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Your first point is incorrect. First a student asks for an F-1 (sometimes J-1) visa. This can be delivered for a single entry (typical for Iranian students fo

Your first point is incorrect. First a student asks for an F-1 (sometimes J-1) visa. This can be delivered for a single entry (typical for Iranian students for instance), or for 1 or like 5 years (the common case for international students). The visa lets you _enter_ the country. Once admitted in the US, a student can remain indefinitely while maintaining its student status (including school transfers). This applies to Chinese students as well. There is no renewal and if you only go to school or transfer school, nothing can really happen. There's nothing to renew every year. The issue that arises is when a student leaves the US with an expired VISA. Then he has to apply for a new one before coming back. This is where it can get complicated. I have a student/friend who go stuck 4 months (in China) waiting to renew his VISA.

ETHisso2017 7y ago
So once a student has been on a F-1 visa for more than a year, they face a risk of being barred from re-entering the US if they choose to visit their families?
- occamschainsaw 7y ago
  No, iirc F1 visas are usually granted for length of program plus one year (5 for a BS etc). As long as the person maintains student status with the university, traveling to and fro is permitted.
  - the_svd_doctor 7y ago
    No, there is no such a rule. F-1 VISA are _typically_ granted for 5 years, but PhDs may be longer (6 or even more). Once your VISA expires, and if you go home, you need to reapply for a new one. For some (a small fraction through), VISA are granted for 1 year or are single entry. Those categories of students sometimes chose not to leave the country, for the risk of getting their VISA denied (and, hence, their whole studies and everything with it) is too high (since they got a short in the first place). This is very common thinking within Chinese or Iranian communities.
    - ETHisso2017 7y ago
      This is depressingly inhumane. Why is there no advocacy around the issue?
      - berbec 7y ago
        The current political climate has immigrants being the punching bag for every ill of society: drugs, gangs, unemployment, you name it. Pushing for legislation in the area is a non-starter for any politician that wants to get reelected.
      - dsfyu404ed 7y ago
        Because bureaucratic injustice committed against (typically) rich foreigners aren't exactly high up the priority list for most Americans.
- the_svd_doctor 7y ago
  Yes. Arguably, it's not common, though. But it's certainly possible, and the reason some decide not to leave.
  - ETHisso2017 7y ago
    So... A de facto ban on exiting the country?
nneonneo 7y ago
This also bars people from leaving the country to attend conferences (an essential part of many grad students’ training), visit family or just travel - all things that many students need to do regularly. Having an expired visa is very much not a situation you want to be in.
- raverbashing 7y ago
  I wonder if the "one entry doesn't count if you're going to Canada" wildcard works for those kind of visas
  - yogenpro 7y ago
    Automatic Revalidation? Yes it works for F visas. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visa-expiration-date/auto-revalidate.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-inf...
StreamBright 7y ago
>>> The visa lets you _enter_ the country. No, the VISA gives you an opportunity to talk to border control and not to deny entry immediately. They decide if they let you in or not. For the uninformed downvoter crew: "Entering the U.S. on an employment visa may be described as a three-step process in most cases.[5] First, the employer files an application with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requesting a particular type of category visa for a specific individual.[5] If the employer's application is approved, it only authorizes the individual to apply for a visa; the approved application is not actually a visa.[5] The individual then applies for a visa and is usually interviewed at a U.S. embassy or consulate in the native country.[5] If the embassy or consulate gives the visa, the individual is then allowed to travel to the U.S.[5] At the border crossing, airport, or other point of entry into the U.S., >>>>>> the individual speaks with an officer from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ask for admission to the U.S.[5] If approved, the individual may then enter the U.S.[5] <<<<<<<" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_Stat...
fitnesshealth 7y ago
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addicted 7y ago
If you overstay the length of your Visa you also run the risk of being eliminated from any future Visa considerations,whether for work, study or tourism.
rchaud 7y ago
Is the F-1 5 years these days? In my day (~10 years ago) it was 4 years plus a 12 months work permit. If you had a paid summer internship inside of the 4 years, those months worked got deducted from your post-graduation work permit. I had 2 summer internships and a little less than 6 months on my work permit when I graduated.

ETHisso2017 7y ago

So once a student has been on a F-1 visa for more than a year, they face a risk of being barred from re-entering the US if they choose to visit their families?

occamschainsaw 7y ago
No, iirc F1 visas are usually granted for length of program plus one year (5 for a BS etc). As long as the person maintains student status with the university, traveling to and fro is permitted.
- the_svd_doctor 7y ago
  No, there is no such a rule. F-1 VISA are _typically_ granted for 5 years, but PhDs may be longer (6 or even more). Once your VISA expires, and if you go home, you need to reapply for a new one. For some (a small fraction through), VISA are granted for 1 year or are single entry. Those categories of students sometimes chose not to leave the country, for the risk of getting their VISA denied (and, hence, their whole studies and everything with it) is too high (since they got a short in the first place). This is very common thinking within Chinese or Iranian communities.
  - ETHisso2017 7y ago
    This is depressingly inhumane. Why is there no advocacy around the issue?
    - berbec 7y ago
      The current political climate has immigrants being the punching bag for every ill of society: drugs, gangs, unemployment, you name it. Pushing for legislation in the area is a non-starter for any politician that wants to get reelected.
    - dsfyu404ed 7y ago
      Because bureaucratic injustice committed against (typically) rich foreigners aren't exactly high up the priority list for most Americans.
the_svd_doctor 7y ago
Yes. Arguably, it's not common, though. But it's certainly possible, and the reason some decide not to leave.
- ETHisso2017 7y ago
  So... A de facto ban on exiting the country?

nneonneo 7y ago

This also bars people from leaving the country to attend conferences (an essential part of many grad students’ training), visit family or just travel - all things that many students need to do regularly. Having an expired visa is very much not a situation you want to be in.

raverbashing 7y ago
I wonder if the "one entry doesn't count if you're going to Canada" wildcard works for those kind of visas
- yogenpro 7y ago
  Automatic Revalidation? Yes it works for F visas. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visa-expiration-date/auto-revalidate.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-inf...

StreamBright 7y ago

>>> The visa lets you _enter_ the country. No, the VISA gives you an opportunity to talk to border control and not to deny entry immediately. They decide if they let you in or not. For the uninformed downvoter crew: "Entering the U.S. on an employment visa may be described as a three-step process in most cases.[5] First, the employer files an application with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requesting a particular type of category visa for a specific individual.[5] If the employer's application is approved, it only authorizes the individual to apply for a visa; the approved application is not actually a visa.[5] The individual then applies for a visa and is usually interviewed at a U.S. embassy or consulate in the native country.[5] If the embassy or consulate gives the visa, the individual is then allowed to travel to the U.S.[5] At the border crossing, airport, or other point of entry into the U.S., >>>>>> the individual speaks with an officer from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ask for admission to the U.S.[5] If approved, the individual may then enter the U.S.[5] <<<<<<<" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_Stat...

fitnesshealth 7y ago

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addicted 7y ago

If you overstay the length of your Visa you also run the risk of being eliminated from any future Visa considerations,whether for work, study or tourism.

rchaud 7y ago

Is the F-1 5 years these days? In my day (~10 years ago) it was 4 years plus a 12 months work permit. If you had a paid summer internship inside of the 4 years, those months worked got deducted from your post-graduation work permit. I had 2 summer internships and a little less than 6 months on my work permit when I graduated.