Multiple Visas in Passport and Status Change

[prs_013]

Hello,
My wife was here on a H4. After getting admission to an university here, she went to India and got a F-1 visa stamped. She also got a letter stating that she cannot use the F-1 earlier than 30 days of the program's start date. Since her H4 visa was still valid, she was able to enter using that visa to the US. Now, when she contacted the university's international affairs, they say that her F-1 is no longer valid since she came in using the H-4. We thought that she could get the status changed by sending the relevant documents to the INS.
Does anyone have any experience in this regard? Will she have to re-do her F-1 process all over again?

Thanks,
Prs.

[aeinstein2001]

To my best of knowledge Yes she has to redo all the process again
when you are on a visa category it is current visa category one holds is valid

so since she entered the country on a H4 visa that means she is still on H4 she would have been accepted at the university if she entered the country on a F1

since she is already with you and i dont think it will be a problem to apply for university all over again
Hope this helps
Aneesh.