What's Going On With USCIS B-2 To F-1 Denials?

By Rabindra Singh, Immigration Attorneys LLP (January 24, 2017, 10:57 AM EST) -- For the past few months, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has been denying certain B-2 to F-1 change of status (COS) applications. Specifically, USCIS, particularly the California Service Center (CSC), has been denying such COS applications submitted by applicants when they were in valid B-2 nonimmigrant status and when the school program start date was no more than 30 days post expiry of B-2 nonimmigrant status....

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