Say it ain't so, Mike! Michael Sestak, the former NIV (Non-Immigrant Visa) chief in the US Consulate General in HCMC, got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. To paraphrase a verse from the The Good Book: greed and arrogance goeth before a fall. Apparently, his generous foreign service officer salary and the various goodies that … Continue reading Corruption Sans Borders: U.S. Visas for Sale in Ho Chi Minh City
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Nonimmigrant Visas Issued By the US Mission in Vietnam
In keeping with my recent theme of visas, here's some information about nonimmigrant visas issued over a 15-year period. From 1995, the year the US normalized diplomatic relations with Vietnam, to 2010, the US Mission issued a total of 318,335 nonimmigrant visas, including student visas. The Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), which … Continue reading Nonimmigrant Visas Issued By the US Mission in Vietnam
SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: March 2012
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system’s performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. On 2 April 2012, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,189,073 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all F-1, M-1, and … Continue reading SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: March 2012
SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: December 2011
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system’s performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. On 31 December 2011, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,158,059 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all F-1, M-1, and … Continue reading SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: December 2011
Top Ten Most Popular Posts of 2011
People visit my blog for many and varied reasons. Some arrive here from a search engine while others visit on a regular basis looking for up-to-date information about Vietnam and, in particular, US-Vietnam educational exchange. Here are the top ten posts of 2011. The first one from November 2010 about student visas and US community colleges … Continue reading Top Ten Most Popular Posts of 2011
First EducationUSA Fair in Iraq Attracts More Than 1,000 Students
A recent article declares, "Tired of war, thousands of Iraqis want to go to U.S." What it fails to mention is who triggered all the bloodshed. Who made conditions in Iraq so intolerable that these people must flee? You know who. Over and over again, the U.S. has instigated mayhem or carnage overseas, generating thousands … Continue reading First EducationUSA Fair in Iraq Attracts More Than 1,000 Students
SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: September 2011
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system’s performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. On 30 September 2011, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,219,448 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all F-1, M-1, … Continue reading SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: September 2011
SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: June 2011
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system’s performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. As of 30 June 2011, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,142,830 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all … Continue reading SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: June 2011
SEVIS By The Numbers: March 2011 Quarterly Snapshot
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system’s performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. As of 31 March 2011, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,124,271 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all … Continue reading SEVIS By The Numbers: March 2011 Quarterly Snapshot
SEVIS By The Numbers: December 2010 Quarterly Snapshot
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system’s performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. As of 31 December 2010, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,091,805 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all … Continue reading SEVIS By The Numbers: December 2010 Quarterly Snapshot
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