gchopeful2005
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Hi all,
I'm posting in this forum after a long time. I've an unrelated question about an F-1 visa. I've already posted this in the F1 forum, but I've always had good responses in this forum, so trying it here too.
I'm posting this for my sister. Unfortunately, her student visa was rejected twice. She has secured admission to a very good program here for the Fall 05 semester. However, she can not apply again till October, which will be too late for the Fall 05 semester. She was rejected as they thought she would be a potential immigrant probably because her sister (me) is in the USA as a permanent resident. This was very unexpected because she has a US tourist visa valid till 2010 and has already visited the country 3 times and gone back on time. She is now trying to get an appointment with the Consul General in the Mumbai consulate but the chances are bleak.
My question is - can she come here on a tourist visa and then try to convert to F-1 status in the US consulates in Mexico or Canada? Has any one tried for that? She has nothing to lose any way if her visa gets denied. But can she at least get an apoointment?
I'm going to try to talk to some reputed lawyer about this. Has any one directly worked with Rajiv? Does he do an email or phone consultation? Does any one know how much he would charge?
Thanks a lot!
I'm posting in this forum after a long time. I've an unrelated question about an F-1 visa. I've already posted this in the F1 forum, but I've always had good responses in this forum, so trying it here too.
I'm posting this for my sister. Unfortunately, her student visa was rejected twice. She has secured admission to a very good program here for the Fall 05 semester. However, she can not apply again till October, which will be too late for the Fall 05 semester. She was rejected as they thought she would be a potential immigrant probably because her sister (me) is in the USA as a permanent resident. This was very unexpected because she has a US tourist visa valid till 2010 and has already visited the country 3 times and gone back on time. She is now trying to get an appointment with the Consul General in the Mumbai consulate but the chances are bleak.
My question is - can she come here on a tourist visa and then try to convert to F-1 status in the US consulates in Mexico or Canada? Has any one tried for that? She has nothing to lose any way if her visa gets denied. But can she at least get an apoointment?
I'm going to try to talk to some reputed lawyer about this. Has any one directly worked with Rajiv? Does he do an email or phone consultation? Does any one know how much he would charge?
Thanks a lot!