Life in the U.S. on a Student Visa
Your questions won't likely end after you've successfully obtained a student visa. After you've come to the U.S. and are studying, you may encounter various issues such as whether you and your family can work in the U.S., how to deal with loss of income or other troubles, and more. Find helpful information and further resources here.
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How Long You Can Stay in the U.S. on a Student Visa
After having been granted an F-1 or M-1 student visa, and actually entered the United States, you can stay, pursuing your studies, until the expiration date shown on your I-94.
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Avoiding Violations of Status on a Student Visa
As a U.S. foreign student (on an F-1 or M-1 visa), your right to remain in the U.S. depends on your maintaining your student immigration status throughout your studies.
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Three Things a Foreign Student DSO Hates to Hear You've Done
When you come to study in the U.S. as a nonimmigrant student (F-1 or M-1), your DSO (Designated School Official) becomes an important person in your life.
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Applying to Reinstate Your F-1 or M-1 Student Status
If you have violated your F-1 or M-1 student status – even if you haven’t been caught at it -- you may want to step up and apply for “reinstatement.” If your request for reinstatement is approve
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Transferring Schools on an M-1 Visa
If you begin your program of vocational study in the U.S. and decide that this is not the school or program for you, act quickly.
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Transferring Schools on an F-1 Visa
No matter how much research and planning you did before choosing a school in the United States, you may find that the one you have chosen is not right for you.
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Travel In and Out of the U.S. on Your Student Visa
If you hold an F-1 or M-1 student visa in the U.S., you are free to travel in and out of the United States as long as the program end date on your SEVIS I-20 has not passed, your visa has not exp
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Renewing Your F-1 or M-1 Student Visa at a U.S. Consulate
The F-1 or M-1 student visa that is stamped in your passport does not represent the date you must leave the U.S. – only the dates through which you can use your visa to ENTER the United States.
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What Happens When a Foreign Student Gets Arrested in the U.S.
Your ability to remain in the U.S. on a student visa depends on your not only going to school and studying as expected, but obeying the broader rules that apply to any visa holder in the U.S.
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F-1 Students: Are You Really Maintaining a Full-Time Course Load?
As a foreign student in the United States on an F-1 visa, you are required to register for a full-time course load every semester in order to maintain your status. Each university will have its own requirements for how many credits are needed to be full-time. You will want to confirm the number of credits
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