我正打算J2-F1,看了一下有好多人提什么 I-901 fee?不知道是不是必须交的呢?那个I-539 instruction form 上也没提啊?我们international office的人也没提这个?是不是我的case 不同,不交这个啊?我已经J2读了一年半了,不过是最近打算转成F1,也才拿到I-20form。上面还注明了 Issued for change of status from J2 to F1.
You must apply to a SEVP approved school. If the school accepts you, you will receive a Form I-20 from the school. Pay the SEVIS I-901 fee before applying for a visa, status at a POE, or。。。。。 filing for a change of status。。。。:confused: .
If you are outside of the United States, and not from a visa exempt country, apply to the local United States embassy or consulate for a visa. See the DOS website at http://unitedstatesvisas.gov/whatis/index.html for more information on visas.
If you are outside the United States and are from a visa exempt country, apply for student status at the POE.
If you are in the United States in another nonimmigrant status, submit your application for change of status to USCIS.
觉得J2转F1的材料和F2转F1的材料差不多,就是J申请转身份(比如F1)之前先要申请一豁免(two-year home country residence reqiurement)。这个豁免要在这待满两年才能申请,申请下来至少也得三四个月,而且J签证一般是三年,所以打算转身份的话一定要尽早申请豁免。 尤其是J2自己也要申请转成其他身份的。因为J2得在 J1申请转成H1或其他身份 之前转,要不就跟着转成H4了。这是我的理解,不知道对不对?