[dilly_li]

> I switched approach and instead applied for a tourist visa. I paid 160 USD, filled in a ridiculous amount of information about me and my past travels over the last 15 years and I visited the US embassy for an in-person interview and fingerprinting.

Imagine repeat this process every year... as an international student.

[tppiotrowski]

I’ve thought about automating this process with a Chrome extension or puppeteer.

[kobalsky]

that's one hell of a gamble to shave off a few minutes per year

[s3krit]

The tourist visa is good for 10 years IIRC

[roberto]

Each visa type has a different duration, and you can't study on a tourist visa.

I've had a visa that allowed me to work for 3+ years in the US, but was valid only for 90 days. Every time I left the country I had to renew it, a process which takes an indeterminate amount of time.

[jagrsw]

Depends on a country, most is 10 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_Stat...

[fishywang]

you can't use tourist visa to enter the US and attend college/grad school.