{"id":986,"date":"2021-07-21T14:05:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=986"},"modified":"2021-07-21T14:05:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:05:45","slug":"uscis-eliminates-b-2-bridge-requirement-for-f-1-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/uscis-eliminates-b-2-bridge-requirement-for-f-1-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"Applicants for Change of Status to F-1 Student No Longer Need to Submit Subsequent Applications to \u2018Bridge the Gap\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>F-1 Applicants: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today published <strong>new policy guidance<\/strong> that eliminates the requirement for people who have applied for a change of status (COS) to <strong>F-1 students<\/strong> to apply to change or expand their nonimmigrant status while their initial <strong>F-1 COS application <\/strong>is pending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the past policy, candidates needed to maintain status up to <strong>30 days<\/strong> before the program start date listed on their<strong> Form I-20,<\/strong> Certificate for Eligibility for <strong>Nonimmigrant Student Status<\/strong>, which required them to file extensions, or an <strong>initial COS <\/strong>and subsequent extensions ensuring that they would not have a <strong>\u201cgap\u201d in status<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To prevent a &#8220;gap&#8221; in status, <strong>USCIS<\/strong> will allow the change in status to F-1 effective. The day we approve an applicant\u2019s <strong>Form I-539<\/strong>, Application to Extend\/Change<strong> Nonimmigrant Status<\/strong>. If USCIS approves an application over 30 days before the student\u2019s program start date. The student should guarantee they do not violate their <strong>F-1 status <\/strong>during that time. An illustration of a violation would be engaging in <strong>employment<\/strong>, including on-campus employment, more than 30 days before the program start date as listed on their<strong> Form I-20<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/uscis-broadens-its-policy-on-use-of-receipts-in-the-employment-eligibility-verification-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">USCIS Broadens Its Policy on Use of Receipts in the Employment Eligibility Verification Process<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The new policy will decrease <strong>responsibilities <\/strong>and costs for both the candidates and USCIS. Also, USCIS is in the process of revising the<strong> Form I-539<\/strong> instructions to reflect these changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s statement serves to reverse a <strong>policy implemented<\/strong> by the Trump Government. 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