Welcome to the 110th International Student News!

With the 2008 tax deadline less than 15 days away, the pressure is on to make sure you have completed and mailed off your tax return. Luckily we can help you get this done quickly and easily online - learn more by reading below.

We also have a feature on the ISE International Student ID Card, which provides students with fantastic offers and discounts all around the world.

Finally we have a short note at the bottom of the newsletter directed towards international student and study abroad advisors who will be attending the NAFSA conference in Washington DC.

Ross Mason - Contact me

Editor, InternationalStudent.com

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The tax season is coming to a close, and in less than 15 days the deadline will have passed for all international students who have worked and earned an income to file their taxes with the Internal Revenue Service. If you did not work and did not earn anything during the last year you have up to June 15th - but you still have to file your taxes.

Completing your tax return has been made easier with the new online tax system introduced this year. You can now do this yourself by registering with our online system, answering all the questions, and inputting your information. Then the system will prepare all your documents (pre-filled with your information) so that you can print them off and send them in.

Learn more and file your taxes quickly:

http://www.internationalstudent.com/tax/

If you are anything like me, you will like this smashing site. I love to change my desktop wallpaper all the time and I am forever on the lookout for new and fantastic images to put as my background. The other day I stumbled across a blog post on the site Smashing Magazine which has a vast resource of weird, unusual and really beautiful desktop wallpapers. Take a look - there are loads of options and styles so I am sure there will be one that you like:

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/12/really-stunning-desktop-wallpapers/

Health and travel insurance for international students is a topic that you often hear about in this newsletter, as it is a requirement for most students and a good idea for everyone. This month there are two news stories reminding us of the importance of good international student health insurance, as well as one highlighting the success of Finnish education.

First, the International Herald Tribune talks about a terrible tragedy that led one school to change its policy to require international student insurance: http://www.iht.com/

The Rebel Yell, the student newspaper for the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, tackles the issue of insurance as well. At UNLV, as at most US schools, insurance is mandatory for international students, and for those US students who are no longer covered by their parents' insurance plan. Read more about it:

https://www.unlvfreepress.com/

Finally, find out why the Finnish educational system is so successful on JournalNow.com:

http://www.journalnow.com/

USJournal.com wants to help you prepare to study in the U.S. It's probably too late to enroll at a U.S. campus for 2008, but start planning NOW to study in the USA in 2009! Use our simple form to review our exclusive list of high-quality U.S. universities, colleges, ESL programs, youth programs, and summer schools:

http://www.USAcademics.com/

We love NAFSA time of year! InternationalStudent.com will again have two booths at the Annual NAFSA Conference, this year to be held in Washington, DC from May 25-30:

Booth 702: InternationalStudentLoan.com

Booth 1406: InternationalStudentInsurance.com

We welcome all attendees to either booth at any time, and look forward to seeing you there!