Maintaining status means you follow all regulations and reporting requirements for your immigration status. Your status is determined by the last time you entered the country, or by the result of a ...

USCIS reviews applications based on an applicant’s ability to document and justify a change of intent after arrival to the United States. Applications are approved at the discretion of the USCIS ...

DOS has introduced the online “Visa Status Check,” which allows both immigrant and nonimmigrant applicants to check the status of their cases at the Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC).

International students, who commonly have what is known as an F-1 visa, are authorized to enter the U.S. to pursue full-time academic degrees at accredited institutions, certified by the Student and ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has indicated it could start terminating a person’s legal status because of visa revocation. An internal memo to all Student and Exchange Visitor Program personnel, ...

Three colleges in Virginia are checking on the visa status of applicants' parents, even when the applicants are U.S. citizens, The Washington Post reported. The colleges -- the College of William & ...

This webpage contains general information about changing via status. It is not legal advice and OISS advisors are not attorneys. We recommend you consult an immigration attorney about gaining a new ...

A visa is a sticker stamped on a page in your passport by a consular officer. Once you have a visa stamped in your passport, you are a visa holder. You will need that stamp to enter the U.S. and the ...