Payroll and Human Resources Updates.  The Payroll Office and Office of Human
Resources are mailing out notices to all international employees at UTA,
requesting that you update the Payment Request Form and Employment
Eligibility Letter for 2002. You may receive the new Payment Request Form in
the mail; if not, you may obtain the new form in the International Office.
Please bring your passport and social security card to the International
Office when you are turning in your completed Payment Request Form. The
updated forms will be sent to the Payroll Office and Office of Human
Resources electronically. There is no need for you to return to the
International Office after you submit your documents.


Attorney Visit: Mr. Ethan Kaufman, an immigration attorney practicing with
the law firm of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, will present a workshop
on employment-related visas, obtaining visas at US Consulates, and current
and future changes to immigration law and regulations. There will be some
opportunity to ask questions. The workshop will be held today, November 14,
from 4 to 6PM in Nedderman Hall, Room 100.


Travel Advisory: An announcement from the State Department indicates that
for security purposes, all men between ages 16 and 45 from certain countries
listed below will now be subject to a waiting period of an additional 20
days beyond the normal waiting period when they apply for non-immigrant
visas. Men in this category will also be asked to complete a new background
questionnaire form that will cover previous military service and weapons
training, previous travels, and information on previously-issued passports.
The affected countries are:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the UAE and
Yemen.