发信人: tttchat (ear), 信区: Overseas
标 题: Read these new INS regulations Re: F2->F1
发信站: The unknown SPACE (Sat Jan 25 15:51:10 2003) WWW-POST
Here is the new INS (published on DEC 11, 2002, effective since Jan 1, 2003)
regarding F2 to F1. The March 11, 2003 deadline is just for F2 who was
enrolled on a full time basis prior to January 1, 2003. You can go to
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/lawsregs/fr121102.pdf for more details.
(15) Spouse and children of F–1
student. The F–2 spouse and minor
children of an F–1 student shall each be
issued an individual SEVIS Form I–20
in accordance with the provisions of
§ 214.3(k).
(i) Employment. The F–2 spouse and
children of an F–1 student may not
accept employment.
(ii) Study. (A) The F–2 spouse of an
F–1 student may not engage in full time
study, and the F–2 child may only
engage in full time study if the study is
in an elementary or secondary school
(kindergarten through twelfth grade).
The F–2 spouse and child may engage
in study that is avocational or
recreational in nature.
(B) An F–2 spouse or F–2 child
desiring to engage in full time study,
other than that allowed for a child in
paragraph (f)(15)(ii)(A) of this section,
must apply for and obtain a change of
nonimmigrant classification to F–1, J–1,
or M–1 status. An F–2 spouse or child
who was enrolled on a full time basis
prior to January 1, 2003, will be allowed
to continue study but must file for a
change of nonimmigrant classification
to F–1, J–1, or M–1 status on or before
March 11, 2003.
(C) An F–2 spouse or F–2 child
violates his or her nonimmigrant status
by engaging in full time study except as
provided in paragraph (f)(15)(ii)(A) or
(B) of this section.
