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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>USCIS recently passed an interim final ruling that the I-94 will be paperless. This means that students and many other non-immigrants entering the U.S. will no longer receive paper copies of the I-94. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>For a link to the announcement on Customs and Borders Protection (CBP)'s website go to <A href="http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/national/03212013.xml">http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/national/03212013.xml</A>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The ISSO is gathering information and guidance on this ruling due to the impact this could have specifically on international student's applying for a driver's license/state ID and/or a social security number. We will provide more guidance as we receive more information from USCIS and CBP. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>John Mark Jones, Director</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>International Student Services</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Texas A&M University- Commerce</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>PO Box 3011</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Commerce, TX 75429</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Phone: (903) 468-8144 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>FAX: (903) 468-3200</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/international">http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/international</A></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>