Urgent - Please help with this B1/B2 to F1 Change of status issue:

[CEE53147 559]

When you are physically in the US with an expired I-94 and are no longer "pending" a change in your status, you are accruing illegal presence. This can result in a 3 or 10 year ban from the US so it is essential that you not overstay.

 

If you are confused by the school's response, speak with their DSO in the international students office.

 

It is becoming more difficult to go from B1/B2 to F-1 status. You were to have specified that you were looking at schools when you entered as a tourist; that may be the reason for the F-1 denial.  Also, the school makes a big difference. I hope the university was a public or private non-profit and not one of those that are known to take advantage of international students.  What is the name of the university?

[Daniel18 0]

15 minutes ago, CEE53147 said:

When you are physically in the US with an expired I-94 and are no longer "pending" a change in your status, you are accruing illegal presence. This can result in a 3 or 10 year ban from the US so it is essential that you not overstay.

 

If you are confused by the school's response, speak with their DSO in the international students office.

 

It is becoming more difficult to go from B1/B2 to F-1 status. You were to have specified that you were looking at schools when you entered as a tourist; that may be the reason for the F-1 denial.  Also, the school makes a big difference. I hope the university was a public or private non-profit and not one of those that are known to take advantage of international students.  What is the name of the university?

with thanks to your response, the school is Houston Community College

[CEE53147 559]

This is one I am familiar with. It is a legitimate university. Unfortunately, it is also very large so you are not likely to get a lot of personal attention to any problems. They do have an excellent website dedicated to their international students.

 

If you decide to change schools, be sure they are public like HCC or non-profit private ones.  The private are much more expensive.  Smaller public community colleges in the Houston area are Galveston College, Alvin Community College, Lee College and College of the Mainland. All of these are south of Houston but still in the metropolitan area.

[Coco8 1,042]

It is impossible to change to an F1 within the US. You would have had better chances if you had been back to your country. 

 

You have to leave or you will get a 10 year ban. 

[Coco8 1,042]

If you haven't graduated college then an H1B is impossible. You have to have a college degree for an H1B and nobody is going to do an H1B for you if you have only secondary school.

 

Going from a visitor visa to a F1 is almost impossible. Everyone that I've seen on VJ gets denied. Plus, even on the information you posted on VJ you were trying to decide between studying and working, which signals that you are more interested in immigrating to the US than in actually pursuing an education. Another important issue to get the F1 is to show that you can fund your tuition + living expenses without having to work because on an F1 you can only work on campus for a limited amount of hours.

 

You have to leave the US or you will get a ban. You are already past your i-94 expiration. That is why it is better not to attempt to change status within the US. 

 

You clearly do not understand how college works or how an F1 works. I recommend that you go back to your country and do more research. You can check this website https://educationusa.state.gov/ And in some countries Education USA has an office so you could talk to people.

 

 

 

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[Justaskingg 0]

On 7/13/2017 at 4:14 AM, Daniel18 said:

while appreciating the good works of this forum, can you pls assist me with the following:

1. I have filed for F1 for myself and my dependent (F2). USCIS has received it because a receipt was sent to me. But the issue i am having is that it is taking long than expected because the semester (Fall) i intend to resume the school i applied should be starting soon.

2. while waiting for USCIS approval to enable me enroll into my courses and start schooling, I have a job interview with an organization and also to discuss H1B visa opportunity. Please i will like to know if while I am expecting to hear from USCIS on my F1 Visa Status, can I Process for H1B Visa with the organization is considered or given the job opportunity? 

3. If I can file for H1B while waiting for USCIS on the approval of already filed F1 visa, please how do i go about that (how do i start). Please note also that my i-94 expired on the 4th of June, 2017. But I filed for F1 before it expired.

4. If yes to question 3, please what document do I need to file with USCIS to enable me start working with the organization before F1 approval comes out and subsequent filing for H1B visa.

5. Your kind confirmation on the date and month when H1B filing commence for engineering degree holders will be appreciated.

 

Thank you very much

Please what did you do?

Am in the same situation now