Have B2, quit my job, became a grad student, problems crossing? Do I need to get new B2 visa?

**salmonito** · 23rd September 2011, 06:19 PM

Hi All,

Please help with advice/opinion. I got B2 last year while I was working in a good company. I entered US many times on that visa from Canada. Now I quit my job and do full time graduate school study. Question is, at the border they ask: "what you do for work?", now I will say, I am a grad student... Will there be a problem? Was the visa issued on the grounds of having the job or is it independent? Would you advice to carry the letter of enrollment with me? I go to US every two-three weeks to visit my girlfriend, so it is very important that I can go repeatedly.

Thanks a lot.

**nkm-oct23** · 23rd September 2011, 06:59 PM

once a US visitor visa is issued, Your employment status does not affect the visa.

**BigJoe5** · 23rd September 2011, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by salmonito

Hi All,

Please help with advice/opinion. I got B2 last year while I was working in a good company. I entered US many times on that visa from Canada. Now I quit my job and do full time graduate school study. Question is, at the border they ask: "what you do for work?", now I will say, I am a grad student... Will there be a problem? Was the visa issued on the grounds of having the job or is it independent? Would you advice to carry the letter of enrollment with me? I go to US every two-three weeks to visit my girlfriend, so it is very important that I can go repeatedly.

Thanks a lot.

You are a grad student in Canada, right? You live in Canada? Are you Canadian? So, you still have ties to home, right?

**salmonito** · 24th September 2011, 10:48 AM

Thank you for replies, I am Canadian permanent resident.

**BigJoe5** · 24th September 2011, 11:23 AM

Landed immigrants have an easier time crossing the border BUT also have a high rate of remaining beyond authorized period of admission and often do as Canadians do and illegally try to "live in the U.S." without going through the proper legal channels.

That said, guard against those perceptions. At the very least carry your valid and current school ID and be sure not to over pack your luggage. A person on a weekend trip to visit a girlfriend should NOT be bringing all their most precious worldly possessions, vital records, resume (or CV), and should NOT have a U.S. issued ID.

Think carefully, act accordingly.