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Public Transportation
Santa Clarita
Transit Link
http://www.santa-clarita.com/cityhall/field/transit/
TAP Card
http://santaclarita.taptogo.net/main.php?cn=santaclarita
College/Vocational TAP ID Card
To
qualify for a College/Vocational
discount, you must complete the
College/Vocational TAP ID application
available at select schools, Metro or
participating Municipal Customer Center
locations or online. Submit the
completed application at any Metro or
participating Municipal Customer Center
location or mail it to the TAP Reduced
Fare Office, One Gateway Plaza, MS
99-PL-4, Los Angeles, CA, 90012-2952.
Get an application online:
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Spanish
Undergraduate and graduate students must
provide proof of enrollment in an
accredited school in Los Angeles County
for a minimum of 12 units or 12 hours of
in-classroom study per week for a
minimum of 3 consecutive months. If you
are enrolled in a summer program that
meets for less than 3 months and/or 1
units, you can still qualify only if you
met the eligibility requirements in the
preceding spring term.
Public Transportation in LA
http://www.shadovitz.com/latransport/
http://commutesmart.info/
Driving
DMV (Department of Motor
Vehicles)-Driver License & Identification Card
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/dl_info.htm
Driver License
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/dl.htm
Vehicle Registration
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/vr.htm
Buying or Selling a
Vehicle (Changing Vehicle Ownership)
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/topbuysell.htm
Local DMV Office in Newhall
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/fo/offices/fo.cgi?fo=newhall662
Online Service
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dmv.htm
Exception to the SSN
requirement
If you
are legally present in the US, but ineligible for an SSN,
you are exempt from SSN requirements. However, you must
still provide an acceptable birth date/legal presence
document for any DL/ID card application OR
provide a valid SSN.
Kelley Blue Book-Value of
used cars
http://www.kbb.com/
Maps & Driving Directions
http://maps.google.com/
http://www.mapquest.com/
Live Traffic Report
http://www.sigalert.com/map.aspRegion=Greater+Los+Angeles
Travel
Trip Planner
http://socaltransport.org/tm_pub_start.php
Experience LA-Cultural
Calendar & Trip Planner
http://www.experiencela.com/
Frommer's Travel Guide
http://www.frommers.com/
Cheap Airline Tickets,
Hotels, cars, etc.
http://www.bookingbuddy.com/
http://www.statravel.com/
http://www.studentuniverse.com/
Traveling Outside the US
http://www.traveldocs.com/
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Santa
Clarita Valley
The City of Santa Clarita Homepage
http://www.santa-clarita.com/
Online City Gide for
Santa Clarita
http://www.scvmall.com/
Santa Clarita Guide
http://www.santaclaritaguide.com
Volunteer Opportunities
through the City of Santa Clarita
http://www.santa-clarita.com/cityhall/parks/volunteer.asp
Santa Clarita Talk
http://www.scvtalk.com
Housing Links
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/
http://www.scvmall.com/realestate/apartments.html
http://www.rentnet.com/apartments/home.jhtml?lnksrc=ts5http://www.rentwave.com
Santa Clarita Hotel, Restaurant Links
http://www.santaclarita.com/
Other
Yellow Pages (Find Businesses&Services)
http://www.yellowpages.com/sp/?_requestid=401938
25 Score Discount (Find
where to use your card for discounts)
http://25score.com/
Conversion Calculator
http://www.altavista.com/help/search/calculator
Universal Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/full.php
http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html
Language Tools
http://www.google.com/language_tools
http://world.altavista.com/
International Phone Calls
http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/
Online Phone Calls
http://skype.com/
http://www.google.com/talk/
Online Photo Album
https://www.shutterfly.com/secure/sign_up.jsphttp=www.shutterfly.com
http://picasa.google.com/
International Students, Inc.
http://www.isionline.org/
Volunteer Opportunities
http://www.canyons.edu/offices/sl/
http://serve.gov/
http://californiavolunteers.org/index.php
http://volunteerinscv.org/
U.S.
Government Website
International Students
And Social Security
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10181.html
Social Security Numbers For Non-citizens
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10096.html
Internal Revenue
Service-Tax
http://www.irs.gov/
Identity Theft
http://caag.state.ca.us/idtheft/tips.htm
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Articulation agreement
between California Community Colleges and the UC/CSU
http://www.assist.org/web-assist/welcome.html
USC's current
articulation agreements with California Community
Colleges
https://camel2.usc.edu/articagrmt/artic.aspx
California State
University Website
http://www.csumentor.edu/
University of
California Website
http://www.ucop.edu/pathways/
Private Universities
in California
http://aiccu.edu/
Non-citizen
scholarships
http://www.maldef.org/pdf/Scholarships.pdf
http://www.internationalscholarships.com/
http://www.usastudyguide.com/Financial_aid.htm
http://www.iefa.org/
Loans for
International Students
http://www.edupass.org/finaid/loans.phtml
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Credentials
Evaluation Service
http://naces.org/members.htm
Financial Aid and
Scholarships
http://finaid.org/scholarships/
Finding Information on
Professors
http://ratemyprofessors.com/SelectTeacher.jspsid=1890
Buy and Sell Textbooks
http://cocunderground.com/
http://www.half.ebay.com/
http://www.amazon.com/b/?ie=UTF8&node=465600&tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=2395206417&ref=pd_sl_3zygjehdyp_b
Textbook Rentals
http://www.chegg.com/
http://www.canyons.edu/offices/FinAid/trip.asp
CTE Lending Library (for disabled students)
http://www.canyons.edu/offices/FinAid/CTELendingLibrary.asp
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U.S. Government Websites
U.S.
Department of State-Bureau of Consular Affairs
http://travel.state.gov/
Travel
Security
http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/
Airport Security - Web videos in
various languages
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0435.xml
Customs &
Inspections
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=20
U.S.
VISIT
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=91
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Transportation From/To the Airport
Airport Status
Transportation, Taxi Service, Limousine, Train and Airport
service
http://www.scvmall.com/directory/transportation.html
PRIME TIME
Shuttle (800)
RED-VANS (733-8267) or (310) 342-7200
http://www.primetimeshuttle.com/
Super Shuttle: (800) BLUE VAN (258-3826)
http://www.supershuttle.com
Antelope Valley Airport Express
(800) 251-2529
departs from Lancaster, Palmdale and Santa Clarita seven times a day
http://www.avairportexpress.com
Commuter Express Service (Busses to outside Santa Clarita)
http://www.santaclarita.com/cityhall/admin/transit/commuterroutes.asp
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Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic
Missions
http://usembassy.state.gov/
Foreign
Consular Offices in the United States
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/
Student Visas
http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_types_students2.html
How to
Get a Visa
http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/obtainingvisa/index.html
SEVIS
I-901 Fee Payment
https://www.fmjfee.com/index.jhtml
SEVIS
I-901 Fee Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901/faq3.htm
Fees for
Visa Services
http://travel.state.gov/visa/vofees.html
Visa Wait Time
http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_wait.php
Visa Application for Third Country Nationals in Canada and Mexico
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1260.html
Classes of Aliens
Ineligible to Receive Visas
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/ineligibilities/ineligibilities_1364.html
Who Can Study?
http://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/Nonimmigrant%20Class%20Who%20Can%20Study.pdf
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Maintaining your F-1 Status
http://www.ice.gov/sevis/sevisfactsheet.htm
Finding the Status of
Your Case
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp
Processing Dates for
Applications and Petitions
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp
Visa Photo
Requirements
http://travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotos/index.html
Visa Denials
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi_denials.html
Glossary
of Visa Terms
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/glossary/glossary_1363.html
A-Z
Subject Index
http://travel.state.gov/visa/a_zindex/a_zindex_2911.html
USICE (U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement) -
Special Registration
http://www.ice.gov/pi/specialregistration/index.htm
DHS Special
Notice
http://travel.state.gov/specialnotice.html
SEVIS Approved Schools List and SEVIS
Approved Schools Map
http://www.ice.gov/sevis/schools/existing_schools/index.htm#map
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