M1 Visa

Learn About M1 Visa Eligibility And Requirements

Introduction

The M1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa for international students who are qualified to attend a full course of study at colleges, universities, conservatories, academic high schools (subject to strict regulations) and institutions with language-training programs in the U.S.

GreenCardPro’s experienced immigration attorneys will prepare and file all the required documents for academic or language students with an approved I-20 applying for the student M1 visa.

M1 Visa Eligibility – It Is Suitable For:

Foreign nationals qualified to attend a full course of study at colleges, universities, conservatories, or academic high schools in the U.S. Foreign nationals coming to attend a full course at U.S. institutions with language training programs

Working on The M1 Visa:

You may be allowed to accept employment only if it is a required part of your practical training and the employment is approved in advance by the office of the USCIS.

M1 Visa Benefits

You can enter the U.S. as a fulltime vocational student
You can legally work part-time on campus.
You may also work off campus if necessary (with prior approval from the USCIS)
You can freely travel in and out of the U.S. while on a valid visa
Your dependents can live with you as long as you maintain your M1 status
M1 visas are issued quickly

M1 Visa Requirements

To qualify for a student visa, you must prove that:

You have successfully completed a course of study normally required for enrollment
You have been accepted for a full course of study by a vocational institution approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The institution must send you a Form I-20M-N, certificate of eligibility for nonimmigrant (M1) student status for vocational students
You are sufficiently proficient in English to pursue the intended course of study, or the school you intend to attend has made special arrangements to teach you the English language
You have sufficient funds to cover the first year of study, and access to sufficient funds to cover subsequent years
You have a permanent residence in your home country, which you do not intend to abandon
You intend to depart the U.S. upon completion of the course of study. You may establish this by presenting evidence of economic, social and/or family ties in your homeland sufficient to induce you to leave the U.S. upon completion of studies
Your proposed education in the U.S. would be useful in your homeland, and therefore induce you to leave the U.S. upon completion of studies

M1 Visa Notes

Students on M1 visa may accept employment in the U.S. as a part of their practical training by obtaining an Employment Authorization Document.
To change the purpose of your visit while you are in the U.S. on an M1 student visa, you must change your visa status.

K4 Visa Fees

GreenCardPro Processing Time

2 business day

What Greencard Pro Customers Are Saying

Our applicant did indeed pass her [J-1] visa interview. She will be arriving in America later this month. DisplayCraft appreciates everything that GreenCardPro have done for us. We are extremely satisfied will your efforts and I am confident that DisplayCraft will come back to GreenCardPro in the future should we need to obtain a visa for another foreign employee.