<p>Most Japanese Managers are not concerned about the student visa category until  they are forced to by the circumstances of their own family situation.</p>
<p>A student visa is issued to bonafide students who desire to study in the U.S.    A student is allowed to live in the U.S. for the duration of his schooling.    Upon graduation and entry to the next level of education, a student may transfer    to the new school and continue his education. Generally a student may not work    except under limited circumstances. After graduation from a university, one    year of "practical training" (working permission) with an American    company may be possible.</p>
<p>The Japanese businessman working in the U.S. under a temporary working visa    is confronted with the problem of obtaining a student visa under two common    situations. First, he, may be transferred back to Japan while his children are    still in U.S. school. In that situation, student visas must be obtained for    the children remaining behind in the US. Also when a child reaches the age of    21, he or she must obtain an independent visa from his parents. If that child    is in school then a student visa can be obtained.</p>
<p>Under relatively recent changes in the immigration laws, no student visas may    be issued to aliens to attend public elementary schools, middle schools, or    high schools. An alien may attend private elementary, middle, or high school    and obtain a student visa.</p>