Can a tourist visa be transferred to a student visa when entering the United States?

Theoretically, if you come to the United States with a tourist visa B, you can apply to change other visas, such as a student visa F, but in practice, it is extremely difficult to change from a tourist visa to a student visa. Because the Immigration Bureau is very suspicious of this visa conversion, it thinks that the holders of tourist visas have the intention of cheating when handling visas. In fact, they want to study in the United States and avoid complicated student visa procedures.

Therefore, those holders of B visas are unable to make such visa change procedures within a short time after arriving in the United States. They will have to wait a few months to make immigration less suspicious.

On the other hand, at present, if the visa conversion procedures are not properly handled, the school will not let the applicant enter the school without the approval of the immigration bureau, even if the school has accepted the student. In addition, even if you apply for an F student visa in the United States, you must prove that you have enough financial aid for tuition and living.