U.S. Is Urged to Give More Details on Database for Tracking Foreign Students

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College lobbyists are urging immigration officials to share more information about a national database for tracking foreign students before putting it into use.

In a letter last month to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, David Ward, president of the American Council on Education, warned that if colleges aren't told how to prepare for the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, the database may not be "fully functional" by the January 1, 2003,

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INS Database Won't Make Deadline - May 31, 2002
College Officials Fear Tightening of Student-Visa Rules in Wake of Terrorist Attacks - September 28, 2001
Reorganization of U.S. Agencies Leaves Colleges Worried About How Foreign Students Will Be Treated - March 7, 2003
Proposed Federal Rule Tells Colleges to Collect Immigration Fee - January 28, 2000
Bush Urges Tighter Controls on Student Visas as Part of Crackdown on Terrorism - November 9, 2001

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