Can junior high school students study in the United States? Can parents accompany you?

Middle school students go to the United States to study, and their parents can't accompany them. Visa officers will think that their independence is poor and refuse to sign international students, but they can apply for visiting visas or tourist visas. If they want to stay in the United States for a long time, they can apply for a job exchange visa.

Guide to obtaining a work visa in the United States:

H- 1B work visa

The H- 1B visa is designed for professionals with bachelor degree or above to engage in professional work in the United States. According to 1990 Immigration Reform Act, the number of H- 1B visas is 65,000 per year. Applicants must meet the following two conditions before they can apply for an H- 1B visa, including the need for professionals for their work; The applicant meets the professional requirements.

First, professional requirements. According to the immigration law, a major refers to a job that only professionals with at least a bachelor's degree can do. Professional positions must meet one of the following conditions:

The minimum requirement for this job is a bachelor degree; The industry generally requires employees to have a bachelor's degree, or the work is extremely complicated or unique, and only a professional degree can be competent; Employers usually require practitioners to have professional degrees; A job is very complicated, which requires a bachelor's degree or above and enough knowledge to do it.

Second, the application procedure. The application of H- 1B is divided into two steps. First, the applicant's company must submit the 9035 form to the Ministry of Labor to prove that the applicant's salary will not be lower than that of similar workers in the United States; When the applicant applied, the company did not strike and other activities; The applicant's working conditions are the same as those of similar workers in the United States; The company has informed the trade union that the applicant's application has been reported to the Ministry of Labor. If there is no trade union in the company, it will be announced within the company.

Once the 9035 form is approved, the applicant can apply to the Immigration Bureau through the company where he works. Generally speaking, it takes two weeks for the 9035 form and four weeks for the immigration office.

3. Delay, change of work unit and others. H- 1B is valid for three years for the first time. After the expiration of three years, you can apply for an extension of another three years, one to six years. H- 1 status can continue to work for 240 days during the period when an extension has been applied for but not approved.

You need to apply for a new H- 1B in the following situations:

Convert a new work unit; Although working in the original unit, but changed to a new job; Significant changes have taken place in working conditions and wages; The work unit is merged with other companies to form a new unit; Transfer from one subsidiary of the original company to another subsidiary. You don't need to apply for a new H- 1B in the following situations: transfer from one department to another; Change the name of the work unit; Change the owner of the work unit; Change of work place.

OPT: internship visa for American graduates

Students who have graduated from American institutions of higher learning can find work practice units in related professional fields. You can keep your student status of F 1 during the internship period, and you can apply for an H- 1B visa during the internship period, that is, you can apply for immigration by changing your student status into a work status. In the past, the period of OPT visa was 12 months, which means that if they want to apply for immigration, you need to get an H- 1B visa within 12 months. Before the project, if you study science, technology, engineering or mathematics, it can be extended to 29 months, but other majors are usually 12 months. After the OPT visa ends, you have two months to pack up and go back to China.

It should be noted that for newly graduated students, no matter what major they study, the OPT visa they apply for is always 12 months, except for students majoring in science and technology, engineering and mathematics who can apply for an extension of 17 months in the first OPT state, so the OPT time is 29 months in total. When applying for extension, the applicant needs to be employed by an American employer and work in a field directly related to his major.