Abstract :
Hurricane Katrina has affected many students and engineers holding US visas, both those in the US and those planning to come to the US. The International Visitors Office of the Board on International Scientific Organizations of the US National Academies of Science and Engineering has updated its Web site to provide information links for people in this situation. The Web site is at http:l(national-academies.orgivisas. Included in the variety of links and other information are the following: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement FAQ for FIM Visa Nonimmigrant Students Impacted by Hurricane Katrina: http://www.ice.gov/graphics/sevis/katrinalfa.l.student.htm . US Immigration and Customs Enforcement FAQ for Department of Homeland Security Certified Schools Impacted by Hurricane Katrina http://www.ice.gov/graphics/sevis/katrinalfa.Lschools.htm There is also information on the following items that might have been affected by hurricane Katrina: academic exchange pro?? grams, lost travel documents, contacting foreign nationals possibly affected by the hurricane, and links to information for educational organizations dealing with students displaced by the hurricane. The general US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Web page for those affected by the hurricane is located at http://www.ice.gov/graphics/katrina.htm.
