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Hello,

Does anyone know if I can study with an H-4 visa? or I'm forced to change my status - F1?

thank you in advance.

Curricular practical training is open to the F-1 student looking to complete a paid internship.

As taken from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement:

http://www.ice.gov/graphics/sevis/faq.htm#offcampus

CPT

Q: Under CPT can a student work off campus, as in another state, for an employer and receive only money, no credits and do they need an EAD card?

A: The regulations at 8 CFR 214.2(f)(10)(i),(B) specify that CPT must be an "integral part of an established curriculum." Our understanding is that such employment must therefore be required by a particular class or program. The payment, while allowed, is secondary to the program requirement for this employment. The regulations further specify, "Curricular practical training is defined to be alternative work/study, internship, cooperative education, or any other type of required internship or practicum that is offered by sponsoring employers through cooperative agreements with the school." Thus, the school cannot simply require that the student get a paying job in a particular field, but rather must have some connection to or arrangement with the employer(s) that will offer the CPT positions.

If the work is required by the student's program, and is therefore part of their course of study, the student can be engaged in full time CPT. However, after having one full year (12 months) of full time CPT, the student is no longer eligible for post-completion OPT at that program level.

As for required documentation for CPT, the regulations specify that "an F-1 student may be authorized by the DSO to participate in a curricular practical training program" and that, to authorize this type of employment, the DSO needs to "update the student's record in SEVIS as being authorized for curricular practical training that is directly related to the student's major area of study... [and] indicate whether the training is full-time or part-time, the employer and location, and the employment start and end date. The DSO will then print a copy of the employment page of the SEVIS Form I-20 indicating that curricular practical training has been approved. The DSO must sign, date, and return the SEVIS Form I-20 to the student prior to the student's commencement of employment.

Thus, the student can work in a full time CPT program for payment and without an EAD so long as the employment meets the qualifications of CPT and has been properly endorsed by the DSO. This information is also specified in the I-9 employer guidelines.

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CPT cannot be used by the F-1 student as a means of support, nor should a prospective student count on it for funds or training.

Application instructions and information on CPT can be obtain from the International advisement office of your college or university.

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I am well aware of all of that.......the OP was asking if they needed to get an F-1 to attend school, they already have an H-4 visa. And as stated, it depends on which state that they are going to school in, some will consider H-4 as a resident and they get cheaper tuition, F-1 is automatically considered an international student with higher tuition. Each state is free to set their own tuition rates....also depends if it is a private school, or one with public funding...............

Many nursing students wish to get experience working in a hospital as a student...............clinical hours are fewer than they used to be........nurse externships are excellent programs and I highly recommend them for everyone, however, they are not available to F-1 visa holders, without very special approval. Almost impossible to get......

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hi, at present i am residing in Phoenix(AZ),I am a B Sc nurse,and i ve also completed my IELTS,(SPEAKING AND OVERALL 7),I wanted to write the NCLEX exams, so could tou help me with this? I wanted to get registred with the Vermont Nursing Board,and once clearing the RN exam, I would like to get a placement in phoenix itself,Please let me know if you can help me with this,I am at present with an H4 VISA, So let me know ,I Completed nursing in 2004,so please help me

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hi, at present i am residing in Phoenix(AZ),I am a B Sc nurse,and i ve also completed my IELTS,(SPEAKING AND OVERALL 7),I wanted to write the NCLEX exams, so could tou help me with this? I wanted to get registred with the Vermont Nursing Board,and once clearing the RN exam, I would like to get a placement in phoenix itself,Please let me know if you can help me with this,I am at present with an H4 VISA, So let me know ,I Completed nursing in 2004,so please help me

This is a very old thread. If you are living in AZ then you are better to apply to the BON for licensure to be a RN in the US, you are not applying for NCLEX. Currently with H4 you can not work and due to retrogression there is no way to adjust your visa to work.

AZ BON

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