Useful links
Visa
Getting a Visa (PDF)
http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/pdfs/gettingavisa.02.03.pdf
Visa Requirements
www.travel.state.gov
Fees for Visa Services
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1263.html
Visa Wait Times
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/wait/tempvisitors_wait.php
Visa Photo Requirements
http://travel.state.gov/passport/guide/guide_2081.html
Travel
Pre-Departure Guide
http://www.educationusa.state.gov/predeparture.htm
U.S. VISIT
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/content_multi_image/
content_multi_image_0006.xml
USICE - Special Registration
http://www.ice.gov/graphics/specialregistration/index.htm
For students from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
Airport Status
http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
Atlanta Airport
http://www.atlanta-airport.com/
Taxes
Nonresident Alien Tax Guide
http://www.utexas.edu/international/taxes/
Applying for an ITIN
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/localcontacts/index.html
Scholarship search engines
The Open Society Institute – Grant, Scholarship & Fellowship Search Engine
http://www.soros.org/grants/research/
Scholarship Search Engine
http://scholarships.fatomei.com/
The Scholarship Page
http://www.scholarship-page.com/search.shtml
Other helpful links
International Student Loans
http://www.internationalstudentloan.com
Immigration Lawyer Search
http://www.ailalawyer.com
Country Codes for International Phone Calls
http://www.countrycodes.com/
Pearce & Pearce Insurance
https://www.pearceandpearce.com//PearceSite/Schools/GA/CSU/Default.asp
Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.studygs.net/
Do You Speak American?
http://www.pbs.org/speak/
A helpful Public Broadcasting site geared toward an ESL audience.
The Mint
http://themint.org/
The sublinks on "saving" and "spending" may be of most use to incoming international students.
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