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...Ladd, the director of the Harvard International Office (HIO), “it probably isn’t a good idea for a freshman to indicate intentions to stay in the U.S. permanently since one of the grounds for denying a F-1 temporary [student] visa is if the consular official determines that the student does not intend to return to his/her country.” Keeping with government policy, the HIO does not help international students obtain visas; in fact, they discourage...
Dershowitz similarly “checked” Peters’s other sources. Quoting a statement depicting the miserable fate of Jews in mid-19th century Jerusalem, Peters cites a British consular letter from “Wm. T. Young to Viscount Canning.” Dershowitz cites the same statement as Peters, reporting that Young “attributed the plight of the Jew in Jerusalem” to pervasive anti-Semitism. Turning to the original, however, we find that the relevant statement did not come from Young but, as is unmistakably clear to anyone who actually consulted...
Beginning Aug. 1, consular offices will be required to hold face-to-face interviews with all visa applicants, student or otherwise—an added step that threatens to bog down an already backlogged process, Ladd says...
...pulled up behind a gleaming black Mercedes with consular plates. The valet attendant peered through the driver’s window with a pleasant, yet quizzical look on his face. “Are you guests?” he asked. Brandishing her Crimson press pass, FM Associate Editor Amelia E. Lester ’05 explained that we were, indeed, serious journalists out to review the Four Seasons legendary high tea. He nodded his head respectfully and ushered us through the gilt-edged doors into the lobby...
MEXICO Death Us Do Part The International Court of Justice in the Hague began hearing a case against the U.S. concerning death sentences against 51 Mexican citizens. Mexico alleges the U.S. broke the 1963 Vienna Convention by failing to contact Mexico's embassy or consular officials immediately upon the arrests of the 51 suspects, which have taken place since 1979. The U.S. alleges that Mexico, which has no death penalty, is attempting to interfere with its laws. Though the court has found against the U.S. on similar issues before, its rulings have no way of being enforced...