M1 Visa

Learn About M1 Visa Eligibility And Requirements

1. M1 Overview
2. M1 Process
3. FAQ

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.

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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.

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