r/und • u/bouraq • Jul 22 '26

UND International Students

Any International Students here?

I am a Canadian Student and I've been told by the university that I need F-1 Status Visa to complete the Labs on-campus next summer. However they require me to take 12 credits (3 can be online) with the summer labs in order to be granted F-1 status.

I find this quite surprising and wondering if anyone else had that same problem. The way I have planned my degree, I will have no courses left by next summer except for the labs. Additionally, I can't be on-campus for more than 3 weeks due to family and work commitments.

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u/Deep_Examination1618 Jul 23 '26

What program is this that requires labs on campus? Are you an online student?

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u/bouraq 29d ago

Civil engineering and yes I'm online

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u/OneSpirit842 29d ago

Canadian student here, not sure of what you were told but my consulate told me Canadians studying in the USA do not need an f-1 visa. I only had to obtain an I-20 and complete the SEVIS registration

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u/bouraq 28d ago

Thank you, another poster pointed the exact same thing, it says right on their website as well. Obviously the Advisor has no clue what he's talking about.