To all Omani Students,
As your holiday plans are on the way, we want
to bring to your attention three main issues as follows:
1- DEPARTURE FOR THE HOLIDAYS:
This is the annual reminder for all students
departing the U.S. & Canada for their December break to be sure to have all
immigration documents in order before departure. It is advised to check with
the International Office at your school prior to departing the U.S. or Canada
to review your documents and status.
For students studying in the U.S., please check the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement web site at: www.ice.gov for more information on SEVIS rules and regulations.
For students studying in Canada, please check
the Canadian immigration web site at: http://www.cic.gc.ca for more
information.
2- FORWARDING OF SEMESTER GRADES:
As you already know, we request all students
to forward the semester/quarter-completed grades to the Cultural Division as
soon as they are available (NO later than January 15, 2006 please). The directive
is that February 2006 allowance WILL NOT be paid to those who do not send their
transcripts by mid January 2006.
3- JANUARY 2006 ALLOWANCE:
As usual, the Cultural Division will be
sending the January 2006 allowance on the first week of December 2005. Please check your account by December 7, 2005
to make sure that you received your January 2006 allowance.
Finally we would like to congratulate the
fall 2005-term graduates and hope them best wishes in their future endeavors,
and wish continuing students all the success in their finals.
Regards,
Talib Al-Salmi, PhD
Cultural Attaché