Traveling on a tourist visa to the US while studying remotely at a US school

2/25/2020 11:28:12 PM

Because the programme doesn’t require presence at campus at any point, you don’t need an F-1 visa, but can enter on a B visa (or visa-free if a VWP national)

However, it is highly likely CBP (border control) officers won’t get this nuance, so I highly recommend you to:

  1. Get a signed/stamped letter from the school explaining your exact situation, particularly that presence at campus is at no point required.

  2. Then e-mail the CBP management: send a message to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]. Start the message with “Please forward to the competent department“. Upload the letter from the school, and explain that you’re optionally entering for the purpose of meeting peers/teachers. Ask them to confirm that, barring unrelated complications, the CBP will admit you to the US on a B visa or under the VWP under these circumstances.

Presumably you’ll get a confirmation that you’re allowed to enter on a B visa or under the VWP. Print that confirmation and present it at the embassy and/or the border if need be.

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