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It's the person, not the passport. When you get caught you'll be banned from the US for life for abuse of your privilege.

ok guys. i did not say that I'm going to do so. I just wanted to know what If i enter the us that way. I did not say that I want to lie the uscis, and so, I just asked what THE LAW says. that is all.

thank you.

It is YOU that is not allowed to live in the US without the correct visa not a passport. The general rule is that YOU must stay out longer than you are in. So if you try your little scheme to enter for more than the 6 months max a year , You will find your visitors visa cancelled and You will no longer be able to use VWP either.

well, does the law apply to the number of passports or the person?

Hi guys,

I am holding two passports. One of them is from a country under VWP, and in the other passport I have a 10y B1-B2 visa.

Would it be possible for me to enter the us under VWP for 3 months, leave the us after that period of time, and return back on my B1-B2 visa for some other period of time?

What does the law say? What is the practice?

Any advice

thx in advance

I entered the States with a J1 visa, it expires on the 17 of October (working part of visa), and after that I have a 30-day-grace period(travel part). So I guess that I'm authorized to stay here until the16 of November.

The two year rule does not apply. I came on a work and travel program, so I have been working for about 3.5 months. It's the so called "culture exchange program, getting to know american way of life, meeting new culture, traveling"

The reason why I came here was to improve my english and to travel.

I am now trying to change my visa status from J1 to F1. I applied at a language school thru a university in California and classes start in first couple weeks of January 2012. Courses last for almost 5 months; they teach you academic english and prepare you for the TOEFL. I want and need all that to further my education.

Since I'm already here in the States, the the application process is different. They called me today and the first thing they asked me was "what is your status?" and after that they asked me who was going to do my application for my new status, to which I then replied " myself." Towards the end of the conversation, they told me that changing my status from J1 to F1 would take 4-6 months or even more! I'm in California and on the USCIS website processing shows that i539 should take about 2.5 months!

I know all the documents that I must submit, i94, i20, i539, ds2019, copy of entry stamp, first bio page of my passport, cover letter, sevis, bank statments, etc. However, they suggested me to take the i20 and set up all from here and then to go back to my country and to apply from there for the new F1 visa.

But the thing is that I would rather do all from here, even if I have to wait 4 or 6 months. So according to them, I would not make it for January term, so now I'm thinking to apply for the term in March, so it's like 5 months from now, I hope that's enough time to get decision from USCIS.

My question is, do I change my status on J1 from the moment I get the NOA? Do I have to stop working right then?

Has anyone here had a different J visa experience? I mean, changing from J1 to F1? AND, what I should expect? Can anyone share their experience? I would like to hear about time processing times? How long does it usually take to change from J1 to F1 from inside the States?