Friday, June 28, 2013

F1 Visa To Fulfill Your Academic Goals

By Julie Bauernschmitd


Visa is a documentary proof used to get the entry to foreign countries which is provided by the government of the particular country. The pupils who wish to study their higher education in United States must have F1 Visa. F type visa is required for the residents of US to studying the country. Only US embassies give these kinds of permissions. I-20 form should be collected from the college in which the student is willing to take the admission.

The candidate should state his economic ability to support his stay for that time period in U. S. This is most important because U. S laws prevents these students to work on legal jobs to earn money or the opportunity to work are narrow. F2 visas can be availed by spouse and other dependents of F1 holder. F2 holders are not allowed to work on any jobs during this time period.

Minor children of these dependents can attend public schools during their stay. There are 3 types in this F series. One and two are as described above and the last one is F3 visas which are provided to border commuters, these are provided to Mexican and Canadian citizens only. You must reside in your own country and while attending school in U. S to get this third kind of permission.

In earlier days Canadians and Mexicans will be considered as visitors so there was no need of these permissions. After the attack of September 11 these F3 permissions are made compulsory. The students who have first type of permission can work for 20 hours a week within campus but there is no permission outside the campus to work.

Off campus work permit can also be obtained from citizenship and immigration services. Students are permitted to work 12 months as practical training which is also a part of academic activities. In the year 2008 a law was passed which allows science, engineering and technology students to work for 29 months. Student is not allowed to be unemployed more than 90 days during this period.

F1 holders are not subjected to Insurance Contribution act taxes. This exemption is applicable for first five years of time period. But the local and other applicable federal taxes shall not be relieved. Income tax filing of such students should be filed with non resident 1040NR and 1040NR-EZ tax forms. This criterion is applicable if their stay is narrower than 5 years. Rules are different based on country of origin of the immigrant.

All the criteria proposed by U. S immigration and national act must be satisfied by the applicant to get the permission to study in the U. S. Consular officer is the person who decides whether the applicant should be granted with permission or no. The applicant should be ready to leave the U. S after competing the course. The applicant should possess needed economical stability to support his stay in the states.

F1 Visas are formatted for the foreign students to study in U. S. Candidate should submit admission letter from the university and all the other required documents. Embassies review the applications based on some legal criteria. The embassy shall grant the visas if the entire criterion are satisfied by the candidate.




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