【F学生】求助：关于F1签证通过后的赴美日期

请问各位，如果五月份签证通过，八月开学，最早什么时候能来美国？是初次赴美，网上说最早只能比开学日期提前一个月，想请教大家是否是这样的，谢谢！

没查过资料，不过我觉得理论上只要你拿到签证，就随时可以进入美国了。

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没查过资料，不过我觉得理论上只要你拿到签证，就随时可以进入美国了。
Jawley 发表于 2010-4-28 00:22

yes
我知道最早的是6月, 先来美国旅游一把

没查过资料，不过我觉得理论上只要你拿到签证，就随时可以进入美国了。
Jawley 发表于 2010-4-28 00:22

在米国期间必须有I20、DS2019护体才算合法居留把。DS2019提前一个月才算有效，所以提前进入了又没有有效的DS2019，应该是不行的把……
I20不知道提前多久。求详细法规。

在米国期间必须有I20、DS2019护体才算合法居留把。DS2019提前一个月才算有效，所以提前进入了又没有有效的DS2019，应该是不行的把……
I20不知道提前多久。求详细法规。
zach 发表于 2010-4-28 02:03

嗯，搜了一下，确实如此。
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1268.html#2
Students should note that Embassies and Consulates are able to issue your student visa 120 days or less, in advance of the course of study registration date. If you apply for your visa more than 120 days prior to your start date or registration date as provided on the Form I-20, the Embassy or Consulate will hold your application until it is able to issue the visa. Consular officials will use that extra time for application processing.

Students are advised of the Department of Homeland Security regulation which requires that all initial or beginning students enter the U.S. 30 days or less in advance of the course of study start/report date as shown on the Form I-20. Please consider this date carefully when making travel plans to the U.S.

A beginning student who wants an earlier entry into the U.S. (more than 30 days prior to the course start date), must qualify for, and obtain a visitor visa. A prospective student notation will be shown on his/her visitor visa and the traveler will need to make the intent to study clear to the U.S. immigration inspector at port of entry. Before beginning any studies, he or she must obtain approval for a change to Exchange Visitor status, filing Form I-539 , Application for Change of Nonimmigrant Status and pay the fee. Also you must submit the required Form I-20 to the Department of Homeland Security office where the application is made. Please be aware that one can not begin studies until the change of classification is approved.

Continuing students may apply for a new visa at any time, as long as they have been maintaining student status and their SEVIS records are current. Continuing students may also enter the U.S. at any time before their classes start.

嗯，搜了一下，确实如此。
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1268.html#2
Students should note that Embassies and Consulates are able to issue your student visa 120 days or less, in advan ...
Jawley 发表于 2010-4-28 03:41

这个是正解

嗯，搜了一下，确实如此。
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1268.html#2
Students should note that Embassies and Consulates are able to issue your student visa 120 days or less, in advan ...
Jawley 发表于 2010-4-28 03:41

我查了一下我手头的资料, 以前发生过i-20写着9月, 但是7月进入美国的. 不过我是assume对方用的是f1

我迷糊了, tracy带上jawley的这段, 去问学校吧

首次入学的外国学生在I-20开学日期30天以内才能入境。这个是国土安全部规定的，与发签证的国务院无关。

不过想要早点来美国有一个简单的办法，就是跟小米或者其他管事的沟通，让发I-20的机构，比如说International Student Office给你重新发一个I-20，把上面的开学日期提前。我就是这么办的，因为program的报道时间太早，而学校的官方开学时间太晚。我发了封EMAIL，跟项目的小米说了一下，过了15min后她说她已经给international student office打了电话，新的I-20已经搞定了。

要不然就是持旅游签证提前入境，然后再转成F-1身份，不过需要提交I-539，另外还要交300多$。

这么多回帖！好感动。。。
非常感谢楼上各位的耐心解答，我已经按照Jawley和W大的建议问了学校的International Affairs，说必须遵守一个月的规定。kanedetiber的建议很好，我打算让bf给研究生院写Email看看能不能办成这个事情。