As well, this new thing of there being a $1,000 expediate fee available has caused quite a few wories due to people being concerned (and I've heard a few stories saying this happened, as well as a few countering it) that there will no longer be any reason for things to move quickly UNLESS you pay the $1,000 - and few organizations can afford it. At a recent meeting I did hear, however that there is actually a non-profit rate for expediating, but I haven't found any confirmation on that from the organization themselves.<P>I don't know if it is still the case or not, but I shuddered yesterday when I saw a headline that the INS was not receiving any mail - they shut it down when the Senate did with these anthrax attacks. We've got three different visas working now....I'm worried.
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