F2跟國際學生費用的問題！

Question

大概五年前呢～我爸用H-1來美國工作～
我們全家呢～就用H-4來美國跟我爸一起住
之後我爸調回大陸工作後
我媽就去語言學校上課～升請F-1
然後我姐我弟跟我就用F-2依附在我媽下面～
我們沒有綠卡～可是已經在美國生活有4~5年了
現在我姐要上大學了～
那請問可不可以繳Resident的錢
不要繳國際學生的費用？

如果不行的話~是不是要把F-2轉成F-1
第一年先繳國際學生的費用
然後第二年就換成繳Resident的費用？

如果可以的話
請各位告訴我要怎麼做！！

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Answer 1

你姐必須要申請F-1簽證..避免一堆麻煩..
既然都是F-1了,那就自然肯定要付國際學生的價格
永遠不可能只需要繳Resident的費用..

Answer 2

Did your sister go to a US high school? If she can go to a US high school with a F2 visa, she will probably be able to go to an undergraduate/ college program with a F2, too, as long as your mother is still a F1 student in the language school.
However, laws and regulations changed a lot since I last checked and was in this system, your sister should really go to the Office for International Students to learn more about the most recent regulations.
Assuming she could go to college with F2, and your family have more that 4 years of tax record in the state she goes to school, she will probably be qualified as an in-state student. (in a public school)
But if private school, the cost is really the same.
Go to the Office for International Students, anyway. They are usually very helpful.
Here is an example:
http://ias.berkeley.edu/siss/

Answer 3

如果是拿F-1的簽證

你姐不但可以在美國打工,

可是有一個問題

那就是

你姐可以打工沒錯

在學校一個禮拜工作不能到超過18hr.

但也是要繳學費