Denial of US visas to Russians

[Serguei Glebov]

Dear friends,

"Ekho Moskvy" published an interview with the American consul in Moscow, in
which student visas were also discussed. According to the consul, 25% of all
(not just student) applications are turned down.
The address of the interview follows:

http://www.echo.msk.ru/interview/5.html

With best regards,

Serguei Glebov,

Ab Imperio editor

http://aimag.knet.ru


----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc L. Greenberg" <mlg at KU.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 9:02 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Denial of US visas to Russians


> 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
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> 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
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