Nigerian Student Changes to F-1 for an Ivy League Master's

Guilherme Zaia helped a Nigerian graduate student change from visitor to F-1 student status so he could begin his master's degree at an Ivy League university. The case navigated a prior consular visa refusal and potential preconceived-intent concerns by documenting a genuine tourist visit, a partial scholarship, and solid financial sponsorship and home-country ties. The approval let him start his program on time without risking a lengthy consular backlog abroad.