Re: A question about chnaging to an F-1 visa fom visit visa
- From: Kermy <nowaynotme@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:34:32 -0700
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:39:05 +0000, CarlM
<member37844@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Maybe someone can help. we do have attorneys who post here for free.
http://groups.msn.com/ukusaexpats
>
>> This infor is for someone else: my brother's girlfriend.
>>
>> She got here a few days ago. My poor lonely brother met her (in
>> person;
>> they met on Inernet initially) when he went back home in Decmber 2003.
>> She is here finally - to get a visit visa for that age is almost
>> impossible. Anyway, the strategy is to get her on F-1 status. So once
>> shes got admission at a university, would she need to go out of the
>> country to chnage to F-1 or can she change the staus inside US in
>> these
>> day post 911 era.
>>
>> I am asking so that I can provide soem suefl info as I am concern that
>> my oldest sister who is financing the gf expenses - the only things
>> she
>> is good at, i.e throwing money to solve evrything, in her sloppiness
>> when it coems to immigration things, would mess it up for them.
>>
>> I don't want to see the gf leave and not being able to get back in
>> and
>> my brother feeling lonely and depressed (and get resentful toward me
>> -
>> yeah, I am the punching bag:)-.
>>
>> So how is one to change from visit via (or other non-immigrant visa)
>> to
>> F-1 status? Is it best to leave the country and get the F-1?
>
>If she is B-1, its almost impossible to change while remaining in
>country. Its usually much quicker to go home with the Universitys I-20
>and acceptance letter, get the F-1, and come back in. (Im a
>DSO/International Advisor for a college so PM me with any further
>questions)
Please help my Potato to make it to all 50 US States, Much appreciated.
http://www01.passthepotato.com/potato-1.php?potatoid=050915232404-788456
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