From pmorgan@grcc.ctc.edu Thu Jun 18 13:44:25 1998 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id NAA60132 for ; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:44:25 -0700 Received: from grcc_ad04.ctc.edu (grcc.ctc.edu [134.39.102.145]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.09) with ESMTP id NAA23502 for ; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:44:24 -0700 Received: by grcc.ctc.edu with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) id ; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:40:43 -0700 Message-ID: From: Peggy Morgan To: "'residency@u.washington.edu'" Subject: RE: Expired E2 Visas Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:40:40 -0700 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Once last question, what happens if their E-2 visa expires after they have been here the 12 months and have been granted resident status? If we are made aware of this, are they coded a non-resident until they have changed their status to a permanent resident? Then do they have to wait the 12 month period again before being eligible for resident status? Thanks. Peggy Morgan Admissions Program Support Supervisor Green River Community College 253-833-9111, ext. 2513 pmorgan@grcc.ctc.edu > ---------- > From: Virjean Edwards[SMTP:vedwards@u.washington.edu] > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 1998 1:20 PM > To: Discussion of Residency Issues State Wide > Subject: RE: Expired E2 Visas > > People with E-2 visas are eligible for residency after they have lived > in > the state for 12 months and maintained the usual ties with the state. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Virjean H. Edwards University of Washington > Assistant Registrar Office of the Registrar > Residency Officer 264 Schmitz Hall, Box 355850 > (206)543-3290 Seattle WA 98195-5850 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, Peggy Morgan wrote: > > > Are you saying that anyone on an E-2 visa is eligible for resident > > status as long as their visa has not expired, or they are eligible > after > > they have been here 12 months and have the documents to support it? > > > > Thanks for the clarification. > > > > Peggy Morgan > > Admissions Program Support Supervisor > > Green River Community College > > 253-833-9111, ext. 2513 > > pmorgan@grcc.ctc.edu > > > > > ---------- > > > From: Joseph M. St.Hilaire[SMTP:saint@admsec.wwu.edu] > > > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 1998 11:39 AM > > > To: Discussion of Residency Issues State Wide > > > Subject: Re: Expired E2 Visas > > > > > > ***Once the E-2 visa expires, the student loses resident status. > (I > > > think > > > you may know that a student on a E-2 visa loses resident status > when > > > s/he > > > turns 21 as well.) Those petitions and applications for > extensions, > > > etc., > > > don't cut it. The only hope he has is for granting of permanent > > > resident > > > status (green card). > > > > > > It seems that there are thousands (millions?) of persons who are > in > > > the > > > country illegally due to expired visas. INS can't possible chase > them > > > all > > > down, round em up, and boot em out on the day their visas expire. > > > Perhaps > > > you recall the case of a year ago--the young man from Syria or > Lebanon > > > who > > > managed to get into Canada (legally), and in Canada was arrested a > > > couple > > > times for some crime, snuck across the border to Bellingham, was > > > tossed > > > back into Canada, snuck back to Bellingham, was arrested again > here, > > > but > > > then Canada refused to take him back, so the district court in > Seattle > > > gave him 60 days (!) to leave the country. So he shuffled off to > New > > > York > > > City where he started building bombs, and fortunately was caught > > > before > > > any bombs went off. > > > > > > Joe St.Hilaire > > > Western > > > > > > On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, Vicki Wheeler wrote: > > > > > > > I have a student applying for resident status as a dependent. > He > > > states in > > > > a letter that his family's E2 visa status has expired. He has > > > provided > > > > copies of INS "Notice of Action" forms for his father and > himself. > > > The form > > > > for his father states: "PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER" and > the > > > form for > > > > the student states: "APPLICATION TO EXTEND/CHANGE NONIMMIGRANT > > > STATUS". > > > > Both are valid from 10/16/96 until 10/16/97. > > > > > > > > The immigrant/nonimmigrant issues continue to confuse me. If > the > > > student > > > > and his parents cannot provide documentation beyond the 10/16/97 > > > date, what > > > > exactly is their status? I am assuming that the student is not > > > eligible for > > > > resident tuition because the visas are expired. Of course, you > know > > > what > > > > they say when one assumes something! > > > > > > > > Looking forward to your assistance.... > > > > > > > > > > > > Vicki Wheeler > > > > Bellevue Community College > > > > 3000 Landerholm Circle SE > > > > Bellevue, WA 98007-6484 > > > > (425) 641-2205 > > > > e-mail: vwheeler@bcc.ctc.edu > > > > > > > > > > .