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F-1
Student (or M-1 Vocational Student)
Visa
The F-1 Student or M-1 Vocational
Student visa is useful to become
acquainted with American culture
and take advantage of the many fine
educational institutions in the U.S.
Students may be eligible to apply
for up
to one year of employment authorization for
the purpose of gaining practical
training. Many graduating students
may apply to convert to H-1B specialty
occupation visas if they receive
an offer of employment in the U.S. F-2
spouses and minor children are not
eligible for employment authorization.
F-1
nonimmigrant student status is unavailable
to a person seeking to attend public
schools unless
the period of stay does not exceed
one year and the student reimburses
the school. Persons who violate
F-1 status by attending a private
school and then transferring to a
public school can be barred from
the U.S. for five years. |
