I am an international student here.I have F1 duration of status,cause i previously had J-1 Visa and changed to F1 while being here. I want to go back to my country for summer and am not sure if i will be able to reenter US with it. Should I apply for F1 Visa while in my country again? What should I do?\n\nThank You Very Much!\nBig Appreciation
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If you exit the country you will have to apply for a new visa to enter back in the US. The moment that you exit the country and surrender the I-94 you loose your F-1 status.\n\nTo gain it back you will need a valid visa, hence, you will need to apply for a new F-1 visa in your country.\n\nThere is only exception ,however.You can travel to Canada, Mexico and Caribbean islands for up to 30 days without getting a new visa (as long as your F-1 status is valid). When you travel to one of these countries you do not surrender your I-94 (you use the same one to gain entry back in the US)
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First,  you can not move to the U.S. on a tourist visa, even if you are from a visa waiver country.  If that is your intention, you will be in violation of U.S. immigration law.\n\nSecond, J visas are exchange visas and only certain organizations are allowed to sponsor people for those types of visas.  You have to make sure the company you are interested in is authorized by the Department of State to sponsor exchange visitors.\n\nBecause of the special requirements of the J visa (exchange visa) it's not considered an alternative to the H1B.  I would suggest you go to travel.state.gov for more detailed information about all the various visa types and requirements.
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What is the trip you are taking?  And would the trip you are taking look good on your transcript/resume and/or help you get into UC?  You should weigh the possibilities of the positives of the trip against the negatives of the WF.  (I don't know what a WF is -- is it withdrawal/failure?)\n\nAlso, how long is the Academic Decathlon?  Will it end in December  or in January?  Or does it go all the way thru May/June?\n\nIf the Academic Decathlon ends in Dec/Jan, I'd suggest sticking it out and not getting the WF on your record.  It's already November, so you don't have that much farther to go, and you wouldn't lose out on too much earning potential if you delay getting a job for another 2 months.\n\nWell, that's just my opinion, but since you asked I wanted to chime in, in case I can help.\n\nGood luck!
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Hi dak.  If marriage is out of question for now, then I would still suggest the student visa (F-1).  This is especially relevant if you guys are planning to attend college in US.  From experience, it shouldn’t be that hard to obtain a F-1 for Japanese citizens.  \n\nFirst, figure out which college you/him want to attend, then research their policy on international students.  Most colleges welcome international students (out-of-state tuition).  So if your boyfriend has relatively decent grades, speaks decent English (to pass TOEFL exam), and can get decent SAT scores (optional if you/him want to attend community colleges), all he has to do is apply for the college and as them to issue an I-20 (it’s like an “invitation” or “authorization” to attend that particular school).  Once the school sends and he receives the I-20, take it to the US Embassy/Consulate in Japan to apply for an F-1 visa.  The visa should be valid for several years.  \n\nJust remember that your boyfriend will need to show that he has some financial support (i.e. enough money for him to pay tuition and live in US).  Also, he has to establish that he has ties in Japan and intends to return upon completion of education.   Do not mention anything about having an U.S. citizen girlfriend, because immigration intent is ground for denying visa.  (This is not lying, because you have no plans to marry him yet.)  \n\nGood luck and “kanbade”!!
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Until he is 18 or has some kind of medical condition, you have the same chances as anyone else does. If he was born in the U.S. and you are not a citizen, but want to 'involve' his legal status in your plight regardless of the purpose, besides medical, yes tech. your son is an "anchor" baby. Otherwise there would be no reason to mention his legal status would there? If you just want a visa, what does your son's status have to do with anything?? Contact the u.s. consulate nearest you, you will find that what I am saying isn't so far fetched. How exactly did you manage to have a baby outside your country and NOT have some kind of visa in the first place?? If you did things the LEGAL way to begin with, you would already be aware of what's involved in obtaining your visa since you should have had one in the first place. AM I WRONG??
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You cannot adjust your status from a J visa to any other status while still in the USA. You must first return to your country of origin and then apply for another visa. Also, if you are in the USA with a J1 visa program that is paid for by any govermental program you must return to your country of origin for a minimum of two(2) years before applying to return to the USA.As soon as you are no longer in the program you are " out of status" and must leave the USA immediately or be deported.
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No, she can't.  You should have shown sufficient finances before being issued an F-1 visa; if you can't afford to study in the US, you should not be there.  Also, as an F-2, your wife is not permitted to engage in full-time study, or any study at tax payer expense.
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At times such revocations are done on the basis of temporary restrictions on the number of persons of a particular Nationalty permitted, persons who already went once being barred for allowing first timers and so on. In such cases there may be hope for re-opening the case. It would be helpful if you approach the US embassy or the Consulate emigration/Visa department through authorised Travel Agents, Training Institutes for TOEFL etc, who are familiar with the staff and can get a patient hearing of the case. \nIf the Visa was revoked for political reasons such as views hostile to the US etc., there is remote chance of renewing the Visa or issue of a new one, particularly after the 9/11 incident.
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He would never be a citizen in another country if he would not apply for it and he should go to and inquire at the US Embassy in his country, I dont think his father could  give him the visa, only the authorities of US Embassy Consulate could process or even would be denied if his father wont support all the documents. goodluck, if his father is a citizen, its a good start,
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Your I-94 card and I-20 form probably say D/S on them, written by the DHS officer when you arrived in the US.  That means you can stay for Duration of Status - as long as you are a full-time student.  If you have finished your studies, are not doing OPT, or have quit school, you are out of status.  You need to talk with the international student advisor at your school, and believe what he or she tells you this time.\n\nADDED:\n\nYou can stay up to 30 days after your studies are finished.  So if you are sure your H1 will be available October 1, you can wind up your schooling by Labor Day or so.
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I know that this not what you want to hear, but the fact that you have been waiting so long has nothing to do with muslıms or 9/11. These very long wait times have been around a long time before 9/11.\n\nThe law only allows 23,400 people a year to get their visa, every year more people apply then the number allows so even though you qualify you must wait in queue to get your visa number.\n\nHere's the link to the state department visa bulletin for April 2006. As you can see only people that applied before 15JUL 1996, are now getting their visa under your category, the backlog is very long, so 6 years that you waited is not long at all, 10 years is the average \n\nhttp://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2847.html\n\nI do have , however, some very good news for you. If you filled your I-130 before  December 21, 2000, then you qualify for a V visa. The visa allows you to come in the US and work while waiting for your visa number. Here are the details about the visa:\n\nhttp://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/hdinonimm.htm\n\nGood luck and Please take the time to choose a best answer !
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U.S. gives equal opportunities for a student VISA to all students, no matter where they're from. The rumors you've heard aren't true. I had a U.S. student visa and i know how it goes. However, one thing is for sure, after September 11th, you know the WTC crash, they have much more strickt rules, so you need to be pretty good to meet all the conditions and they will definitely do a background check on you.\n\nDon't let that discourage you, your english seems pretty good, i  strongly recommend you to go on and make use of opportunities that come in your way. Back in time when i was planning to continue my education in U.S. i've used COLLEGEBOARD.COM, it's the best site ever for these kind of things. It will help you with everything, choose the best university for you, the most affordable one, it will help you with schoolarships and so on. You should really try it.\n\nIt helped me a lot, i got accepted into: UCLA and Harvard University, and i used this site. At the end, i ended up going to R.I.T (Rochester Institute of Technology, NY). \n\nI benefit in others ways from this site as well, cause in this site you create a profile, and than the  info in this site is available to many scholar organizations, universities and so on. 4 months letter i recieved a mail telling me that i was choosen to represent ALBANIA and KOSOVO in the GYLC 2004 in Washington D.C. It's amazing how much opportunities this site can bring to you.\n\nAll you need to do is find 3-4 Universities that you like and apply to all of them. Than you need to pass TOEFL and SAT or ATC, submit the scores and you're done. Hopefully you'll be accepted and win a scholarship of some kind. I wish you a good luck ;)
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beginning of your third year.start preparing from mid-second year.that way you'll have enough time to re-take the test if you want. apply early to the first few colleges on your list.early applications do help.and taking it then will also give you enough time to apply for your visa which could be an extremly tedious process.it's also good to know your score one way or the other before your campus interviews because if you score high you don't really need to bother much with those.provided you have a decent g.p.a
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With the shortage of skilled people in US, employers are quite willing to sponsor H1 visas. I donot know if there is a shortage in biochemistry. Also there might be restrictions based on your field of work.\n\nThe preference for visas is given to students who have studied in the US and have a US degree. \nIf you are really interested you could come on a J1, but I don't know if finding a job would be easy.
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which country is the student from ? not sure how old he is ? \nplease give details .......\nif his permit is already expired ? please let it know so i can do research as well ..\ni suppose his time is not expired ? or is it ?\ni will come back to check and see if you gave more details ....
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Depends what country you are in.  From my experience you would have had to send in a visa extension form a few weeks before the experation date on your current visa.
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As a foreign student, you aren't eligible for *Federal* student aid (loans, grants, etc.) unless you have "refugee" status, "asylum granted" status, or "parolee" status; or are a "Cuban-Haitian Entrant." Just as an H-1 visa would not make the holder eligible to receive Federal Student Aid (FSA), it wouldn't make the spouse/child of that visa-holder eligible for FSA.\n\nSpeaking generally, the only way to obtain student loans as as a foreign student is to apply for these loans with a co-signer who is a citizen, permanent resident (or eligible non-citizen -- i.e. refugee, etc.).  Most loan companies offer this option.\n\nThere are SOME instances in which a school will have its own pool of loan funding that it can award at their discretion.  In some cases, these loans are made with the school's own money; in other cases the school is given the money by an education loan lender with whom they partner. The lender and the school are then jointly responsible for the administration of the loan.\n\nAt the school at which I work, we have $50,000 in loan funds that we are allowed to allocate as we see fit.  I generally reserve this pool of money for international students who have NO OTHER OPTION but to borrow this way (I always make sure that they have tried everything else).  These awards are generally small and the interest rates are high (about 14%), so you would need to decide if this is an option you are even willing to pursue.