jueves, 4 de julio de 2013

F1 Visa To Fulfill Your Academic Goals

By Julie Bauernschmitd


Visa is a document which is needed along with passport to enter any foreign country. F1 visa is a type of student visas which are allotted to full time students who are willing to complete their education in U. S. F type visas are provided by government of United States for students who want to continue their education in U. S colleges. These documents are provided in U. S embassies which are there in almost all countries. Applicants should produce i-20 form from their selected college.

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.

There is a provision of getting admissions in public schools for the dependents minor children. These f series visas are categorized in three types, two types are explained above and the third one is F3 permissions which will be given to the border commuters. Mexican and Canadian residents can only get these permissions. You are able to get this third kind of permission if you are staying in your own country during your schooling in US.

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.

Applicant must satisfy all the U. S immigration and national act guidelines to get such documents. Consular officer decides whether to grant the permission or no based on the application. The candidate should be willing to leave the U. S after completing the academic period. Applicant should be economically capable to support their time period in U. S.

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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