CHAPTER 11
United
States Citizenship and Immigration
Services
(formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Services - INS)
United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services is located at:
77 Forsyth Street SW
Room 111
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
1-800-375-5283
Business hours are 7:30AM
to 4:00PM Monday thru Friday.
Go early in the day to
beat the crowds. They can usually serve everyone who arrives before 3:00PM.
If you have an interview, arrive at least fifteen minutes early.
If you need forms and
know what they are, you can order them by telephone:
1-800-870-3676.
If you listen to the
selections on the tape and your concern is not addressed, call The National
Customer Service Office:
1-800-375-5283.
Before going downtown,
check with the international counselor in the Admissions Office or the F-1 Advisor
in the Institute for Global Initiatives. They may be able to save you a trip.
MAINTAINING STATUS
WITH IMMIGRATION
- Register
for a full load of courses.
- 12
semester hours for undergraduates (minimum course load)
- 9
semester hours for graduate students.
- F-1 students are allowed ONE (1) opportunity to drop down
to six (6) course credit hour semester
- Know
the date when you are to complete your program of study (limit of stay on
your I-20 or IAP-66). Apply for an extension 60 days in advance if you are
not going to complete your studies by the date stated on your I-20. Make an
appointment with an F-1 advisor to apply for an extension.
- Before
leaving the country, always have your passport and visa checked and your
I-20 or IAP-66 signed.
- If
you are transferring from another academic institution in the U.S., make
an appointment with the F-1 Advisor to complete this procedure.
- Know
when your passport expires. File for renewal with your embassy two to three
months in advance of the passport's expiration date.
- Do
not work off-campus without written employment authorization (a work permit)
from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. See your F-1
Advisor to apply for permission.
- Make
copies of all important documents and keep on file with the F-1 Advisor and
the Admissions office.
- Make
copies of all important documents and checks for your file before mailing
the originals.
- Complete
and submit the appropriate forms if you move.
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Did
you know …
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In the city of Washington D.C., no building may be built taller than
the Capitol.
- …
That serving a slice of lemon with fish dates back to the Middle Ages?
The lemon was intended for remedial purposes rather than to flavor
the fish. It was believed that if a person accidentally swallowed
a fish bone, the lemon juice would dissolve it.
- …
Tobacco is a food? Hazardous if smoked, its leaves contain a number
of nutritional substances that can sustain life for a time if no food
is available. A person who smokes a pack a day inhales a half-cup
of tar every year.
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Carrying an open container of alcohol is illegal in Georgia.
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