2007-02-07 01:27:14 · 7 answers · asked by juan v 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
If your course is less than 18 hours/week, you may not need a student visa. If it is more that 18 hours/week you most probably will need a visa that will require you to request one from your embassy/consulate in your home country. In any case, check the following link for detailed information. Good luck!
2007-02-07 01:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by scotchorama 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Okay, the last guy has it right. I'm assuming that you meant that you didn't want to leave the country to change to student visa (F-1). Truthfully, that can be hard. It'll depend on what country you're from, how long you've been here, and how much time is left on your I-94 card (little white one from the airport). You'll have to get accepted to a university and apply for a Change of Status (I-539 form). There are all sorts of fun fees, an essay, lots of documentation, etc. You mail it in and have to wait. Your B-2 visa cannot expire while you're waiting for your response. If you get the approval, you can start studying on the new I-20 that your school will provide you with. If not, you'll have to leave when your B-2 status expires (based on the I-94 card).
The thing to remember is that if you do get an approval to change status, you'll have to go to a US embassy next time you leave to country so that you can get an F-1 visa stamp in your passport. You will not be able to re-enter the US without it, even if you have a valid I-20.
2007-02-07 06:57:48 · answer #2 · answered by hotdoggiegirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How Can I Change My Nonimmigrant Status to Become a Student if I Am Already in the United States?
You first must apply to study at a USCIS-approved school in the United States. When you contact a school that you are interested in attending, you should be told immediately if the school accepts foreign national students.
If you are accepted, the school should send you USCIS Form I-20 M-N/ID (Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M-1) Student Status - For Vocational Students). You must submit this form, your I-94 (Arrival-Departure Record), and a completed USCIS Form I-539 (Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status) to the USCIS.
You must also prove that you have the financial resources required for your education and stay in the United States.
2007-02-07 04:01:03 · answer #3 · answered by keiichi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-28 13:17:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you aren't smart enough to figure this out we don't want you here.
2007-02-07 01:36:44 · answer #5 · answered by Mike C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
...get the form from ur college fill it and send it to the immigration ..
2007-02-07 01:32:35 · answer #6 · answered by why will i gonna tell u 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Please don't, we dont need any more smelly immagrents here
2007-02-07 01:32:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋