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F-1 status is a nonimmigrant
status issued by the USCIS (formerly known as the INS) to the alien
student who is pursuing studies in the U.S. An alien student may
obtain a valid F-1 status by applying for admission into the U.S.
with a valid F-1 visa at the port of entry.
When an alien student holding an F-1 visa arrives at the U.S. border,
he or she shall present the F-1 visa, as well as a SEVIS Form I-20
to an immigration officer. The student shall also present documentary
evidence of financial support in the amount indicated on the SEVIS
Form I-20.
If the immigration officer at the border admits the alien student,
the alien student will receive a Form I-94 (Arrival-Departure Record)
that will include his admission number and evidence his lawful status
in the United States. The immigration inspector will take the SEVIS
Form I-20 from the student. The SEVIS Form I-20 will be returned
to the school within approximately 10 days of the student's arrival.
The school will be responsible for returning the SEVIS Form I-20
to the student. If the student has failed to register, the school
will notify the USCIS. In the case of a non-SEVIS Form I-20, the
student's copy and the school's copy will be appropriately annotated
with the admission information. The student's copy will be returned
to the student at the port-of-entry and the school copy will be
forwarded to the Service's data processing center to be forwarded
to the school listed on the Form I-20. The alien student should
also keep safe his I-94 because it proves that he legally entered
the United States.
For more information
on F-1, please click on the following links:
Description
SEVIS
Application for an F-1 Visa
Obtaining an F-1 Status at the port of
entry
Change into F-1 Status in the U.S.
Eligibility for change into
F-1 Status in the U.S.
Maintaining F-1 Status
Change Name and Address
Transfer of School
Time limitation of F-1 Status
Extension of F-1 Status
Grace Period
F-1 Status reinstatement
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
Change from F-1 Status to H-1B
Change from F-1 Status to immigrant
status
Spouse and Children of F-1
Attorney and filing fees
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
The Impact of I-140 Filing on F-1 Students
Memo: Be Aware of Abandonment of COS and AOS Applications
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