July13, 2004

To All Omani Students:

Best Regards to all of you! We recently received advice/instructions from the Ministry of Higher Education to remind all our students to always follow the rules and regulations of the country they are studying in. We have sent out reminders several times regarding this matter but we still want to make sure that everyone complies to prevent any disruption in his/her studies.

The previous reminder that we sent out last April 19, 2004 regarding U.S. Immigration rules and regulations can be found by clicking on the following links:

http://www.omani.info/doc/us_immigration_1.htm

In addition, we have uploaded an updated document pertaining to U.S. INS SEVIS rules and regulations(prepared by NAFSA). Please read through this document since it answers a lot of questions regarding Student Visas and Immigration rules in matters such as:

a. Admission

b. Admission of spouse and minor children

c. Duration of Status

d. Temporary absence

e. Transfers of School/Program

f. Annual Vacation

g. Graduation

h. Emergency circumstances

i. Full course of Studies

j. Extension of Duration of Status

k. Extension of Duration of Stay

l. Employment and training programs

m. Reinstatement

n. Changes in Name and Address

To access the US INS SEVIS rules and regulations please click the links below. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the .pdf document.

http://www.omani.info/doc/sevis.pdf . For future reference, immigration documents can be found under the rules and regulations section of the www.omani.info website.

Her Excellency Dr. Rawya Al-Busaidi, the Minister of Higher Education is very much concerned about your well-being and status as an international student. If you have encountered any incident or problem regarding your immigration/visa status please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance. We will facilitate you in the best that we can.

Wishing you all the best in your studies.

Sincerely,

Dr. Talib Al-Salmi

Cultural Attaché