<p>I am planning to apply new F-1 VISA to enroll in university in USA this FALL 2012. I've been previously in USA with F-1 Visa and I was studying in community college from August 2010 to May 2011. My first semester I studied full time, but second I decided to study in ESL courses and return back to my country because of poor level of classes in community college. I've studied my second semester in ESL courses from January to mid-February then took SAT in May and left US in May. I decided to prepare for my SAT and not to attend last classes. (Not a lot)
I came back to my home country to apply for fall 2012,
So, in January 2012 I was accepted to 6-7 universities and now planning to apply for new visa. So what are my chances to get it?? What was my previous status and will it effect on my new visa???
Please I really need your help. I would appreciate if you will explain</p>
<p>Hello Sahibr. Glad to hear you are planning to come back. As long as you were in valid F-1 status during your previous stay there should be no negative impact on your ability to receive a new F-1 visa after you secure an I-20 for your new school. I would recommend that you contact the EducationUSA Advising Center in your country nearest you, as our EducationUSA advisers work closely with the US consulate & embassy staff that conduct the visa interviews. [EducationUSA</a> - Find an Advising Center](<a href=“http://educationusa.info/centers.php]EducationUSA”>http://educationusa.info/centers.php)
Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you very much for reply!
I just wanted to know if I am still eligible to receive my new F-1 VISA…
I came back to my country in May, so is it OK if decided to return and reapply to another college (4-year college) and then return to USA??? Is everything is all right with my previous status since my initial plan was to study 2+2 (2 years community college + 2 years university)???</p>
<p>It’s not a problem that you took a break from your previous college studies in the US. As long as you left the country in good standing (you did not over-stay your visa, work illegally, commit a crime, got kicked out of college because you failed your classes, etc), you are not at a disadvantage compared to applicants who have never applied for a visa before.</p>
<p>What your “chances” for a visa are depends on a number of variables, including your nationality, which college you’ll be attending, how strong your documented “ties to your home country” are, and not least the mood of your interviewer. Western European students seem to be able to get student visas without much trouble, but - for example - I have heard of many instances of Indian students being denied visas. (The pattern seems to be that Indian students attending less prestigious universities need to demonstrate much stronger ties to get their visa.)</p>
<p>Hello b@r!um!
Thanks for respond!
I stayed in US from July 2010 to May 2011 and I-20 was until 2013, so I didn’t overstay, I didn’t work at all, didn’t commit any crime, I’ve never been kicked out of college…
I just didn’t attend last ESL classes, took my SAT test in May 2011 and returned back to my country in May 2011. Classes were very easy and not interesting, that why I decided to come back. I didn’t attend ESL classes in community college From Mid-February to May<br>
20 and then left US in May 24.</p>
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Don’t ever do this again. Your college has to report to USCIS via the SEVIS system if you are actually on-campus and attending your classes, at least once per semester. If your college reported you absent, you’d be in HUGE trouble. </p>
<p>If you want to stop attending classes while you are on a student visa, you’d either need authorization (usually granted for medical reasons), switch to a different visa or leave the US.</p>
<p>By the way, your student visa becomes invalid when you stop taking classes (and that’s recorded in your SEVIS record), regardless of what the date on your printed I-20 says.</p>
<p>So Can I obtain my VISA??? I was asking my teachers in ESL courses about it and they told me that it is ok if If I will prepare for my SAT and then leave while not attending last classes. My SAT and TOEFL scores are high enough to proof that I was really working on that (SAT 2140, TOEFL 117) I also have an invitation from Harvard College for soccer tryouts, and my 2 sisters and 2 brothers legally study in USA. One of them studies in Williams College, 2 in Denison University…
Will it help?? What should I do?</p>
<p>I got my us visa guys! Thanks a lot!</p>