Friday, January 28, 2011
Can an illegal immigrant file for a student visa?
Can an illegal immigrant file for a student visa?
-My parents came to this country illegally. -I want to become a legal alien before going to college. -It's almost impossible to get a student visa in Brazil -I'm an honors student- i have very good grades -My tourist visa expired in 2008 Can i apply for a student visa while in the U.S illegally? Please don't be rude.
Immigration - 7 Answers
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1 :
No, you can't.
2 :
No. Visas are not issued in the US and you would now be ineligible to receive one due to your violation. Had you applied for a change of status to student while still in lawful status that would have been possible. Now you only face deportation.
3 :
Of course not, you are being looked for and when caught will get deported.
4 :
No, the law requires you to apply for a student visa in Brazil. If you leave before the age of 18 1/2 years old, you will not get a bar on re-entry, but it will be very hard for you to be approved for a student or another tourist visa because your prior illegal stay makes you a high risk of overstaying again and trying to immigrate. You might as well apply. You have nothing to lose but the application fees. You must do in Brazil, however. You absolutely cannot apply here.
5 :
There are no visas given to illegal people. That's the whole purpose of them. You would need to return home and apply for a US visa from Brazil. Otherwise your chances for being successful in the US are not good. Illegal alien means you did not enter the US legally to begin with. Therefore the first law you broke in the US was being here. You can have the best grades in the world but that only means you are smart about school work. If you wish to be smart about your future, utilize your intelligence and go back to Brazil before you end up on some list and get deported. You see, the illegal people who don't get caught, don't try to get favors they do not deserve. I am being factual without being rude. I am telling you things you may not wish to hear but they are the truth and the truth will follow you forever.
6 :
visas are issued in consulates outside of the US only You have to go home and apply properly
7 :
No,you have to file for a student visa outside of the country. Since you went to school here while admitted on a tourist visa,you are going to have problems. You will not become a legal resident without going back to your home country and applying to come back with a visa. A student visa will not get you a green card.
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