This may be the most important while you are in the United States: Please read it carefully. 你有责任了解并遵守F-1规定,否则可能被驱逐出美国.S.
Full Time Student
To maintain your status, each spring and fall semester, undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students 研究生必须完成12小时,研究生必须完成9小时. 注意:由于学术原因,一些学位课程可能需要更多的学时. Check with your department. Towards your full-time requirement, 你每学期最多只能在线上相当于一门课(三个学分)的课程. 如果你的I-20上的课程开始日期是夏季学期,那么你需要完成2个夏季课程的12个小时,如果只完成第二个夏季课程的6个小时. 你必须得到授权之前,你放弃或采取低于全职时间. 即使你的课程不及格,也请在上课前预约国际学生顾问. 成绩为“W”不计入你的全日制要求.
Authorization for Employment & Training
除非你有ISA或国土安全部的授权,否则不要在校外工作. 你必须有I-20第2页上的授权或国土安全部的就业授权卡(EAD). All off-campus employment has a beginning and ending date. Renewals must be done before resuming work. 即使是未经授权工作1天也是严重违反美国法律的.S. law.
On-campus work does not require authorization, 但是你必须保持你的全日制学生身份才有资格. 在秋季和春季,每周的校内工作时间不超过20小时,在夏季可能是全职的. Most on-campus student jobs, by university policy, are still limited to 20 hours a week even during the summer. 完成学业后,不得从事校外工作.
This may be the A change in status may be affected in one of two ways:
- 向国土安全部(DHS)提交的身份变更申请. Processing time varies; it could take DHS 2 to 9 months to process the application
- Reentry into the U.S. with the new visa type. 个人将被要求持有有效的入境签证印章和与他/她打算重新入境时建立的签证类型相适应的签证文件.
This may be the 要通过提交申请来更改状态,请遵循以下步骤:
1. Student needs to:
- Provide proof of academic acceptance
- Write letter of request with reason
- Complete the form I-539
- Provide proof of financial support
- F-2需要出示配偶的结婚证,孩子的出生证明来证明他们的身份
- Photocopies of Valid I-94 & Passport page(s)
- I-901SEVIS Receipt ($200 fee)
- Check or money order of $370.00 made out to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Note- Do not use the initials USCIS or DHS.)
2. obtain a new I-20 (e.g., item 3(e) – Other: “Change status from __ to F-1”). Student and DSO both sign bottom of I-20
3. mail all documents (Certified Mail with return receipt) to:
- U.S. Postal Service: USCIS P.O. Box 660166 Dallas, TX 75266
- Express mail and courier deliveries: USCIS ATTN: I-539 2501 S. State Highway 121 Business, Suite 400, Lewisville, TX 75067
Download Change Status Checklist
Visa Overstay
This may be the Visa Overstay occurs in the following situations:
- 学生未能完成一个学习项目,并且允许他/她的I-20过期
- 学生中途中断学习,未能离开美国.S. 立即(休息时间和暑假不被认为是学习的中断).
- 学生在没有收到新的I-20的情况下允许60天的宽限期到期,开始新的学习项目, 申请工作许可或已经向国土安全部提交了更改签证状态的申请.
Unlawful presence
非法居留将对未来进入美国的资格产生影响:
- Individuals who have been unlawfully present in the U.S. 连续180天以上但少于一年的被禁止进入美国.S. (任何类型的签证),有效期为3年,自出发之日起算.
- Individuals who have been unlawfully present in the U.S. for one year or longer are barred from admission to the U.S. (under any visa type) for a period of 10 years.
Reinstatement
学生与国际学生顾问讨论法律地位问题非常重要. 学生可以通过两种方式重新获得合法的F-1身份:
- Submit a Reinstatement of Legal Status Application to DHS
- Reentry into the U.S. with a new “initial admit” I-20.
- 被国土安全部恢复资格的学生或持“初始录取”I-20重新入学的学生,在有资格申请校外工作许可和/或课程或可选的实践培训之前,将被要求以全日制学生身份注册至少一个学年.
- Download reinstatement checklist.