How to transfer a US tourist visa to a f 1 visa?

You must declare to the immigration officer when you enter the country that you are willing to study in the United States, otherwise you cannot transfer your visa.

The stay time of all visas entering the United States is determined by the US Customs. At present, the B visa is generally valid for one year, but the stay time of each entry should be arranged according to the individual's itinerary. Generally speaking, the longest visa for sightseeing or visiting relatives can be 6 months (in fact, the latest visa for visiting relatives is only 3 months or even 1 month). It often happens when you continue to apply for a visit visa after visiting relatives in the United States. The stay time given by a general business visa is 1-3 months. Therefore, if the holders of Class B visas want to stay in the United States for a long time, they must change their status. After the applicant arrives in the United States, he must choose a suitable school and strive to obtain the admission permit of the school, and then apply to the Immigration Bureau for change of identity through the school's foreign student consultant or immigration lawyer.

But B- 1 and B-2 are visas for short-term business visits and sightseeing visits to the United States. As the name implies, the condition of this visa is a short-term business visit or sightseeing visit, and then return to your own country. If a holder of a B- 1/B-2 visa needs to apply for changing another identity in the United States due to changes in circumstances, he must first prove to the Immigration Bureau that he did not attempt to change another identity when obtaining a B- 1/B-2 visa, that is, he had a premeditated intention and did not cheat the American consulate. If a foreigner holding such a short-term visit visa submits an application for changing his identity as soon as he enters the United States, he will be considered by the Immigration Bureau as deliberately deceiving the consulate and the Immigration Bureau. Therefore, even if it is necessary to change your identity in the United States because of changes in circumstances, the application for such change of identity must be submitted after coming to the United States for a period of time, otherwise it will be rejected by the Immigration Bureau.

Second, even if B-2 visa holders are successfully transferred to other non-immigrant status through the US Immigration Service, once they leave the country and need to return to the United States in the future, they must also apply for a visa from the US Consulate. It will be particularly difficult to apply for a visa at this time, because the previous visa records will show that he went to the United States with a B- 1/B-2 visa, and he can only stay in the United States after changing another visa. At this time, he must prove to the American consulate official that he did not intend to change his identity in the United States when he obtained the B- 1/B-2 visa, but that the situation changed or there were other reasons that led him to change his identity in the United States.

Third, it will affect the visas for the families of people who change their status to come to the United States. Although the original B-2 visa holder changed his identity in the United States, the consulate will know the fact that the original B-2 visa holder changed his identity in the United States when his family applies for a visa to the United States, so it is often difficult for his family to get approval when applying for a visa to the United States for the above reasons.

Therefore, in principle, entry with B2 visa can indeed be changed to F 1 visa. However, many high school students and even primary school students once entered the country in the name of tourism, and after arriving in the United States, they entered schools and became student visas. Therefore, the new regulations of the US Consulate require that all people who want to change to F 1 visa after entering the United States with a B visa must declare their willingness to study in the United States at the time of entry, otherwise they cannot change their visas. This effectively put an end to some of the above cheating behaviors.

Although some people are not admitted, they want to interview or contact American universities, so they can only enter the country with B2 visas. The U.S. Consulate advises these people to express their intention directly to the visa officer when applying for a visa. The visa officer can indicate "prospective student" on the B2 visa, and the immigration officer will change it to F 1 visa accordingly after entering the country.

In addition, students who change from visa B to visa F 1 must sign the back of the I-20 form before leaving the United States, otherwise they will only get a 30-day stay when they re-enter. Therefore, it is suggested that international students go to the student counseling office to consult what materials need to be prepared before leaving the country, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.