Fraternity-Testvériség, 1962 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1962-03-01 / 3. szám

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FRATERNITY

Hungarian universities lost their former high standards. The Dean’s article concluded with the following sentences: “Take off our chains.

The principles adopted by the XXth Party Congress makes it mandatory for us, too, to liquidate dogmatism in the fields of science and higher education.”

(To be continued)

CAN I, A FOREIGN STUDENT, TAKE A JOB WHILE I AM STUDYING HERE?

Question: I came to the United States on a student visa and am taking courses at an American university. I have a fellowship, but it is comparatively small, and I need to supplement it with an outside job. Someone told me that being here on a student visa I am not permitted to take work. Is this true, and if so, is there anything I can do about it?

Answer: It is true that an alien admitted to the United States for the purpose of attending school may not accept employment unless prior permission is obtained from the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Such permission may be obtained if a student can show that he, or she, has either incurred unusual expenses or that, due to unforeseen circumstances, he, or she, is unable to get along financially without such employment.

DO I HAVE TO MENTION A MINOR OFFENSE IN MY APPLICATION FOR CITIZENSHIP?

Question: I am applying for American citizenship. One of the questions on the application form is whether the applicant has ever been arrested or convicted of a crime. I was once arrested for a minor offense more than fifteen years ago, but the charge against me was dismissed without any penalty. Do I have to include this arrest on my application?

Answer: Yes. Great care should be taken to answer every question in the citizenship application accurately and honestly. Under the naturalization law, citizenship may be revoked at any time for concealment of a material fact or for willful misrepresentation in connection with any part of the naturalization proceedings. Such a revocation could make a person “stateless”, that is, a man without a country, and cause great hardship to him and his family. While it is not possible to define fully what constitutes the kind of concealment or misrepresentation which may result in revocation of naturalization, many omissions can bring about such a result — for example, failure to tell about an absence from the United States, or a criminal record or an arrest, or misrepresentation about the applicant’s marital status or his membership in any organization. You should answer all questions on the application fully and to the best of your ability.