alhajiwasiu55:
the name of the community college and state?

I do not think so. Even USCIS website stated clearly that B2 visa can be changed to f1 provided the conditions are met.....
Besides, I wonder why she will stress herself coming back to Nigeria with a baby for the sake of changing a visa to f1, something that can be done right in the US, provided all conditions are satisfied.
Check very well on USCIS website, u will see where it is stated that a visitor visa can be changed to student visa right there in the US.
However, my wife wasn't travelling to the US for the first time. It was her third trip now, and she never over stayed in any of her trips.
I also know thousands of illegal immigrants who are in the US for years, a lot of illegal immigrants families without papers, and they are living averagely much better than us in Nigeria. They drive around right in the US, they work ( even without papers) and their kids even attends schools. They even rent houses from private home owners while some shares apartment.
US are not that keen on looking for who are legal or illegal immigrants. So far u stay out of trouble.
Even, the VO"s that are issuing visas knows many people /families who are issued visas won't come back to nigeria. I have a friend who relocated to the US few months ago in Texas and he earns 10$/hour tax free. So this thing is not as hard as people are taking it here. Many of you that are contributing here went to the US to study, and knowing within u that even after your studies, u won't return home, many of u will look for a way to manouver and change status and eventually acquire the GreenCard, otherwise, why don't u all stay back home and do your Masters programme here in Nigeria. We got good universities here too.
In summary, US is a land of opportunities, and u can be sure that even if u re there, u might not be rich, but u will be comfortable, u can rent a house, drive a car (in some states) and earn as little as 500 dollars a week.
Above is my view......let's not see US as if its heaven where one cant find its ways.

You knew all these, yet you still came on here to ask for advise? I guess you were not prepared to hear the answers we gave you. Yea, the kids will go to school until college when they're asked to either produce a green card, US passport or F-1 visa.

Anyways, your family your choice. Goodluck sir.

MsNas:

You knew all these, yet you still came on here to ask for advise? I guess you were not prepared to hear the answers we gave you. Yea, the kids will go to school until college when they're asked to either produce a green card, US passport or F-1 visa.

Anyways, your family your choice. Goodluck sir.

Thanks alot

How can I obtain F-1 or M-1 status?
If you currently hold B-1 or B-2 nonimmigrant status and would like to enroll in classes, you may apply for a change of status to F-1 or M-1, as appropriate, if:

You have not yet enrolled in classes
Your current status has not expired
You have not engaged in unauthorized employment 
To change your nonimmigrant status from B-1/B-2 to F-1 or M-1, you must file an Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-539), and include the required fee and documents listed in the filing instructions. 

Please Note:

If you enroll in classes before USCIS approves your Form I-539, you will be ineligible to change your nonimmigrant status from B to F or M.
If you are applying to extend your B-1/B-2 stay and you have already enrolled in classes, USCIS cannot approve your B-1/B-2 extension because of the status violation.

Note:

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chuksproxy:
Helo peepz am jst speechless @ d moment. God is alive fellas... It happened as it was meant to..

Thanks first to my Maker. Baba God he did it like he's been doing it.

Thanks to the big boss's dem in d ouz... Darklight...u re a tru broda..bigfracis21.. U re indeed a guardian..walspring d straight forward tutor..i hail. Warryboi..funny and intelligent.. Danjaninja...u r an erudite gentleman cant 4gt 2 mntion a gud faithful and dearest frend..kenny ronny.. And d choleric frend,,,bro slimmy.. Dis peeps head re involved in various ways..dey assisted me,,jst lyk deyve been doing for odas.. And d oda fellows in d house.. U all are valid and helpful,,all ur posts helped and is still helping. God bless u all.


Pls frends anoda ?s. D lady who interviewed me wrote down 'embassy pickup @ 1pm 6january' she didn't circle or underline 'dhl @ wuse'. She said my school wld be resuming soon so i shld come tomorrow and pickup my passport.... Sorry fellas. Dse dis mean i shld cme and pick dis up @ us embassy?? Or were pls i didn't get her clearly. Plss ur comments are realy valid

Congrats and enjoy your stay in Obamaland..

Are you still in Abuja or do you based in Abuja

Lemme know ASAP

Changing of status from B1B2 to F1 is 1000% possible
It is very possible to do that. All you need to do is go to the Admission Department of the University to fill application for admission and talk to the Admission Counsellor/Advisor. The admission Counsellor/Advisor should be able to give you acceptance letter if you demonstrate you have the financial ability to pay for your education. After proving your financial capabilty to pay your tuition, the Admission Counsellor will issue what is call Form I-20 which will then be forwarded to Homeland Security/Customs, Enforcement and Immigration Services for change of Status from your B1/B2 Visa to F1 Students Visa. It takes only 21 days to process.

This has been done by a lot of Nigerians while I was in school. I have seen it done many times. I have seen Nigerian in their 40s did this just to remain in U.S because it is the easiest ways for many people to study or remain in the U.S.[/quote]

warriboy21:


Yes I started working fr September o.... Hope my tax refund go reach 1k from d 20hrs per week work sha

Lol funny man

You like $$$$ no be small, if nah daily contribution you dey do self Shey e go don reach 1k since September

you filed with your school. A friend got $35

Lwkmd... Weytin $35 wan do for the person body

jah101 congrats welcome to the land of the free and brave, its a good thing

Walspring:


Lwkmd... Weytin $35 wan do for the person body

thats 18 gallons of fuel

alhajiwasiu55:
the name of the community college and state?
I do not think so. Even USCIS website stated clearly that B2 visa can be changed to f1 provided the conditions are met.....
Besides, I wonder why she will stress herself coming back to Nigeria with a baby for the sake of changing a visa to f1, something that can be done right in the US, provided all conditions are satisfied.
Check very well on USCIS website, u will see where it is stated that a visitor visa can be changed to student visa right there in the US.
However, my wife wasn't travelling to the US for the first time. It was her third trip now, and she never over stayed in any of her trips.
I also know thousands of illegal immigrants who are in the US for years, a lot of illegal immigrants families without papers, and they are living averagely much better than us in Nigeria. They drive around right in the US, they work ( even without papers) and their kids even attends schools. They even rent houses from private home owners while some shares apartment.
US are not that keen on looking for who are legal or illegal immigrants. So far u stay out of trouble.
Even, the VO"s that are issuing visas knows many people /families who are issued visas won't come back to nigeria. I have a friend who relocated to the US few months ago in Texas and he earns 10$/hour tax free. So this thing is not as hard as people are taking it here. Many of you that are contributing here went to the US to study, and knowing within u that even after your studies, u won't return home, many of u will look for a way to manouver and change status and eventually acquire the GreenCard, otherwise, why don't u all stay back home and do your Masters programme here in Nigeria. We got good universities here too.
In summary, US is a land of opportunities, and u can be sure that even if u re there, u might not be rich, but u will be comfortable, u can rent a house, drive a car (in some states) and earn as little as 500 dollars a week.
Above is my view......let's not see US as if its heaven where one cant find its ways.

Basic fact- From your post it's logically clear to conclude that the woman in question is not your wife and I think you're an 'agent'. You seem to know so much about the cosy life style in the U.S. and how to change visa status to F1 but yet you came here to seek help like a novice.lol
Please before you push the innocent woman and her kid to the street in search of the comfortable U.S. opportunities from your euphoria standpoint. Ensure you tell her the truth - there's no state she can earn $500 per week especially as an undocumented person and F1 status can only allow her work 20hrs per wk. Good luck!!!

amanze15:
jah101 congrats welcome to the land of the free and brave, its a good thing

Thank you Bro

alhajiwasiu55:

She actually suggested going back home to apply for a f1 visa but the school insisted no need at all that they will have her status changed to f1. The school gave assurance. Can't the school be right ?

The school is not helping. Changing of status takes lot of time and by then, she would have violated her current status.

jah101:

Thank you Bro

Congrats man!

tunedhey:
Abeg, anyone in Illinois, Macomb.. Holla abeg.

Man dey here ooo with my guys

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Walspring:


Lol funny man

You like $$$$ no be small, if nah daily contribution you dey do self Shey e go don reach 1k since September

Lol yes na

Good day my people, pls what are the likely questions that would be asked at the port of entry (POE). Also do they request for any documents? If yes what are the documents? Thanks, may God bless us all.

@asadiaboymma Please check your mail, I just responded.
Sorry for the lateness

wiseman2392:
Good day my people, pls what are the likely questions that would be asked at the port of entry (POE). Also do they request for any documents? If yes what are the documents? Thanks, may God bless us all.

It's good to get all your document ready. Keep them in your hand-luggage or backpack not anywhere else . But I remember I was asked my passport (plus visa ofcourse), I-20, proof of sevis payment, admission letter, then they took my bio-data (basically fingerprint and snapshot). Getting your I-901 handy is also good.

People should please check me on this

Please does anyone know of any university that requires a CGPA of about 2.5/4.0 for Masters of Information technology. It would be nice if the university also accepts WES evaluation. Thank you.

Dot1:

It's good to get all your document ready. Keep them in your hand-luggage or backpack not anywhere else . But I remember I was asked my passport (plus visa ofcourse), I-20, proof of sevis payment, admission letter, then they took my bio-data (basically fingerprint and snapshot). Getting your I-901 handy is also good.
People should please check me on this

Thank u very much. May God mercy find you in your endeavour.

Dot1:
Please does anyone know of any university that requires a CGPA of about 2.5/4.0 for Masters of Information technology. It would be nice if the university also accepts WES evaluation. Thank you.

more than 150 universities are willing to get you admitted with 2.67/5 even without the glorified "WES" evaluation, if not requested of you to evaluate your CGPA, you don't have to have it evaluated by WES #fact the following steps are pivotal in you getting admitted;
1. take at least two standardized tests(TOEFL/GRE) to boaster your application
2. make use of the greatest search engine google.com to look for schools you have heard or seen.
3. contact them through sending them emails constantly, inquire from them anything even to asking if there are restrooms on walkways
goodluck bros

jah101 i go nee kULI KULI o, i no know as your plan go be, i go pay for posting when you reach here

LUCAS99:


You're kidding right... You can't compare computer science with engineering.

Engineering, Physics & Math are the most difficult in any University in the United States.

Bros, don't you think its way better to backup your statement with some facts? While comparing Computer Science to other STEM majors may seem like apples to oranges, there is a simple way of measuring difficulty and its called the attrition rate. Attrition rate is simply a measure of the number of those who fail/dropout from that program.

According to the U.S. Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics, about half of bachelor’s degree candidates in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) leave the field before completing a college degree. You will find the report here:
- https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/11/27/study-tracks-attrition-rates-stem-majors

According to that same report, of those who leave STEM majors, "The attrition rate was highest for bachelor's degree candidates who declared a major in computer/information sciences and for associate degree candidates who declared a major in mathematics.

Bros, you see am? In terms of those who dropped out, Computer Science is number one and mathematics, not even engineering, is number two. If you have any data to dispute the U.S department of education, please put it here and i will learn from you.

P.s: I studied Electrical Engineering for my undergrad and I am currently doing an Msc in Computer Science, so trust me, I know what am talking about. I will not go into the complexity involved in computer science,just know its difficult. And please be aware, computer science is not just about programming.

LUCAS99:
Dear forumites I received my State ID in the mail last week but I noticed something unusual. I checked the expiration date and noticed that my State ID is valid for only one year { It expires on the same date my Form I-20 expires}. When I checked my siblings ID I noticed that there state ID is valid for seven years. The one thing I can think of is maybe because they are immigrants and I am a non-immigrant.

Is this rule only applicable in Charlotte North Carolina and does anybody have similar experiences.

Ojap, Imperiouxx, Msnas, bigfrancis21, Walspring, Slimmy05, DARKLIGHT, Zeezahbee and other forumites your inputs are highly appreciated.

I think it depends on the state. Am a student and I just got my state id as well. It expires in 2021. Thats 7 years of validity. Am i lucky? i dont know.

LUCAS99:


Yes the $2,000+ tax refund include the one gotten for educational credit. I got $1000 as a result of the educational credit. Then I got an additional $1000+ from Federal and State Taxes withheld.

You can only receive a refund equal to the sum of the Federal and State Taxes withheld from all your paycheck.

As you know you cannot receive refunds for Social Security Taxes and Medicare taxes withheld. I had about $600 withheld for Social Security Taxes and an additional $200+ for Medicare taxes but you cannot be able to get those social security benefits until you are retired and/or you are at least 65 years old.

Boss, hold up. How do you make all this money? Do you have a GA? or do you just do the usual work study of 20hr/week?

Dot1:
Please does anyone know of any university that requires a CGPA of about 2.5/4.0 for Masters of Information technology. It would be nice if the university also accepts WES evaluation. Thank you.

try troy uni and valparaiso but dat pesin shud do gre n toefl and with a strong sop...for valparaiso de wil surely admit u but u must maintain a gpa of 3.0 for d ist semster inorder to continue

...una w8 o

who is always that slimmy 1 guest viewing dis thread since 2days ago

pls no guest alowed

eeh i no fit laf o

anyways wish u guz succes in ur interview and dos of u dat are already ere pls we need ur travel transcript..pls u guz owe d house dat...enjoy ur stay sha

tunedhey:
Abeg, anyone in Illinois, Macomb.. Holla abeg.

Congratulation. So finally you made it with western illinois unniversity? Lucky you.

DanjaNinja:


Bros, don't you think its way better to backup your statement with some facts? While comparing Computer Science to other STEM majors may seem like apples to oranges, there is a simple way of measuring difficulty and its called the attrition rate. Attrition rate is simply a measure of the number of those who fail/dropout from that program.

According to the U.S. Education Department’s National Center for Education Statistics, about half of bachelor’s degree candidates in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) leave the field before completing a college degree. You will find the report here:
- https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/11/27/study-tracks-attrition-rates-stem-majors

According to that same report, of those who leave STEM majors, "The attrition rate was highest for bachelor's degree candidates who declared a major in computer/information sciences and for associate degree candidates who declared a major in mathematics.

Bros, you see am? In terms of those who dropped out, Computer Science is number one and mathematics, not even engineering, is number two. If you have any data to dispute the U.S department of education, please put it here and i will learn from you.

P.s: I studied Electrical Engineering for my undergrad and I am currently doing an Msc in Computer Science, so trust me, I know what am talking about. I will not go into the complexity involved in computer science,just know its difficult. And please be aware, computer science is not just about programming.

I have taken both courses and I know which is more difficult. I guess you are more of a computer geek and I am more of a math wiz. Regardless I don't want to start going back and forth with you on issue but since you believe that computer science is generally more difficult than Engineering, Physics & Math then good for you...

DanjaNinja:


I think it depends on the state. Am a student and I just got my state id as well. It expires in 2021. Thats 7 years of validity. Am i lucky? i dont know.

I guess it depends on the state. Most students here including me were issued State ID based on the validity of their I-20. Their State ID only lasts for the duration of their program except Imperiouxx who obtained his State ID in New Mexico. Besides what city & state are you in?