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Change of Status

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• United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adjudicate the application for the change to F-1 status, based on the same requirements for applicant applying for F-1 status. “Non-immigrants with C, D, K, or M visa or those who entered the United States under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program, cannot change to F-1 Status in the US.
• Non-immigrants in J status with 2-year home country physical-presence requirement may not change status in US.”
• There are two ways to apply for change of status:
  
  1. You may leave the United States and apply for a new F-1 visa at the US embassy in your county and reenter the US with the proper documentation.
  2. You may apply for change of non-immigrant status with the United States Immigration Citizenship and Immigration Services. Prospective students wishing to apply for change of status in the United States, contact International Student Services at (919)530-7492.