M-1 Visa
M-1 is a Vocational Student Visa awarded to students in vocational or other nonacademic programs, other than language training. Cooking classes, technical courses, mechanical classes, flight school and cosmetology are considered vocational studies. M-1 students are only admitted into the United States for the period of time that is needed to complete their course of study as indicated on their Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status,” plus any practical training (PT) after they complete their program. This time cannot exceed one year.
