J1 changed to F1, wanted to go back to China (my home country)

[jingdongshuying 0]

I came to US as an J1 exchange student, and applied to change to F1 after that one year program had finished.

Then I went to a community college for 3 years and then transferred to university.

I know that my F1 status is valid as long as I'm a full time student.

So, technically I haven't go back to my home country (China) for like almost 5 years after the J1 visa on my passport has expired.

I'm just wandering what the percentage if I go back to China and could get a valid F1 visa. Is it too risky to do, since I've stayed in the US with an expired visa for too long, like 5 years?

I've heard someone who went back China and got his visa after his J1 expired like 1 year.

Could someone help me, because I really want to go back and visit my family.

Thanks,

[jingdongshuying 0]

One more question, if I really get a valid visa on my passport in China, am I just allowed to study in the US for only 4 years?

Right now, I think I can extend my expected graduation date on the I-20 if I double-major. Am I right?

[Noah Lot 391]

I came to US as an J1 exchange student, and applied to change to F1 after that one year program had finished.

Then I went to a community college for 3 years and then transferred to university.

I know that my F1 status is valid as long as I'm a full time student.

So, technically I haven't go back to my home country (China) for like almost 5 years after the J1 visa on my passport has expired.

I'm just wandering what the percentage if I go back to China and could get a valid F1 visa. Is it too risky to do, since I've stayed in the US with an expired visa for too long, like 5 years?

I've heard someone who went back China and got his visa after his J1 expired like 1 year.

Could someone help me, because I really want to go back and visit my family.

Thanks,

Just think back to your J1 visa interview, in which you told our VO that you were going to return to china after your program ended....but yet....so why will they believe whatever you have to tell them now? Credibility matters; stories do not.