Denial of US visas to Russians

[Marc L. Greenberg]

Dear colleagues,
   In the last two weeks three students from Russia, who were to attend
graduate school at the University of Kansas this fall, were denied visas at
the St. Petersburg US Consulate. Two were destined for our department, one
for another department. All were turned down for allegedly seeking economic
advantage. This is unprecedented for us. Are other departments have similar
experiences?
Best regards,
Marc

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Marc L. Greenberg
Chair and Professor
Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Kansas - Wescoe Hall
1445 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 2133
Lawrence, KS 66045-7590, USA
Tel. and voice-mail: (785) 864-2349
Fax: (785) 864-4298; E-mail: mlg at ku.edu
http://www.ku.edu/~slavic/

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