Do American immigrant children have to be students after 2 1 year old?

2 1 year-old continues to maintain legal non-immigrant status: many parents with H- 1B, F- 1 or L- 1 usually take their children to study in the United States as H-4, F-2 or L-2 for the sake of their children's future.

In the United States, when a person reaches the age of 2 1 year, he is an adult, and he can no longer rely on his parents, nor can he continue to maintain his identity as H-4, F-2 or L-2. At this time, parents should be vigilant. Before the children reach the age of 2 1 year, they must apply to the immigration office to change their status. If the child is still studying, he can apply to change to an F- 1 student or B-2 tourist visa.

So if you apply before 2 1 year-old, you can apply to change to an F- 1 student or a B-2 tourist visa. You don't have to be a student.