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    trupti Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 11, 2008, 08:54 AM
    Change from B2 visa to F1 visa then to J1 or H1 visa for residency
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    Guide me

    I m n US on B1/ B2 visa for USMLE xm.instaed of going back to india & coming again for hospital interview( more costly )... should I change visa status B2 to F1 ?

    Afterwords for MD medicine I hv to take J1 or H1 visa.. so how this B2 to F1 change will affect J1 or H1 processing?

    Is possible to convert F1 to H1 in US only?
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    lawanwadee Posts: 3,653, Reputation: 124
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    Sep 18, 2008, 11:11 PM
    You cannot keep changing your status like that. For non-immigration category, you can change your status while you are in US only once, and term of both must not exceed 12 months.

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