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haveheart   0

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Well, I have two questions regarding my F-1 Visa! I went to the u.s. on a F-1 visa already and this same visa hasn't expired. I am in my home country and plan on attending an American University now! My visa has an annotation about the school I attended in the past...

1 - Do I need a new visa now or only an I-20 from the university?

2 - Can I apply for OPT after completing or close to the completion of an associates degree?!

Thank you very much for the information!

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If you are planning to return to the US to study in another school/program, you will need a new visa and a new I-20 form. You will first need to apply to the school and be accepted, as you did with your previous visa.

Yes, my understanding is that anyone with an F1 visa is eligible for OPT once they have finished their degree.

Adjustment of Status from F-1 to Legal Permanent Resident

02/11/2011 Married at Manhattan City Hall

03/03/2011 - Day 0 - AOS -package mailed to Chicago Lockbox

03/04/2011 - Day 1 - AOS -package signed for at USCIS

03/09/2011 - Day 6 - E-mail notification received for all petitions

03/10/2011 - Day 7 - Checks cashed

03/11/2011 - Day 8 - NOA 1 received for all 4 forms

03/21/2011 - Day 18 - Biometrics letter received, biometrics scheduled for 04/14/2011

03/31/2011 - Day 28 - Successful walk-in biometrics done

05/12/2011 - Day 70 - EAD Arrived, issued on 05/02

06/14/2011 - Day 103 - E-mail notice: Interview letter mailed, interview scheduled for July 20th

07/20/2011 - Day 139 - Interview at Federal Plaza USCIS location

07/22/2011 - Day 141 - E-mail approval notice received (Card production)

07/27/2011 - Day 146 - 2nd Card Production Email received

07/28/2011 - Day 147 - Post-Decision Activity Email from USCIS

08/04/2011 - Day 154 - Husband returns home from abroad; Welcome Letter and GC have arrived in the mail

("Resident since" date on the GC is 07/20/2011

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CC90   90

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You do not need a new visa if you plan to transfer your SEVIS record if you have already started to attend school. Did you complete your other program of study? Are you formally transferring schools? Or are you starting a new program of study? All are important questions in answering your inquery.

Only if you have already gotten a visa for a school that you do not plan to attend and you have not entered the US at all are you required to get a new visa.

You can find your situation on the ICE website below. Section 2.3 and 2.4 may be most applicable.

http://www.ice.gov/sevis/f_1_transfers.htm

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