Are student visa (F1) requirements different for younger students?
All F1 visa applicants, regardless of age, must qualify on his/her own merits and are held to the same requirements. Can children study in the U.S. with a visitor visa (B)? No, anyone who does anything other than visit, including studying, while in visitor visa (B) status can have the visa revoked. If the visa holder is a child, the parents may be permanently ineligibility for any visa. What about attending public school in the U.S.? U.S. law does not allow to issue student visas (F1) to study at a public primary (Kindergarten-8th grade) school. Study at a public secondary school (9th-12th grade) with an F1 visa is limited to only one year, and full reimbursement for the total cost of the education must be confirmed ahead of time. Can parents get a visa to live in the U.S. and care for a “young student”? No, there is no nonimmigrant visa (NIV) category to allow a parent to remain in the U.S. for a period of years to look after a child in school in the U.S. I’ve been told by a travel ag
