is it true that when international students go to US for college, they need to repeat a year?
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US high schools do reach the 12th grade, so I guess that might be true. I've never actually known anybody that had that happen to them though. Even internationally, you can find schools that go through 12th grade. There are a lot of US-accredited high schools in other countries.
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Talk to the enrollment office of the college you wish to attend.  They will let you know if you need a new visa or not.  The webpage from the INS is pretty complex, but you may find the answers there as well.  :) Good luck!
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Have the transcripts evaluated by World Education Services (WES) www.wes.org\n\nMost schools will require it anyway.  They will not transfer over credits from a foreign transcript.\n\nRegarding your residency.... you will need to be able to prove you've lived in state for at least a year by showing a lease/rental agreement, purchase of a home in-state, taxes paid through an employer, voter registration, drivers' license etc.  You will be charge out-of-state tuition until you can change your residency status at the school.
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The general idea of in-state tution is that it is offered to students who reside in the state in which the school is located.  As an international student, you clearly don't reside "in state," and therefore will not qualify for in-state tution.  \n\nI think there may be some schools that do offer some sort of reduced tution for internation students, and some countries that provide subidized higher education will provide partial funding for students studying in a foreign country.  If your current school as any sort of career counselor they would most likely be able to provide information about any such programs.
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It depends on your nationality, if you are a visa national, than it is not possible, if you are not visa national you can leave the country and re-enter as a student, and show to immigration officer, your acceptance into a dfes recognised educational institute.
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some people come here legally with student visa, tourist visa. Then stay here ILLEGALLY after their visa has expire.\n\nThose who come here with student visa are smarter.
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since you say "continue" i assume you are already here with a student visa? you have to get admission into another program or college and then get your I-20 from that place. and if your visa is near expiry you could renew that too, but most imp is the I 20.
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it depends on the discipline many times they have to take test to see if you learned the same things that people in the US did.  Like doctors if you go to medical school in another country you have to take a test here for your degree to be accepted.  If you are going to college in the US from another country you  have to take two test one is to see if you know what you need to know and one is to see if your English is good enough that you can understand a teacher in a class room
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Yes.\nYou need to apply in the US.
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only in certain states and only if you live there and it have to happen over a number of years.  Sorry, but I think the answer is no.
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i really dont think thats a requirement.\nAs long as you benn in USA for 5 years after you take out time that you been out of the country
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you want an exact number? hell there isnt one. or even an estimate number. its like going to a restaraunt and the waiter asks to take your order and you give it to him just as he is about to walk away you change your mind. ok how many times do you think that happens? \n\nso it happens from time to time because verbal commitments are non-binding. that means if they say they are going somewhere they arent held to it by the university. if its a signed letter of intent that means they have to honor their commitment or sit out a year and lose a year of eligibility for breaking their commitment.
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Canadian generally get special tratment in the US, they can work and study without a visa as long as they have the proper paperwork to show at the US border. Check NAFTA requirments for that.\n\nAs far as just visiting the US, it's normally no more than 6 months in a year (total) ,however, that is very hard to enforce. You have to just be carefull when you enter US again. If the border officer suspects that you reside in US permently he will deny you entry... so just be careful what you say and you should be fine
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No. The visa record and the SEVIS no. must match. You could be denied entry to the U.S.  See if the university can re-activate the original SEVIS no. and re-issue a matching I-20.  If that's not possible, contact the Embassy/consulate which issued the visa and it might be possible for them to update the visa record with the new SEVIS number, but I would think this could be more difficult to do.\n\nAlso be sure that the student visa is still valid for entry.  If the deferral causes an arrival in the U.S. too late, then the student will have to apply for a new visa.
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Talk to your University administration, they might have a student visa program.
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You can go anywhere in US, but you have to "maintain status" in the university that issued I-20 by taking at least 3 classes (it might 4 for undergrads)
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Yes and no. Amnesty is not for all visitors. If you overstay a student visa or a visitors visa you may not get amnesty. It depends on the law being passed. It's not amnesty for all. Sometimes it's amnesty for people who came to the US before a certain year, or people who entered under a student visa and then worked which violates their visa. Essentially if varies. Most likely Bush's current proposal won't help you.