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| Students in M-1 status may not work on or off campus while studying, and they may not change their status to F-1. | Students in M-1 status may not work on or off campus while studying, and they may not change their status to F-1. | ||
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| ===Optional Practical Training=== | |||
| M-1 students are eligible for a relatively short amount of ]: one month for every four months of study (as laid out in Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations). While an F-1 student can simply file an I-765 Application for Employment Authorization, an M-1 student must also file an I-539 to extend status. The applications are adjudicated at various ] service centers around the country, which sometimes have varying interpretations of the regulations. An application for OPT should include: | |||
| * cover letter explaining the student's situation | |||
| * Form I-765 | |||
| * $340 filing fee made out to ] | |||
| * signed I-20 with OPT request (copies are not accepted) | |||
| * copy of visa and passport photo page | |||
| * 2 passport photos | |||
| * copy of original I-20 and original financial documents | |||
| * current bank statement | |||
| * Form I-539 | |||
| * $300 filing fee made out to ] | |||
| * copy of I-94 card, front and back | |||
| It is also advisable to include a copy of each application, since the I-765 and I-539 will be adjudicated separately at the service center. The result of an approved I-765 will be an OPT card (also known as an employment authorization document). The result of an approved I-539 will be a new I-94 departure card, which the student surrenders upon leaving the United States, to prove that he has left. A student may begin paid work upon receiving the OPT card (and applying for a ]) even if the I-94 card has not arrived. | |||
| If USCIS requires more information for either application, they will send a request for evidence. Occasionally these requests are for items that were sent in originally; nevertheless, it is best to send them in again immediately. Approvals or denials will arrive separately and after different amounts of time. | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 16:09, 19 April 2008
The M-1 visa is a type of student visa reserved for vocational and technical schools. To obtain an M-1 visa for traveling to the United States, a student must present a signed Form I-20 at a United States embassy or consulate in his home country. The I-20 is issued by a designated school official, typically the international student adviser, after the student has fulfilled a school's admissions requirements and presented proof of financial resources.
M-1 students are admitted into the United States for a fixed time period. When they cross the border, their I-94 departure cards are stamped with a date, unlike students with an F-1 visa. They may stay for the length of their training program plus any Optional Practical Training, plus a thirty-day grace period at the end of their training. Their stay may not exceed one year unless they are granted an extension for medical reasons. If a student violates his status by, for example, not maintaining a full course of study, he is not eligible for the grace period.
Students in M-1 status may not work on or off campus while studying, and they may not change their status to F-1.
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External links
- CFR: Link to Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations.
- ICE: Becoming a nonimmigrant student in the United States
- State Department: Student visa information
- educationUSA: A guide to being a foreign student in the United States
- Visa wait times: Visa wait times at consulates around the world
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| Temporary | |
| Transit | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | |
| Crewman | |
| Treaty investor | |
| Students | |
| Official | |
| Temporary worker | |
| Media / journalist | |
| Cultural Exchange | |
| Family of US Citizen | |
| Intracompany transfer | |
| Vocational Students | |
| SK visa dependents | |
| NATO | |
| Extraordinary ability | |
| Athletes, artists, entertainers | |
| Cultural exchange | |
| Religious | |
| Witnesses / informants | |
| Human trafficking victims | |
| USMCA professionals | |
| Crime victims | |
| Family of permanent residents | |
| Visa Waiver Program | |