F2 Category-Dependent of F1 for USA Visa, The spouse and minor children accompanying an F-l student are eligible for admission in F-2 status if the student is admitted in F-l status

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Your Ad Here	F-2 Category (Dependent of F-l) The spouse and minor children accompanying an F-l student are eligible for admission in F-2 status if the student is admitted in F-l status. The spouse and minor children following-to-join an F-l student are eligible for admission to the United States in F-2 status if they are able to demonstrate that the F-l student has been admitted and is, or will be within 30 days, enrolled in a full course of study, or engaged in approved practical training following completion of studies. In either case, at the time they seek admission, the eligible spouse and minor children of an F-l student with a SEVIS Form I-20 must individually present an original SEVIS Form I-20 issued in the name of each F-2 dependent issued by a school authorized by the Service for attendance by F-l foreign students.
A new SEVIS Form I-20 (or Form I-20A-B) is required for a dependent where there has been any substantive change in the F-l student's current information. Employment Note:The F-2 spouse and children of an F-l student may not accept employment. The spouse may not engage in full time study, and the child may only engage in full time study if the study is in an elementary or secondary school (kindergarten through twelfth grade). The spouse and child may engage in a vocational or recreational study.
A spouse or child desiring to engage in full time study, other than that allowed for a child, must apply for a change of status to F-l, J-l, or M-l status. The spouse or child considered to be violated the F-2 status by engaging in full time study. Documents Required A passport valid as of the date of entry into the u.s. A completed and signed Visa Application Form DS-156 A completed and signed Supplemental Application Form - DS-157 HDFC Bank Fee Receipt with two bar code stickers.	Your Ad Here
Demand draft for the issuance fee. One recent (within the past six months) passport size photograph. An I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status, obtained from the U.s. College, school or university where the sponsors studying with the dependent visa applicants name on the I-20. SEVIS Confirmation numbers for family members are also mandatory.
Your Ad Here	The marriage registration certificate for the spouse and birth certificate for each child. A copy of the wedding invitation and wedding ceremony photos -no fewer than 10 and no more than 20. A good quality photocopy or the original of sponsor's passport - all 36 pages. The copy should be of GOOD quality and the photo must be clearly identifiable. Proof of funds to support the stay of the applicants in the United States during the sponsor's course of study.

Note: Applicant must appear at the Embassy with all documents for a personal interview. To arrange an interview, log on to http:/ /www.vfs-usa.co.in/. First time student applicants should plan to apply 120 days before the program start date as listed on his/ her I-20s. It is strongly recommended that the principal applicant should schedule appointments for all family members together in the same slot.

The spouse and children of the principal applicant (the person with the Fl visa) may apply for" derivative" visas (F2 visas) to accompany or join the principal applicant in the u.s. "Child" is defined for visa purposes as being under 21 years of age.

Derivative visas are available only to spouses and children; they are not available to the parents, in-laws or adult (21 years old or older) sons and daughters of the principal applicant.

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