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1	What is the difference between a foreign student and a foreign exchange student? (Hot!)
2	What is the web site of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau of the Department of Homeland Security? (Hot!)
3	Is a school district required to enroll a non-exchange foreign student (F-1 visa holder) who lives with a family in the district? (Hot!)
4	What should a district or school do if it is contacted by an exchange program that it suspects may not be legitimate? (Hot!)
5	What is SEVIS and what is its importance? (Hot!)
6	What are the rules about participation in interscholastic athletics for foreign and exchange students and where are those rules? (Hot!)
7	What is required of a school before it may accept a foreign exchange student (J-1 visa holder)? (Hot!)
8	What types of visas are available for foreign students? (Hot!)
9	If a school district enrolls a non-resident foreign student. may the district charge tuition to that student? (Hot!)
10	If a foreign student or foreign exchange student desires to attend a district other than the district in which the host family resides. may the student use open enrollment? (Hot!)
11	May a district count foreign exchange students in its certified enrollment count? (Hot!)
12	Does foreign exchange student sutomatically qualify for free meals?