Is there a student visa requirement to come in and study ESL?
delina_m asked:
Or can you go to school while on a tourist visa? Most people get three months when entering on a tourist visa, is there an impediment to enroll in school to study the english language then, if your classes are going to end before the three months and you leave when your three months are up?
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Or can you go to school while on a tourist visa? Most people get three months when entering on a tourist visa, is there an impediment to enroll in school to study the english language then, if your classes are going to end before the three months and you leave when your three months are up?
March 5th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
If you come to US primarily for tourism, but want to take a short course of study of less than 18 hours per week, you may be able to do so on a B1/B2 visitor visa. If your course of study is more than 18 hours a week, you will need a F1 student visa.
you also need to check with the ESL school you plan to attend, some schools require students to obtain F1 student visa in order to enroll in a course even for 1semester.
good luck.