It really depends on your current visa, if you were gained entry on a f-1 visa for school, you would need to reapply for status change when you complete your degree. This usually require at least a 90 day waiting period outside the U.S.A. However, if your a college student and you are obtaining a degree that is in need within the U.S. like, nursing, doctors, engineers, or College Professors, you can request a status change for Resident Alien usually under an H-(?) Visa. The best advice I could give you is to contact a local immigration office before your student visa expires and ask how to extend, or change status to resident alien. Don’t wait to long, the more time you have on your Student visa, the sooner it can be processed, so that you don’t have to wait outside of the country for status change. Good luck.

It depends.

Technically yes, if you have completed your course of studies shown on the I-20 and any authorized practical training then you are allowed the following additional time in the U.S. before departure.

F-1 Student – An additional 60 days, to prepare for departure from the U.S. or to transfer to another school.

M-1 student – An additional 30 days to depart the U.S. (Fixed time period, in total not to exceed one year). The 30 days to prepare for departure is permitted as long as the student maintained a full course of study and maintained status. An M student may receive extensions up to three years for the total program.

However, while you are studying I would advise you to be sending off endless amounts of letters to companies that are in the field of your chosen degree in the hope of being offered an internship of some kind.

Being offered an internship may allow you to stay and would stand you in good stead of obtaining the required visa as the company would be sponsoring you.

You could also further your education by studying for a postgraduates degree if you have the funds.

For this you would need to re-apply to whichever university you want (it doesn’t have to be the one you are at now) and be issued with a new I-20.

As I said previously get sending those letters out.

A Home residency Requirement (HRR) of 2 years is only associated with a J visa. You have to get a No Obligation to Return certificate from your home country if you want the US govt to waive the HRR.

If you are on F-1 there is no obligation to return. You can get a job and many employers will process a work visa (H1B) for you. Some even sponsor green cards.

You need to contact your international student advisor and talk about your options. As an F-1 student, you are allowed to stay in the US for another 12 months as part of your “Optional Practical Training” (OPT). F-1 students can apply for OPT 3 months before graduation. OPT allows you to obtain employment authorization and work for any company in your field for 12 months. Many students who choose to do this are later on sponsored by their companies for H-1 visas. You can get more information and OPT forms from your international students office.

Good luck!

Well, you can apply for a work visa or an American Green Card… to earn your right to stay there as a legal American citizen.

But of course, there must be conditions. Look up your nearest immigration office for more information.

You could apply for a work visa.