Maintaining F1 visa status.- Please help Urgent.

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sameer485

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Hi All,

I need a favor from you guys, Please advice...

I have an F1 visa for Spring 2004 and now Im in US but due to some unavoidable reasons I have to go back to India without joining this semester. I want to maintain my F1 status so that I can continue in next semester.

My question is
1) How should I proceed in order to maintain my F1-visa status.
2) Whether to let the university know about my intentions. Is it legal if I don’t give my I-20 back to the university this semester and join the same university next semester.

Please suggest what at are best possible options I have.

Thanks in Advance.
Samee
 
Please contact International advior for your school. She is the best person to answer this question. I think there is a provision to skip a semester.
 
You can ask the International Office to give you a new I-20 for the semester u want to come back. They will do that right away as you were accepted once for the Univ.

Then u can go back to INDIA with no problem and come back. I know this as my friend as been thru this process.

-Satish.
 
same case

hi satish,

I'm on F1 since Fall 2006 & nnow i want to intern in switzerland for 6 months fmr July-Dec '07.

On checking with my school's international office,it seesm i dont have to get a new F1 visa..but on checking online on forums ,websites,etc it seems i have to get anew F1 if i stay out of US for more than 5 months.

please help..
if i need to apply for a new visa,will it be like aplying fresh or a simpler process?

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-shrikanth
shrikanth.p@gmail.com
 
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