Wise advice on how to maintain your F-1 visa status and what to do if you discover you inadvertently fell out of status.
Visa regulations restrict employment to on-campus jobs and approved practical training in your academic program, so how do you advance in your professional career on the student visa?
Practical helps on adapting to everyday life in the U.S., like how to open bank accounts, find medical services, use public transportation, or get a drivers license.
Traveling out of the U.S. is easy, but getting back into the U.S. requires preparing the right papers in advance. Don’t get stuck on the outside looking in.
The legal spouse or a minor child (under age 21) of an F-1 student is permitted an F-2 visa, but the student must show the ability to financially support family members.
Here is information about banking, paying taxes and finding immigration attorneys.
The F-1 visa expires upon the completion of coursework, so students must make plans in advance if they want to apply for OPT, move to the next level degree program or change to another visa status.
What is OPT? Who is my DSO? What does ESL mean? Americans are good at abbreviating titles, so this index will help you understand the lingo.
Quick links to forms and instructions for current international students needing services.
Information is power. Detailed information about all the unique aspects of being an F-1 international student at Eastern University.
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