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How to get a student visa M-1

The M-1 student visa is not as common as the J and F, but it has its advantages. It is suitable for those who plan to study on short-term programs, and gives the right to take their family with them, as well as work for 15 hours a week.

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The M-1 visa is designed for students who study at colleges, universities, or conservatories in the United States for non-academic and vocational programs. These can be various short courses that do not envisage the assignment of a bachelor’s or master’s degree, for example, courses for hairdressers and makeup artists, medical courses, advanced training programs and others.

Usually, an M-1 visa is given for a maximum of one year, but if the course is for a longer period, students can extend their stay in the United States for up to three years. In addition, they are allowed to enter the country thirty days before the start of classes, and after completing the course of study, to stay for another 30 days. A visa can be obtained by a citizen of any country who has reached the age of 18 and has a school certificate.

Advantages and disadvantages

The main advantage of the M-1 visa is that a student can bring his next-of-kin relatives, a wife, a husband, and unmarried children up to the year 21 (they receive an M-2 visa) to the USA for the whole period of study. However, in this case, the visa recipient must prove that he is capable of supporting not only himself, but also his family.

There are other benefits. So, the recipient of this visa can pass the driving test and get American rights, as well as repeatedly leave the United States and enter back, but he should not leave the country for a long time.

This visa has its drawbacks. For example, she does not grant the right to permanent employment in the United States to a student or his relatives. However, the student himself is available temporary employment within the framework of internship, but for this he needs to fill out an I-538 form and apply for permission to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), proving that it is impossible to pass similar training in his homeland. If he gets permission, the practice terms will be clearly written there. At the same time, for every four months of study there should be no more than a month of practice, and for the entire period of study, the period of practice cannot exceed six months.

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Let them teach me!

The M-1 visa is issued only to those who have already decided on an educational institution and received an I-20 form there. Not all schools can issue this form, but only those that have a special license. In this case, not the whole school is licensed, but each individual training program.

One of these schools is Concord rusamwhere medical professionals are trained. To issue a M-1 visa at school, the 6-month program is certified. Medical Assistant - medical assistant at the reception.

Recruitment for the program is carried out twice a year, one stream begins classes in September and the other in March. At the same time, all 10-12 people are engaged in groups, and all teachers are fluent in both Russian and English, which is especially valuable for students from CIS countries.

The school has developed its handouts, where materials from traditional textbooks are served in a form that is lightweight for perception, as well as a series of educational films. Part of the school is devoted to the theory, but much attention is paid to the development of practical skills, so students practice taking blood and doing cardiograms in laboratories.

“We do not have entrance testing, and anyone can enroll in our school. An applicant - a citizen of any country - needs to email us information about himself, including name, place of residence, passport information and a copy of his high school diploma, and we will send him an I-20 form for a fee of $200. In the future you will need to pay for your studies. Details about the cost of training will be available by contacting the school administration,” says Zinaida Freink, director Concord rusam.

Instructions for obtaining

To obtain a visa M-1, you must:

1. Enroll in an educational institution that is authorized to issue Form I-20 (Certificate of Enrollment - Certificate of Eligibility). In the state of such educational institutions there are employees responsible for the affairs of foreign students (Designated School Official - DSO), and upon receipt, they send non-academic and vocational training programs to applicants in the form I-20 M / N.

2. Collect documents confirming that you have enough money to pay for tuition and accommodation for the entire period of your planned stay in the United States. This may be a bank statement, a certificate of work on wages, a letter from the employer or sponsor (one of the parents or guardians) with confirmation or with the obligation to pay tuition, etc.

3. Contact all of these documents with the US Consulate and fill out a nonimmigrant visa application form (forms DS-156 и DS-158). Men aged 16 to 45 will also have to fill out a form DS-157.

After receiving a visa, you need to register on a special website - the Information System for Data of Students and Exchange Program Participants (The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System - SEVIS), and to maintain there relevant information about their status throughout the entire period of study.

What's next?

During life in the USA, a person with an M-1 visa receives a temporary social security number and can work 15 hours a week, both within and outside the school, but only in their specialty.

Students Concord rusam at the end of the semiannual course, they practice in US medical institutions for a month and a half. According to the results of the final examinations, they receive three certificates, giving them the right to work as a doctor's assistant at the reception, a blood sampling technician and an electrocardiogram removal specialist. The school also holds a national exam, after which graduates can work in all states.

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“Since the visa itself is given for a year, graduates can continue to work for another six months after completing the course. By law, people living in the United States on an M-1 visa are required to return to their homeland after completing their studies, so, unlike students from the United States, we cannot help them find permanent work in America,” explains Zinaida Freink, director Concord rusam.

M-1 visa holders cannot then apply for a H1-B work visa, unlike those who study on an F-1 visa. It is assumed that after graduation they will return to their country, where they will apply their skills.

However, there is still a chance to stay in the country. After completing the course, you can apply for an extension of your stay in the United States for an internship in the specialty. In such cases, the status of M-1 is usually extended at the rate of one month of practice for every four months of study, but the total duration of the internship cannot last more than six months.

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