection of social media information. The "social media" question has been added to the DS-160 form, the … Continue reading Social Media Question on Visa Application: Yet Another Obstacle on the Path to Study in the USA

Senior Spotlight: Trang Quỳnh “Tracy” Đào Đỗ Enrolling at Barnard College

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Congratulations to Ms. Trang "Tracy" Đào Đỗ for her admission to Barnard College, Columbia University.  Trang is one of many students that my company, Capstone Vietnam, has helped study in the US and other her countries in the past decade.  Below is an announcement that appeared in a recent issue of the Léman Manhattan Preparatory School newsletter. … Continue reading Senior Spotlight: Trang Quỳnh “Tracy” Đào Đỗ Enrolling at Barnard College

Mark Ashwill @ NAFSA 2019

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Dear Friends & Colleagues, I'm excited to inform you that I'll be participating in four (4) events at the NAFSA 2019 annual conference in late May in Washington, D.C., listed below in descending chronological order.  Note:  Online registration is required for the two seminars.   Shalom (שלום), MAA 4th Annual Viet Nam Recruitment Seminar at NAFSA … Continue reading Mark Ashwill @ NAFSA 2019

Unofficial, Pre-Conference Seminar About Commissions-Based Recruitment @ NAFSA 2019

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 Ethical Commissions-Based Recruitment:  The Need for a New Way Join Mark Ashwill, managing director and co-founder of Capstone Vietnam, a full-service educational consulting company in Viet Nam and former country director of the Institute of International Education-Viet Nam, Eddie West, assistant dean, UC Berkeley Extension, and executive director, international programs, and former director of international … Continue reading Unofficial, Pre-Conference Seminar About Commissions-Based Recruitment @ NAFSA 2019

Mark Ashwill to Lead 4th Annual Viet Nam Recruitment Seminar at NAFSA 2019

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Capstone Vietnam is pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Ashwill, managing director and co-founder, will speak at an unofficial, pre-conference Viet Nam student recruitment seminar to be held on Monday, May 27, 2019 in Washington, D.C.    The Viet Nam Recruitment Seminar consists of a comprehensive overview of current market conditions, recruitment tools and techniques, … Continue reading Mark Ashwill to Lead 4th Annual Viet Nam Recruitment Seminar at NAFSA 2019

EducationUSA Closed for Business

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From the website of US Mission-Viet Nam: Lapse in U.S. Government Appropriations The Federal Government of the United States of America is currently in a Lapse of Appropriations period. Scheduled passport and visas services, and emergency services for U.S. citizens, will continue at the U.S. Embassy Hanoi and our Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City … Continue reading EducationUSA Closed for Business

Proposed Change to Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

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Yet Another Obstacle in the Path of Obtaining a US Student Visa?   Sadly, YES, if this proposal becomes law.  From the horse's mouth:   Section 212(a)(4) of the INA: Any alien who, in the opinion of the consular officer at the time of application for a visa, or in the opinion of the Attorney General at … Continue reading Proposed Change to Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility