Visit visa to Student visa

[HarefAien 0]

I’m in the US visiting my brother (permanent resident) and his wife (US citizen). I’m here on B2 visa (6 month visa). I’m 17 years old and I wanna stay here and go to school here. I’m in South Dakota.

is there any possible way to do this without having to go back to my country? (I’m from Jordan).

thank you.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

  Are you talking college or a private high school.  You would have to find a school that will issue the proper acceptance forms.  You also must show you can pay the school fees and show you intend to return home after your studies.   Here is a link to find a qualified school near you  https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/school-search 

 

[Starkilla09 366]

Though you can successfully change to student status, this is a grey area when it comes to timing and proper documentation submission and can easily lead to a denial. It’s advisable to return home and apply for a student visa instead.  If you can’t go at all for some personal reasons go ahead and do it. If possible seek the help of an immigration attorney to make sure you’re submitting everything properly and timely. If approved you’ll receive a new I-94 with your new F-1 status, and if denied you’ll be asked to leave the U.S. within 30 days. You’ll start accumulating unlawful presence which carries a 3 to 10 year bar (if you overstay by 6 months or 1 year) the moment you clock 18 years of age. At that point you’re deportable at any moment and will have no lawful way of gaining status while in the U.S. unless you’re the spouse, minor child or parent of a U.S. citizen. Again with a negative change of status denial on your immigration record, all future non-immigrant visa applications will be extremely difficult to obtain as well overseas even if you depart the U.S. immediately to get one.