How to get my student visa?
I am from mexico, but i have living and going to school in the united states for 8 years. I am about to graduate high school here in the united states next week. I do not want to leave, how to do I make it possible for me to stay. I do not know if I have a student visa. I heard you have to have one to go to school hear, but where would I go to get it if I do? What would need to happen for me to stay here? I do not want to leave!
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If you're here illegally and are less than 18, you can probably return to Mexico and apply for a student visa and not have the 10-year bar kick in. Wait to 18 though and you become responsible for your own actions. You probably can go to college if you're here illegally, but you'd probably need to pay full freight, i.e. out-of-state or foreign student tuition. Some states don't let illegal aliens attend college at all, 10 others such as California even provide in-state tuition although you have to have lived in the state 3 years and have graduated from high school there. (As California goes bankrupt, we may even see that benefit done away with.) If you entered without inspection, then there's no way to legalize without returning to your home country. Even marriage to an American won't do that. If you entered with inspection and it sounds like you may have, then marriage to a U.S. citizen would allow you to adjust status without leaving. Without legalizing, there will be no way for you to work legally even with a college degree or degrees.
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hey, yo tambien soy de Mexico y vine a Estados Unidos a la universidad... this i what you have to do... look for the college you want to go to.. most colleges have an international student program... Call some colleges ... you have to go through a couple of procedures to be on a F-1 visa-student visa, some of them are... you have to be able to proof that your parents can afford it... they will ask for bank statements, to make sure you can live here on your own without having a job... However.. if you want to get a job you can... its called Optional Practical traning... you can apply as long a you've been attending college at least for a a year... OPT lasts 12 months.. i used mine after i graduated and it was the best decision.. because i was able to work full time and didn't have to worry about school. let me know if you have any questions you can email me by going to my profile and good luck
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Speak to the international student office at the college where you have been accepted. You will have to pay out of state tuition rates. And after you graduate you cannot get a job with the degree as all jobs for college grads check immigration status. You will have to return to Mexico to find a job to use your degree. So I suggest studying something they can use in Mexico like engineering. No BA degrees. BS degree only.
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The school will have to accept you and issue the i20 for immigration. But if your out of status that could get you deported. You need to see a lawyer mate
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If you are here illegally,your only option is to leave and apply for a student visa to come back. You can only apply for a student visa from your home country. It cannot be done if you are already here. You cannot change status if you are living here illegally. If you chose to stay here illegally after you turn 18 1/2,you are making the decision as an adult and can be deported with a ban on returning when caught.
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If you are an illegal alien you must return to your own country before you are 18 1/2 years old without penanty. You can then apply to come back legally without penalty. Otherwise, no college, no nothing for you. No American dream because you are an illegal alien.
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