VISA FOR MY NIECE, BEST APPROACH
Jul 20th 2003, 7:55 pm
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VISA FOR MY NIECE, BEST APPROACH
Hi everyone:
I would like to have my niece, who will be 15, by the end of August, to come
to the US to finish high school, and eventually get into college. She is
Italian/Venezuelan. I am Permanent Resident. I did explore the option to
have the school issue her a student visa, but they threatened me with a
bill, paid upfront, of $15000 / year. (More than what would it cost to go to
college). I have been living here for close to 4 years as a PR.
1) What other good alternatives are out there? (legal off course)
2) Does any one knows about the exchange student programs, where thay can
stay with a family or something similar?
Your help, comments will be appreciated
Canepazzo [email protected]
I would like to have my niece, who will be 15, by the end of August, to come
to the US to finish high school, and eventually get into college. She is
Italian/Venezuelan. I am Permanent Resident. I did explore the option to
have the school issue her a student visa, but they threatened me with a
bill, paid upfront, of $15000 / year. (More than what would it cost to go to
college). I have been living here for close to 4 years as a PR.
1) What other good alternatives are out there? (legal off course)
2) Does any one knows about the exchange student programs, where thay can
stay with a family or something similar?
Your help, comments will be appreciated
Canepazzo [email protected]
Jul 20th 2003, 11:55 pm
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Re: VISA FOR MY NIECE, BEST APPROACH
On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 19:55:22 +0000, canepazzo wrote:
> Hi everyone:
>
> I would like to have my niece, who will be 15, by the end of August, to
> come to the US to finish high school, and eventually get into college.
> She is Italian/Venezuelan. I am Permanent Resident. I did explore the
> option to have the school issue her a student visa, but they threatened
> me with a bill, paid upfront, of $15000 / year. (More than what would it
> cost to go to college). I have been living here for close to 4 years as
> a PR.
Unfortunately, that is true: foreign students attending high school on a
student visa are required by law to reimburse the school district for all
expenses.
> 1) What other good alternatives are out there? (legal off course)
If her parents were in the US in some other status, then she would be
eligible to attend high school free, just like Americans. Also, you could
look into a student exchange program and get her an exchange visitor's
visa (J-1) instead of an F-1. Most such programs want to select the host
family, though.
> 2) Does any one knows about the exchange student programs, where thay
> can stay with a family or something similar?
There are quite a few. I actually attended high school with one of these
myself. Check out Youth for Understanding and AFS. I'm sure Google will
give you more information if you type in "High school exchange program
USA" or something like that.
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> Hi everyone:
>
> I would like to have my niece, who will be 15, by the end of August, to
> come to the US to finish high school, and eventually get into college.
> She is Italian/Venezuelan. I am Permanent Resident. I did explore the
> option to have the school issue her a student visa, but they threatened
> me with a bill, paid upfront, of $15000 / year. (More than what would it
> cost to go to college). I have been living here for close to 4 years as
> a PR.
Unfortunately, that is true: foreign students attending high school on a
student visa are required by law to reimburse the school district for all
expenses.
> 1) What other good alternatives are out there? (legal off course)
If her parents were in the US in some other status, then she would be
eligible to attend high school free, just like Americans. Also, you could
look into a student exchange program and get her an exchange visitor's
visa (J-1) instead of an F-1. Most such programs want to select the host
family, though.
> 2) Does any one knows about the exchange student programs, where thay
> can stay with a family or something similar?
There are quite a few. I actually attended high school with one of these
myself. Check out Youth for Understanding and AFS. I'm sure Google will
give you more information if you type in "High school exchange program
USA" or something like that.
--
Remember, I am strictly a layperson without any legal training. I encourage
everybody to seek competent legal counsel rather than relying on usenet
newsgroups.
Please support H.R. 539 and H.R. 832. More information at
http://www.kkeane.com/lobbyspousal-faq.shtml
Please visit my new FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com (always under construction)
My email address in usenet posts is now invalid for spam protection. See
my Web site for information on how to contact me.
Please feel free to enjoy some of my photographs at my new Web site
http://www.ingopakleppa.com ! Comments are welcome.
