F-1 Student Visa

Temporary Visas > F-1 Student Visa

A Student Visa is granted to students who are coming to the United States to study. In order to qualify for a student visa, the applicant must show that she has a foreign residence and has no intent to abandon it, that the sole purpose of entering the U.S. is to study and that she is a student qualified to pursue a full course of study.

Legal services:

We can advise you in regard to the documentation etc. that you will be required to submit at the U.S. Consulate overseas. We can also prepare your Student Visa documentation for submission at the US Consulate overseas. In addition, if you are already in the U.S., we can file for your Student Visa extension with the USCIS or file for a change of status if you are in the U.S. on some other visa.

• ICE updates list of SEVP approved schools
• Questions and Answers Regarding Automatic F-1 Visa Extensions for Students with Pending or Approved H-1B Petitions With an Employment Start Date of October 1, 2011
• Detailed Write-up of Student Visa
• Question & Answer: Extension of Optional Practical Training Program for Qualified Students
• Questions & Answers #2: Extension of Optional Practical Training Program for Qualified Students.
• STEM Designated Degree Programs
• Department of Homeland Security Publishes Interim Final Rule Extending OPT Period
• Arrival Procedures for Students or Exchange Visitors at the US Port of Entry.
• USCIS to Allow Students to Request Change of Status.
• Q&A re extending OPT for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) F-1 students.
• USCIS Extends F-1 OPT for Certain Highly Skilled Students by 17 Months.

Links

• Predeparture Information for US Bound Foreign Students.
• SEVIS
• US Citizen & Immigration Service Offices