I petiton to extend the validity period of F1 student within U.S. F1 visas issued from China are just 1 year, while to accomplish the phD degree, I need five years normally. So I petition renewal of F1 visa prior to come back to China, so that there is no risk of an unexpected interruption of my phD studey.
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