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[ijklmn 0]

My friend is an Androgen Insensitive Syndrome person. But for all purposes she is treated as a female.She wants to pursue MS in US and eventually apply for Citizenship. Will she be granted the visa and citizenship or will the aforesaid cause any issues/problems for her?!

[milimelo 4,477]

My friend is an Androgen Insensitive Syndrome person. But for all purposes she is treated as a female.She wants to pursue MS in US and eventually apply for Citizenship. Will she be granted the visa and citizenship or will the aforesaid cause any issues/problems for her?!

Friend is a long way from US citizenship - MS does not equal residency let alone citizenship.

Whatever says in her birth certificate/passport plus whatever else she has as proof of her future student status (admission letter, SEVIS registration) will be the basis to adjudicate her student visa application.

[ijklmn 0]

The thing is after doing MS she wants to find a job there and eventually settle there so in the citizenship or visa process should she mention female or the third option?

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

Your friend should say whatever matches their birth certificate & passport.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

The way I understand it your friend wishes to move to the United States and live there as a resident and, one day, become a US citizen.

Well, US citizenship is the final reward after years of permanent residence in the US, so the first step would be to become a lawful permanent resident.

There are only 3 ways to get permanent residence:

1) by being an immediate or at least close relative of a US citizen

2) by being an investor with at least $1mio to burn (half of that in an undesirable area)

3) by being a highly skilled professional who is sponsored by an employer.

In the latter case, the employer has to offer the position publicly and show that nobody among the current residents is willing or able to do what your friend can do. That's no easy task with currently about 34 million unemployed people here. It also involves labor certification which costs time and money.

There's a forth option, which is being picked in the DV (Green Card) Lottery. Also a rather wide shot.

Then there are non-immigrant visas, one of them a student visa. Assuming you mean Master of Science and not Multiple Sclerosis with "MS" your friend could apply for a post-graduate program at various universities. This is very expensive and she need to show not only that she has been accepted (by presenting an I-20 form), but also that she can afford the whole thing. There's no financial aid for foreigners who come to the US to study. But even then, there's no path from a student visa to a resident.

[Boiler 45,487]

It would be best if your friend posts here direct, so many nuances which a friend will not know all the answers to.

[Harsh_77 718]

Just the intent and wish is not enough. Your friend is long away for citizenship, just getting a Masters is not enough either.

If your question was what gender your friend needs to put, then the answer is whatever is mentioned on his/her passport. None of the US forms give you option to put other as one of option for gender.

[missaero 7]

There's no financial aid for foreigners who come to the US to study.

If by this you mean Federal loans and such, yes you are correct. However, I have been fully funded throughout my degree program at my university so I find your statement misleading. For a qualified entrant, most quality universities that admit a foreign candidate make it their mission to find assistantships for their students. All 4 universities I applied to offered me both tuition covered and a stipend which has kept me living here quite happily for 4 years now. This type of aid is allowed for F-1 students since you are employed by the university and require a commitment of 20 hours of work and full time enrollment.

[Harsh_77 718]

If by this you mean Federal loans and such, yes you are correct. However, I have been fully funded throughout my degree program at my university so I find your statement misleading. For a qualified entrant, most quality universities that admit a foreign candidate make it their mission to find assistantships for their students. All 4 universities I applied to offered me both tuition covered and a stipend which has kept me living here quite happily for 4 years now. This type of aid is allowed for F-1 students since you are employed by the university and require a commitment of 20 hours of work and full time enrollment.

Missaero - Bob is correct as a foregin national you do not qualify for any Federal or State money - if that simplifies it.

What you qualifed for is not the Federal or State money, that is money either your school is providing or you got a funding thru a prof. at college who is getting a research funding from some company or some group and he is hiring you from that funding.

Also based on the subject you are studying - chances of funding vary.

Federal and State money is considered as Financial Aid (FAFSA)