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gwensvilla

Nov 28th 2016 11:33 am

F1 withdrawing from college

F1 student withdrawing from college at the end of semester and unlikely to return for a.year. how long does he have to get out of the country and can he return on esta for holidays.thx

Noorah101

Nov 28th 2016 11:36 am

Re: F1 withdrawing from college

As long as it takes to pack his stuff and leave. Shouldn't take long, right?

No problem applying for ESTA in the future.

Rene

gwensvilla

Nov 28th 2016 11:46 am

Re: F1 withdrawing from college

Does it need to be the same day school closes. He is in an apartment not campus, have furniture etc to dispose of.
tho his only worry appears to be packing his games console!!!

ian-mstm

Nov 28th 2016 12:20 pm

Re: F1 withdrawing from college

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwensvilla (Post 12116274)

Does it need to be the same day school closes.

No. He is allowed a reasonable time to leave... but there's no definition of the word "reasonable". Some people suggest 10 days, some 30 days. I think two weeks is reasonable. That said, if his visa is stamped "D/S" that means it's unlikely that anyone from US immigration is ever going to come looking for him.

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He is in an apartment not campus, have furniture etc to dispose of.

If it's in reasonably good shape, he can donate the furniture to Goodwill - in fact, they'll pick it up.

Ian

gwensvilla

Nov 28th 2016 3:25 pm

Re: F1 withdrawing from college

It's practically brand new, one careful student owner (lol)...but excellent idea.

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