F-2 or F-1? Urgent help needed!

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pbhn

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Hello All,

My husband is in the US and is in the F-1 CPT (he is doing his PhD). We have been married for 6 months now and I am thinking to apply for a F-2 visa because he is going to take time to complete his studies. I had applied for a B-2 visa(before marriage) to visit him in the US a year back but was given 214(b) instead. So I am little reluctant to apply again after that rejection.

I work in an IT company and have a good qualification. Probably the reason they rejected my visa earlier. I want to apply for an F-2 visa since we have not been able to stay together since our marriage even for a week, so I have planned to take a sabbatical from my company to go and visit him. Also he is alone and we have no family there so just want to support him for a couple of months.

What should be my plan of action? Should I go for F2? Or should I go for F-1(already has an admit but in a different US state as my husband so I was not sure to go for it) for spring semester? F-1 is an option for me since we will be able to see each other atleast once a month.

I would be very grateful if anyone can help me out!

Thanks!
PB
 
F2 would be better because it is linked to your husband who has a valid status.
it is rare to be denied F2 visa unless there is an obvious problem.
 
Go for the F2, it would be faster and easier to get than F1. Remember the F1 would require getting accepted to a US school and showing proof of ability to pay, whereas for F2 you only need to show that your spouse has a valid F1.

If you later want to study, you can apply to switch to F1 within the US.
 
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