Difference between a J1 Visa And F1 visa for High School in USA ?

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I am planning on going study my high school in USA and i need a visa. I am from Canada and i would like to know what is the difference between a J1 visa and a F1 visa.





Thanks|||A J-1 visa is known as an exchange visitor, holders of this visa are participating in a program that's aim is to promote cultural exchanges between the two countries (programs can be like student studies, or short term visits, etc.). It is monitored and exchange visitors and programs are accepted into it by department of state. A lot of programs require that the exchange visitor return to their home country for atleast two years after the program has ended in order to pass along the cultural learnings. See the state department website for more information: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1267.html





An F-1 is a student visa that allows a foreign national to enter into certain levels of study in the U.S., even public high school, providing that they have the necessary funds to pay for school tuition. Attendance is limited to 12 months for a public secondary school, though, so if you wanted to spend your entire high school career in the U.S., you would have to attend a private institution. See http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1269.html for more information.|||You need a J1 visa to attend high school in the US. You can use a F1 visa to attend college.|||you can only attend 1 year of high school - You CANNOT do all 4 years