USCIS has a policy of allowing F-1/J-1 studetns to work legally by issuing Employjment Authorization Card under a special provision of ' Student Relief Program'. Since 1998, five South East Asian Nation's students have recieved such immunity based on their situation of severe economic downfall and political crisis.

Last year after Katrina, USCIS again issued 'Student Relief Program' for students form those nations adversely affected by Katrina.

We can also claim for similar immunity from USCIS but there has to be a legislative action. We can clain such based on the over-a-decade armed conflict, political crisis, economic downfall, low per capita income of $250 and the 20th Failure nation (recently announced as reported in mysansar.com)

Please refer to www.santosgere.wordpress.com for detailed information

OR

Older posting here in Sajha, 'CREATE PRESSURE GROUP', 'PRESSURE GROUP'


For this , we have to have a specific target of signature collection campaign.

The collection of signatures will start immediately.

Lets begin our peaceful-fight for equality, here in the most liberal democracy, the United States.

EXHIBIT

Signature Collection of Students from Nepal in Support of the Petition

We, the international students from Nepal on F-1 visa, hereby submit this joint petition for due consideration from Legislators (Respected Congressmen and Senators) and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS under ‘Student Relief Program’, for students of Nepal, who have been facing severe economic hardship due to the following facts (described in the support letter): ongoing armed conflict, increasing poverty, monetary deficiency, drastic devaluation of property due to conflict, increasing unemployment, one of the least Per Capita Income/GDP and GNP, financial dependency of the state of funds and loans from WB/ADB/IMF, Nepal ranked as the 20th failure nation in a global list and other facts as per described in the support letter and supporting Exhibits as evidences of the aforementioned facts:

No. Name School State Signature
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Would this petition affect the application of fellow Nepalese who might want to come to the States for study ??

please copy and paste and print the file, then collect the signatures.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE.

WE CAN DO IT !!!

New information has been posted in the site too, have a look

www.santosgere.wordpress.com

REQUEST FOR STUDENTS/FAULTY OF ECONOMICS:
If you have any recent report, publication, data on nepal's degrading economic situation, please forward to nepalilawyer@gmail.com

We also need fact and figures, data, Per Capita Income (latest), GDP, GNP, data on any thing on Nepal that would help us

THANKS AGAIN, DIDI BAHINI DAJU BHAI

THIS IS OUR CONCERS, OUR FIGHT AND WE CAN WIN LIKE WE HAVE ALWAYS WON!!!

In my personal opinion - No it will not. Students will still be showing the financial resources, for the study. The positive factor will be that the US Embassy WILL consider the fact that the students, can work legally in the US and that they can support their studies partially through the jobs.

The student relief program SRP allows 20 hours of work during semesters and 40 hours of work in break, in the field of your study, NOT ON-CAMPUS.

The other benefit will be that in future, students can apply for social security as soon as they are here under the SRP and start work from the first day. This work periods DOES NOT get deducted from the OPT or CPT but has to be renewed by the International Student Advisor of the school where the student is.

The most beneficial thing is that, the work will be LEGAL compared to ILLEGAL work/jobs. Students can compete in the job market freely and hold positions according to their calibre in thier field.

sANTOSH jI,

Your thought of helping Nepalese is indeed very good.

But, why do we have to accept the foriegn brand of a Failed State to Nepal in doing this ?

Arko kura, why are you so interested in leading neplese??? as if today is the last date.Why the hurry.

REST OF THE PEOPLE, who dont know how to apply for FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ..please contact your international school advisor. Once the international school approves, USCIS will approve.

It is not a matter of leading ..... If this can be done, why not? ...There is no harm in at least trying rather than being quiet.

It is true that there's no hurry, we can take our time and wait for an appropriate situation too, besides this is not a matter of a snap of a finger.

It takes time for the legislators to proceed with the petition for legislative process

the failure states news: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1625390/posts may clarify the tag question as well.

mysansar.com also had this news a while ago.

i am looking for a original report from the listed agencies namely: US Foreign Policy magazine and the US-based Fund for Peace think-tank

ANY LEADS?

need help collecting the evidences for the support letter .

pls email.

Thanks to thoise who have already started to collect signatures in different places.

The message is clear, we can do it !

I have the report of two years which states that Nepal jumped from 35 to 20 among the failed states.

But, i do not beleive this.

The report says Egypt went down from 38 to 31

and Russia from 59 - 43.

This report is a bullcrap.

caresol said
"mr.Mokshya...sabadhan....think 10 times before u write something"

Would you care to explain what I should be aware of??? I don't think i said anything wrong on my post.. i just asked antiking what his post was for.... Mr. Caresol, you seem to be very impulsive, so now it's your turn to think 20 times before writing something.... Adios.......

mokshya,
First time I read something by Mokshya after knowing her a bit...I thought you said you were impulsive...loll...seems u r kool..lollllllll
nywaz...done with exams?how was it?

hey bibas
Nice to hear from you.... I have yet another exam on thursday and then I will be done for the semester....
Talking about me being impulsive,. I seriously thought i was, but Caresol dude put me to shame... awwwww I lost to him!!!!

Want realiable facts about Nepal? Check out the World Factbook.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/np.html
This site is very accurate and recognised by the government.

Thanks everyone for the facts and support
we have started to receive signatures already

47 signatures collection documents recieved from 7 places till now