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Questions tagged [student-visas]

Visas solely for the purpose of studying instead of business, working or tourism.

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End-to-end Schengen and D-type visas; what is the worst that could happen if I don't re-enter the country?

I have a Schengen visa which ends on the 15th and my D-type visa starts on the 16th, for Germany. Given the current situation of the pandemic, I don't want to go to my home country and come back. I've asked various officials whether I need to go out…
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Boarded a flight and flew to the US with no visa, is the airline liable?

I have a Canadian Student Visa. I did not know that I am supposed to get a C-1 visa for a stopover in LAX for 2 hours. I did not need to change airport so I thought that a visa was not required. I booked with Japan Airline with a connection at LAX…
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Did I overstay my F1 visa by staying in the US for 5 months after graduation?

According to the dates written on my f1 visa paper, I did not overstay. According to PROGRAM START/END DATE written on I-20 form, I did not overstay. However I think F1 visa is valid as long as you are a student. As far as I remember, I had a right…
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Fake visa stamped in old passport, could this affect my new student visa application to the UK?

I applied for a US visa last year through an agent. The agent stamped an Ethiopian visa in my passport, he said that would increase my chances of obtaining a US visa. How he got the visa stamp I don't know. I didn't go for any capturing or…
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I overstayed a visa in the Schengen area, should I tell this when applying for a student visa in Canada?

I am a citizen from a South American country. I previously lived with student visas in Canada and a country in the Schengen area. I overstayed in the latter for over a year, due to some bureocratic and legal misunderstandings. I ended up receiving…
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Can I currently (June 2020) travel from Israel to the Taba hotel area and return to Israel?

I am currently a student in Israel. I have a Israeli student visa in my US passport. I would like to take a day trip to Taba - just over the border from eilat. Is the border open? Will they let me into Taba? More importantly: Will Israel let me…
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My student visa ends on the last school day. Can I stay another day or two?

I am in Italy for a short-term master programme. I am Albanian and we have the three-month Schengen visa available. However, my programme is 3 months and a half. I got my student visa (not Schengen) but the issue is that the embassy put 28/06,…
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Overstay 3 days

I had a short trip 10 days to the UK several years ago. I missed my outbound flight from Manchester on Friday. Visa expired on Saturday. I took the first available direct flight to my home country from the UK, which happened on Tuesday from…
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Required to leave the UK

I recently withdrew from my course in the UK and was asked by the university compliance officer to leave the country within 60 days with my visa being cancelled. In the visa application process there is a section which states that were you ever…
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Does Trump ban on Iranian citizens prevent doing exchange studentship in the US?

I'm Iranian and currently doing a PhD degree in Canada. I might need to do an exchange studentship in the US sometime soon. I had heard that Iranians citizens are exempt from the ban, but I'm wondering if that includes exchange students too (say,…
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Visa curtailed problem pops up every time I try to enter the UK

I can't find a similar example to mine so I'm writing this question. I only hold a Romanian passport and I used to study in the UK for about 1 year (post-brexit) on a student visa in the UK and then I transferred to a US university, because I was no…
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Lost Foreign Passport with Canada Visa

I’m studying in Canada on a study permit that’s valid until December 2024 (5 months). Currently, I’m on vacation in Pakistan and have lost my Pakistani passport that contained my still valid TRV (temporary residence visa). I still, however, have my…
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ESTA or study Visa?

My daughter, an adult UK citizen/passport holder, has been accepted for a 1 month ballet "summer intensive" at a US Ballet Academy, and it runs from 3rd July in Orlando, Florida. Some people are telling me a student visa might be needed (M-1)…
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South African Home Affairs made a clerical error and V-listed me

I am a Zimbabwean citizen. I was denied boarding as I was getting on a plane to visit my family, and was told by airport staff that South African Immigration won't allow me to enter South Africa, that they "don't need to give a reason why" and sent…
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Italian Visa has wrong dates

Received my Italian "D" type visa for language study. I arrive Feb 2 and leave Italy June 7. The visa was sent with the dates of Feb 3 thru June 5 which are the actual dates of the classes I will be taking. The application had all the correct dates…
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