EveryforeignstudentwhohasbeenacceptedtostudyinthiscountrymusthavealegaldocumentcalledavisafromtheUnitedStatesgovernment.AvisapermitsaforeigncitizentotraveltotheUnitedStatesandrequestpermissiontoen
EveryforeignstudentwhohasbeenacceptedtostudyinthiscountrymusthavealegaldocumentcalledavisafromtheUnitedStatesgovernment.AvisapermitsaforeigncitizentotraveltotheUnitedStatesandrequestpermissiontoenterthecountry.TherulesforgettingavisacanbefoundontheStateDepartmentWebsite.Theaddressisunitedstatesvisas.gov.Unitedstatesvisasisalloneword.AnotherStateDepartmentWebsiteforstudentsfromothercountriesiseducationusa.gov.
IfyouarerequestingavisaforthefirsttimeyoumayhavetoappearattheAmericanEmbassyinyourcountrytotalktoanofficial.EachstudentshouldcommunicatewiththeEmbassytofindoutifsuchaninterviewisneededandwhenitcantakeplace.
Itisimportanttoapplyforthevisaearly.StateDepartmentofficialssaynationalsecurityisthemostimportantissueindecidingifapersonwillbepermittedtoentertheUnitedStates.Officialsmustfindoutifastudentisonanylistofpeoplewithpossiblelinkstoterrorists.
EmbassiescannotissueavisamorethanninetydaysbeforethestartoftheeducationalprogramintheUnitedStates.IfyouareastudentstudyingintheUnitedStatesforthefirsttimeyouwillnotbepermittedtoenterthecountrymorethanthirtydaysbeforethestartofyourclasses.
ForeignstudentsacceptedatanAmericanschoolwillreceiveadocumentcalledaCertificateofEligibility.TheStateDepartmentsayseachstudentmustenterthecountryusingthecertificateprovidedbytheschoolheorshewillbeattending.Itisaviolationofthelawtoenterthecountryononeschool’scertificatebutattendanotherschool.
YouarepermittedtostayintheUnitedStatesonastudentvisaforthelengthofyourperiodofstudy.Thatmeansyoucanstayaslongasyouareafull-timestudent.Yourcollegeoruniversitywillprovidethegovernmentwithreportsaboutyoureducationaslongasyoucontinuetostudythere.Wewillhavemoreinformationaboutthatnextweek.
68.Accordingtothepassageavisais______.
A. somethingthatpermitsaforeigncitizentotraveltotheUSA
B. alegaldocumentissuedbytheUSgovernment
C. alegaldocumentissuedbyacountrytopermitaforeignertotraveltothecountryandrequesttoenter