The US authorities allow a change of status.
The US authorities allow a change of status.
People with family in the United States can enter with a tourist visa and stay to study.
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The United States is recognized due to its high educational quality. According to various global studies, it has several of the best universities in the world. That is why many are interested in becoming students in the North American country. To do so it is necessary to apply for a special visa. But not everyone knows that It is possible to enter as a tourist and then be a student legally, especially if you have family living in the US.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) points out that It is possible to change the purpose of a visit while in North American territory. To do this, it is necessary to carry out a series of procedures and fill out the indicated form before your stay authorization expires.
The above means that If a person enters as a tourist, but later wants to become a student, they must submit an application to change your status as soon as you know that you want to carry out such activity that would not correspond to the nonimmigrant visa.
Although anyone can carry out this process, there are some that have benefits. Uscis points out that It is not necessary to request a change of status from a tourist visa to a student visa if your spouse or child is currently in the North American country. under any of the following categories:
- Diplomats and other government officials, and employees (visa category A).
- International trade and investors (E visa).
- Representatives of international organizations and their employees (G visa).
- Temporary workers (H visa).
- Representatives of foreign media (visa I).
- Exchange visitors (J visa).
- Employees transferred within the same company (L visa).
- Academic (F visa) or vocational (M visa) students only to attend classes in primary or secondary school.
Cases in which it is possible to make a change of status to study in the United States
If you do not have a family member under the previous assumptions, it is still possible make a change of status from a nonimmigrant visa to a student visa in order to formally begin an education in the United States. But for this it is necessary to meet the following requirements:
- Have been legally admitted to the United States with a non-immigrant visa, that is, a tourist visa.
- If your nonimmigrant visa is still valid.
- If you have not violated the conditions of your status.
- If you have not committed a crime that does not make you inadmissible to the United States.
Finally, Uscis warns that, Until approval is received, it is not possible to begin carrying out an activity other than that of a tourist.that means you cannot start classes, otherwise your application may be denied in addition to facing other consequences such as being deported or not being authorized to re-enter the country.
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