Someone recently asked me a question about immigration benefits for F2-visa holders.
An international student’ spouse and minor children may be issued an F2-visa enabling them to join the student during his or her studies in U.S.
International students who wish their immediate families to join them in the U.S. must therefore demonstrate to the USCIS that they can fully support their family members for the visa validity.
The objective of the demonstration to assure the U.S. government that foreign families do not become public charge. This is because public assistance such as welfare, food stamps, medical care and housing assistance is not available to nonimmigrant visa holders.
Minor children can be enrolled in primary education in the U.S. but international students’ spouses are prohibited from studying or working under the F2-visa. However, an F2-visa holder can request a change of status to F1-visa if he or she wishes to study. The normal international student visa requirements must be met.
This blog is about my immigration journey - which began in the late-1990s - from Zimbabwe to the United States of America. I am sharing my experiences with the objective of helping individuals who, similarly to me, may find the immigration process impermeable. I am not an attorney and the contents of this blog do not constitute legal advice.
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