Pending F2A/F2B visa

[Derbo/Yamkins 4]

Hi, everyone!

My sister has a pending F2A visa (which will convert to F2B because she'll age out). She also has an active B1/B2 visa valid until 2025. She's currently outside of the USA.

She would like to study here in the USA for an advanced degree. She currently has a BS Pharmacy (which is not enough to be a pharmacist here). She wants to gain a degree that she could eventually use by the time she immigrates here.

Questions:

- Will her other visas make her unlikely to be given an F1 visa?

- Will they cancel her tourist visa if granted a student visa?

- Will she able to eventually file for a work visa?

Thank you everyone!

[Transborderwife 4,666]

1. Likely. An f1 is granted with the intent to return to your country of origin with your experience and expertise.

2. Yes

3. It depends

[Derbo/Yamkins 4]

Thank you for your input.

So it sounds like a bad idea.

With the job outlook of pharmacists here, she's probably better off getting an MD in the Philippines and visit here for vacation until she can move. Then, eventually apply for licensure here as an MD.

An MD degree there is way cheaper, not to mention the cost of living.

What do you think?

Anyone here done MD residency in the US after a foreign MD degree? What visa do you use for that?

[Boiler 45,557]

Can she afford this? Going to be very expensive, if she can and wants to apply then she should.

F1 would be the way to go.

[Derbo/Yamkins 4]

Can she afford this? Going to be very expensive, if she can and wants to apply then she should.

F1 would be the way to go.

Yes she can. She wants to be an MD too and with the looks of it, the US still has a shortage of doctors versus pharmacists. I saw that there's a National Interest Waiver for doctors too.

So, will she be able to sponsor herself after MD residency?

[Boiler 45,557]

Then go for it, whether a NIV would be an option well that is a long time in the future and there are other options such as the EB5.