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Nonimmigrant visa · family M

Nonimmigrant route · M-1 Vocational or nonacademic student

Temporary vocational or nonacademic study and related dependent travel.

Review the State Department student-visa guidance Browse M family

Planning brief

Questions to carry into an official conversation

Use these prompts to make the next conversation more specific. They are planning topics, not a checklist that predicts an outcome.

  1. 01

    Confirm the school or program, admission record, SEVIS relationship, and the document the school issued.

  2. 02

    Map funding, travel, study load, and any planned work or practical training questions separately.

  3. 03

    Ask the school’s designated official which current instructions control the student’s record.

Source trail

Start with the published government record.

U.S. Department of State · Student Visa

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