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Grounds of inadmissibility related to previous immigration violations are established generally, at 8 USC 1182, so they apply equally to tourist visas and student visas. The fact that the Department …

Are Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi Muslim students banned in the USA after Trump's executive order? Not yet. As of now, the travel ban applies only to citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia …

Abandoning a course of study for personal reasons, whether temporarily or permanently, is not by itself a bar to future entry. (Of course, there is a small chance that the law could change, but the p …

A brief terminology tip: in the EU, as in many other countries, one cannot get a visa while in the country. The document you get while you're in the country is generally called a residence permit (in …

and instinctively I think that when I return to the US there will need to be a new visa in my passport reflecting my new H-1B status. That is correct. You'll need to allow for this the next time yo …

does the French government, upon the return, have the authority to ban the entry based on COVID-19 grounds? The French government has the authority to prevent even European Union citizens from en …

Since you're supposed to apply in the consulate with jurisdiction over your place of residence, the consulate that decides you don't actually reside in its jurisdiction will reject your application. …

If the visa is granted, you will be able to enter. If your 5-month stay in the UK makes you ineligible to enter, then your visa application will be denied. This will be true regardless of whether yo …

Yes, you can reapply, but unless your new applications are significantly different, you will be refused again. You need to figure out why your applications were refused. If you were refused because …

Can I get married while on STEM extension EAD? In the states I'm familiar with, yes. As far as I know, no US state requires you to be in any particular immigration status to get married. Wil …

Schengen long-term visas are issued by individual states and governed by the law of each state. Someone with a student visa for France who wants to go to school in Spain must apply to Spain for permi …

The UK refusals should not be a problem of themselves. The most likely possibility is that the circumstances you showed to the UK, which were inadequate and resulted in a refusal, will also be inadeq …

Applying to the university to accept you as a student and applying for a visa are different things. You can use your Italian permit to travel to Germany and apply for admission. If the university ac …

It is prohibited. "Off-campus" refers to the identity of the employer, not to your physical location. Freelance work would be for an employer who is not affiliated with your university, so it would …

A little sleuthing at the wayback machine shows that California was not actually certified compliant with Real ID until May 25th of this year. Before that, they were for a brief while "under review," …