Spark

Hi Folks,

I recently received my F1 visa for school A (no funding) however I later
received assistantship from another school B. I have not yet entered the US on
the first visa.

Do I need to apply for a new visa for school B or can the visa be transferred ? Where
should I undertake this procedure (US or India). Can I do it in the US after entering
on the visa of school A without spending a semester there.

Am I likely to get the visa (given that I have got the visa for univ. A before and B
is lower ranked than A) ?

Please Help !

Spark

Samantha

IIRC you have to prove that you can afford the rest of your tuition at new school B,
and you have to get new school to issue you an I-20.

I am sure you have a Foreign student office (or something along those lines) -
ask your admission office. Asking their director questions should definetly get
you ahead.

You can do all of this in the US. Shouldn't take more than a day or so.

And if B is ranked lower than A (esp in terms of tuition), the answer is "most
definetly yes".

Good luck.

Samantha