Most foreign nationals, who have a B2 visa, assume that they can easily study in the United States by getting their B2 visa converted to an F1 visa. However, there are many technical details involved here and in most cases, there is no guarantee that a B2 Visa will get converted to an F1 visa for sure. Though on paper the law states that it is possible to get a B2 visa converted to F1, through a request to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), but it requires the prospective student to prove that he or she did not have any “preconceived intent of” studying in the U.S. when he or she entered the country on the B2 visa. Proving this point is extremely difficult and boils down to how well the student is able to convince the USCIS. And if a student has already contacted the academic institute just after their arrival in the U.S, this gets all the more difficult.