{"id":179441,"date":"2022-11-28T10:09:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T10:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellowgreen-hornet-733785.hostingersite.com\/faq\/is-there-a-limit-to-the-number-of-visa-types-a-foreign-national-can-apply-for\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:04:51","slug":"is-there-a-limit-to-the-number-of-visa-types-a-foreign-national-can-apply-for","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/faq\/change-of-status\/is-there-a-limit-to-the-number-of-visa-types-a-foreign-national-can-apply-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there a limit to the number of visa types a foreign national can apply for?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is no official limit on the number of visa types a foreign national may apply for. However, a number of variables must be taken into consideration.<br \/>\nFirstly, any visa application must be legitimate and non-frivolous. Most notably, there has been a decrease in the number of asylum claims being approved due to the occurrence of \u201cknowingly frivolous\u201d applications. A frivolous asylum application entails one or more important claims being fabricated. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/humanitarian\/refugees-and-asylum\/asylum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An asylum seeker<\/a> who has been flagged as having submitted a false application can face heavy consequences and may be banned from receiving immigration benefits in any form in the United States.<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y-mA7Tb_Img?rel=0;&amp;autoplay=1&amp;mute=1&amp;loop=1&amp;\" width=\"100%\" height=\"678\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nSecondly, a foreign national who is currently residing in the United States on a nonimmigrant visa must maintain legal status in order to adjust to <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5affiliatenetwork.com\/permanent-resident-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">permanent resident status<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63395\" src=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-302_image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-302_image-2.jpg 852w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-302_image-2-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-302_image-2-350x206.jpg 350w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-302_image-2-500x295.jpg 500w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-302_image-2-380x224.jpg 380w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-302_image-2-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-302_image-2-36x21.jpg 36w, https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FAQ-302_image-2-48x28.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><br \/>\nAdjusting status can be done by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/i-485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filing Form I-485<\/a>, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. Any foreign national applying for adjustment of status under an employment-based preference category must provide evidence to show they have continuously maintained legal status while in the United States and are therefore not prohibited from adjusting status in accordance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/policy-manual\/volume-7-part-b-chapter-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with section 245(c)(2)<\/a> of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Prior to filing Form I-526E, an EB-5 investor already residing in the United States with a valid H-1B, F-1, E-2 or L-1 non-resident visa may be eligible for <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/2022\/03\/14\/eb-5-concurrent-filing-will-let-investors-live-work-and-study-in-the-united-states-sooner-than-before-with-an-eb-5-investment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EB-5 Concurrent Filing<\/a>.<br \/>\nLastly, a foreign national who wishes to renew or change their current nonimmigrant visa should be mindful that a pending immigrant visa, such as the I-526E petition, could affect their ability to be approved for renewal of the nonimmigrant visa. For example, if a foreign national with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/working-in-the-united-states\/students-and-exchange-visitors\/students-and-employment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an F-1 visa<\/a> needs more time to complete their studies and wishes to extend the length of their stay but has already <a href=\"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/2023\/09\/22\/eb5an-partners-with-anahita-george-to-bring-transparency-to-eb-5-source-of-funds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed Form I-526E<\/a> as an EB-5 investor, it may be difficult to achieve renewal of the F-1 visa. When applying to renew an F-1 visa, the applicant must demonstrate their intent to depart the United States after an authorized temporary stay. The act of filing the I-526E petition expresses immigrant intent, which conflicts with the temporary nature of the F-1 visa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"faq-topic":[175],"class_list":["post-179441","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq-topic-change-of-status"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/179441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/179441\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-topic?post=179441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}