Dear Abujaniv,

Is my child's father my relative? We are not married, just co-parents. What option on the D-160 form do i pick: Other Relative, Friend OR Other?

I am about to apply for F1 visa for myself and F2 for my child. Last year, i executed a change of surname for my child - she bore my surname from birth but now bears her father’s (we are co-parents...not married). She had a B1/B2 visa before the name change, but her birth certificate and international passport have now been re-issued in the new name. What additional documents should i take along with respect to the change of name?

Hello Abujaniv, is it true that a F-1 visa application should not be made until a month to resumption date of the school? Eg School resumes in August and i am being advised to schedule a visa interview date for July and not earlier. Is this true?

Dear VO, the B1/B2 2yr-visas of my daughter (now 8 yrs old) and I expired in Aug 2016, and i am preparing to renew them this month. I did a change of name for my daughter, and a passport in her new name was issued recently. The name change was from bearing my surname which she had borne from birth, to bearing her father' surname...i'm a single mom. 1. Can we still use the DropBox route or does the name change necessitate an interview. 2. Will the old passport bearing her expired US visa be demanded for the renewal? (Please note that to prevent her from carrying two valid passports in 2 different names, the Passport Office retained the old passport upon issuing the new one, but the old Passport No. is stated somewhere on the new one for reference purposes). Kindly advice. Thank you.

Hello VO,

My passport will expire in June 2019 and i intend apply for a F-1 visa for a 2-year program commencing August this year. This would mean that
the validity period of my passport would be less (by a few months) than my intended period of stay in the US. What are the implications of using this passport for this F-1 application? What would you recommend?

Hello VO,

I intend to apply for an F-1 visa against studying from Fall this year, and will be going with my child (who i see will have to apply for F-2 visa). Since she will be in school during the period of our stay in the US, will she need her own I-20 and sevis documents to apply? From reading this thread i have confirmed the documents i will need for my F1. What would i need for her F2?

I intend to apply for an F-1 visa against studying from Fall this year, and will be going with my child (who i see will have to apply for F-2 visa). Since she will be in school during the period of our stay in the US, will she need her own I-20 and sevis documents to apply? From reading this thread i have confirmed the documents i will need for my F1. What would i need for her F2?