Oakland Student Visa Lawyers

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Students in Oakland California registered in a course of study of more than 18 hours a week will need to get a Student Visa.

The Process to Get a Student Visa in Oakland

Students also must keep up to date with the Department of Homeland Security and cannot enter the United States more than 30 days before their studies are to start.

Oakland Student Visa Lawyers Will Assist You Through the Documentation

Acceptance by a school does not guarantee a student visa in Oakland.

There are a massive variety of important rules governing student visas and failure to follow all of them can jeopardize your stay, as well as the issuance of any future visas.

Take the worry out of your Student Visa application by contacting a Student Visa attorney.

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Life in Oakland

Oakland is a San Francisco Bay Area city and major West Coast port. During the 1940s the Port of Oakland provided a bustling war industry that attracted many residents from the Deep South who were looking for work. Oakland home to seven major companies who are also major local employers: Kaiser Permanente, Clorox, Dreyer's, Cost Plus, Ask.com, and Pandora Radio to name a few. Oakland is also home to the Oakland International Airport, a major United States Postal Service center, FedEx, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Southwest Airline who each employ over 4,000 employees. Some San Francisco and Silicon Valley professionals opt to live in Oakland because the cost of living is much lower and BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) options make it cheap to commute. Drivers use the Bay Bridge for nearest access to the peninsula.

Oakland is one of the most Diverse Alameda County cities with annual parades and celebrations. Some of that diversity can be attributed to the major universities and colleges in Oakland. California College of the Arts, Mills college, Holy Names University, Patten University, and University of California Berkeley all have installations in Oakland. Historic attractions like Jack London Square, Oakland Zoo, Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, the USS Potomac (President Roosevelt's Yacht), and the famous Fox Theater draw visitors from near and far.

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