Study on H4 in the US in the same state?

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I (H4) am currently staying with my husband (H1) in Illinois state. It’s been 1.5yrs for my husband & 4mnths for me in Illinois. I m planning to pursue MS. Applying in University of Illinois, Chicago.

	I heard that if you are residing in the same state as your university, it is good to study on H4 visa. Is this true?

	If I keep my visa as H4 during 1st year & then change to F1 (to avail CPT/OPT benefits), will that be a gud plan? Or shud I change it to F1 in the beginning as it won't make much difference?

	What points I should keep in mind?
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The Office of International Services at UIC will be help and advice, they are on Ashland Street, I think. Ask about tuition costs on H-4 versus F-1 and ease of transition to CPT / OPT. You have the right to correct answers as you will be paying them per semester.

Dr. Sandeep Shankar, Colorado Heights University, Denver, CO 80223, USA. www.chu.edu; sshankar@chu.edu
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Ok Thanks Dr. Sandeep. I will contact them.