Does f2 visa interview need f1?

f2 visa: f2 is a student's spouse escort visa

First of all, the applicant needs to be the spouse of the f1 visa holder, so he must have a marriage certificate.

Second, the purpose of the applicant going to the United States should be to accompany the f1 visa holder and take care of his or her daily life, so the f2 visa holder is not allowed to study or work in the United States;

Thirdly, f2 applicants should also hold the i2 (issued by schools with f1 applicants) applied for by f1 when interviewing; Fourthly, f2 can get a visa together with f1, that is, carry a visa; However, you can wait for f1 to go to the United States to sign this article by yourself, and edit and sort it out by going to study abroad together. Please keep the source.

(1) Features of the f-1 visa

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1 visa is a kind of visa issued to foreign students studying full-time in schools recognized by the US government. These schools can be universities, colleges, professional schools, primary and secondary schools, technical or vocational schools, and

language schools recognized by the US government. Foreign students studying in these schools are engaged in formal study for a long time, with the aim of completing their studies and obtaining degrees, diplomas or academic certificates.

The visa is valid for a long period, usually five years. Once you enter the United States with this visa, you can stay for up to eight years as long as you maintain your registered student status. Moreover, if there are no special circumstances, the visa need not be extended.

during the validity period, the visa is free to enter and leave the United States, as long as it does not interrupt your studies, and there is no restriction on the time of entry and exit.

You can take your family with you to the United States,

You can work for a limited time, or you can apply for a work permit from the immigration office.

If for health or academic reasons, you can reduce the number of courses or school hours, you don't need to study full-time, and you still keep your student visa, and you don't need to apply for permission from the immigration office, as long as you have written approval from a full-time official of the school.

If you have graduated from a university or above, and then apply for a green card through a professional immigrant, you have more advantages than other non-immigrant visas.

(II) U.S. government restrictions on f-1 visas

f-1 student visa holders are required to show their visas and i-2 forms when entering the country. It is on the basis of these two documents that immigration officers at border ports allow entry and determine the duration of stay in the United States. When entering the country with an f-1 visa, its i-94 entry card generally < P > only indicates the entry date, and there is no expiration date. Generally, the expiration date is only signed with a d/s, indicating that the holder is in the study duration of registered students. The end of the study duration is the expiration date of their visa or identity. F-

1 visa holders can keep their registered student status for up to 5 years, and their i-94 cards can be valid for up to 8 years after entry. Moreover, the validity period is continuous, and it is not

necessary to apply for extension in the middle.

Any official school recognized by the government in the United States must apply to the Immigration Bureau if it wants to enroll foreign students. If it is approved, it will be qualified to issue i-2 form < P > (qualification certificate) authorized by the Immigration Bureau. Moreover, at least one designated official recognized by the Immigration Bureau and embassies and consulates is responsible for handling foreign students' affairs. This official is called the "school Commissioner", and Chinese students are generally called "student consultants". It is difficult for the Immigration Bureau to directly manage hundreds of thousands of foreign students across the country, so students' identity-related affairs are directly managed by this student consultant. Another basic duty of the student adviser is to report the

student's situation to the Immigration Bureau regularly or irregularly, such as whether the student continues to register at school, whether he has an illegal job, whether he is studying full-time, whether he has transferred to another school, etc., so that the Immigration Bureau can routinely grasp the student's situation, or make decisions or punishments when the student violates the regulations, such as revoking the visa or even ordering him to leave the country.

(III) Regulations on Work

With an f-1 student visa, the jobs that can be engaged according to the regulations are:

On-campus work. Jobs provided by schools or other institutions serving schools, such as cafeterias and small shops. However, those who have business relations with the school do not belong to this scope, such as building dormitories and post offices on campus for the school. The working hours are no more than 2 hours per week, but they can work full-time on holidays, and the work on campus does not need to be approved by the Immigration Bureau.

a job as a scholarship. If you get a scholarship or grant, but only if you undertake a certain job or part of it. In this case, even if the place of work is off campus, it is not necessary to obtain the approval of the immigration bureau.

special work outside school. This kind of work is limited to employers who participate in the pilot research program. The employer can only apply to the Ministry of Labor for hiring foreign students if he cannot hire suitable American workers for 6 consecutive days. Generally, as long as the employed students are good at their studies, they can apply for approval from the student adviser, and they do not need to be approved by the immigration bureau.