A visa prediciment.

[Mathies_dane 1]

Ok so here is the deal. I have been accepted and is currently waiting for my I-20 from the US university i will be attending in the fall. The rules on such a visa is pretty clear. One cannot enter the US more than 30 days earlier. My predicament is that i have been invited to a conference that is more than 30 days before the start of studies and after said conference i would love to travel the United States. I contacted the Embassy here and they say i can have a B visa and F visa at the same time and then enter on B visa. Wait till less than 30 days. Exit the US and re enter on a F visa.

Here my questions become:

Could this be done by for instance going just across the border into Canada and then reenter?

Thanks in advance.

[milimelo 4,550]

Ok so here is the deal. I have been accepted and is currently waiting for my I-20 from the US university i will be attending in the fall. The rules on such a visa is pretty clear. One cannot enter the US more than 30 days earlier. My predicament is that i have been invited to a conference that is more than 30 days before the start of studies and after said conference i would love to travel the United States. I contacted the Embassy here and they say i can have a B visa and F visa at the same time and then enter on B visa. Wait till less than 30 days. Exit the US and re enter on a F visa.

Here my questions become:

Could this be done by for instance going just across the border into Canada and then reenter?

Thanks in advance.

Yes, you use B visa for conference, then exit and re-enter (per the student visa rules) and get the F1 visa stamped. Don't forget to return the I-94 for B visa and get a new I-94 for F1 visa.

[Harsh_77 718]

yes