Hi All,
I was on H1 visa from Oct 2008. However, I was laid off from my employment and my employment termination was in May 2009. I applied to a Masters program and I have been admitted to it for the Fall semester 2009 starting Sep 2009. I now want to apply for a change of status from H1 to F1. I understand that it can be done in two ways; either applying from within the United States or going to my home country and applying for a fresh F1 visa.
I was wondering what would be better to do for my case or where do I have a better chance of getting an F1 visa. Is there a risk for applying for change of status from within the US?? Is it better that I go back to my home country and then apply for a new F1 visa???
Please help and let me know your experiences if you have gone through the same situation as mine.
Thanks in advance,
I was on H1 visa from Oct 2008. However, I was laid off from my employment and my employment termination was in May 2009. I applied to a Masters program and I have been admitted to it for the Fall semester 2009 starting Sep 2009. I now want to apply for a change of status from H1 to F1. I understand that it can be done in two ways; either applying from within the United States or going to my home country and applying for a fresh F1 visa.
I was wondering what would be better to do for my case or where do I have a better chance of getting an F1 visa. Is there a risk for applying for change of status from within the US?? Is it better that I go back to my home country and then apply for a new F1 visa???
Please help and let me know your experiences if you have gone through the same situation as mine.
Thanks in advance,
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