Customs: Please instruct the students that when they go through customs upon arrival at the airport here, they will be asked THE QUESTION, by the customs officer, “What is the purpose of your stay in the United States” or something to that effect. It is very important that they do not say they are here “to study at Bethel University” or anything like that. The reason is that the customs officer will then wonder why they don’t have student visas. In the past, this meant in one case a student being pulled aside and brought into an office for a rather lengthy interrogation. So, when they are asked why they are coming here, they should respond “To do a homestay program”. Please remind the student leaders to remind the students of this just prior to landing.