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F1 Visas for Students

F1 VisasF1 visas allow hundreds of thousands of foreign-born students to study at universities and public schools across the United States.

If you wish to pursue academic studies in the United States, you must be eligible for F-1 student status.

This page contains links which explain how you can get an F1 visa, how you can qualify for a work permit under Optional Practical Training (OPT) and STEM-OPT, how to change your status to H-1B professional employee and, finally, how to become a permanent resident of the United States.

On December 20, 2023, the USCIS issued guidance which clarifies that F-1 and M-1 students must have a foreign residence that they do not intend to abandon, but that such students may be the beneficiary of a permanent labor certification application or immigrant visa petition and may still be able to demonstrate their intention to depart after a temporary period of stay.

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