Hey,

I am getting a J1 visa for summer work in America this summer.

However I am also going to college in America from August onwards for an exchange for the year, and I will need a F1 visa for this.

I applied for my J1 visa for the Summer before I found out I had been placed for the college exchange.

I was wondering whether you knew if I can have both visas at the same time, i.e. at the start of the summer can I enter on my J1 and then rather than return home change to an F1 visa. Or would I not be able to get an F1 until I return to my home country from the J1.


If I was able to get both visas at the same time, would I have to return to my home county and then re-enter USA on the F1 visa. Or would I be able to cross the border to Canada or Mexico on the J1 visa and then re-enter on my F1 visa.


Thanks.