14 y/o Nephew coming to stay on tourist visa - attend public school?

[Anonymous]

This post has me wondering - how do people who come here illegally send their kids to school? Or kids who stay with relatives but came here illegally. Does the family just say it's their own kid then?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post has me wondering - how do people who come here illegally send their kids to school? Or kids who stay with relatives but came here illegally. Does the family just say it's their own kid then?

Federal law provides an education for every child regardless of immigration status.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post has me wondering - how do people who come here illegally send their kids to school? Or kids who stay with relatives but came here illegally. Does the family just say it's their own kid then?

Federal law provides an education for every child regardless of immigration status.

Correct. They end up registered; in the case of a tourist, though, who will go back home, it could mean future denial to come back to the country--ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post has me wondering - how do people who come here illegally send their kids to school? Or kids who stay with relatives but came here illegally. Does the family just say it's their own kid then?

Well, first of all a lot of folks who are described as "illegal" by certain talking heads are actually "legal" in the sense that they have registered as asylum seekers. Also, there are many mixed status families, in which US-born kids are American citizens but their parents are either undocumented or never saw the asylum process through. But, for those kids who are neither US-born nor registered as asylum seekers/refugees, MCPS has a responsibility to educate them per federal law.

With that said, other PPs are right that OP will likely not want to take that path because her nephew may want to re-enter the US later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You may need the proper visa.

This

[Anonymous]

It sounds like the visa question has been answered. Just to add, any student (even a US citizen) who registers for school needs to establish residency and share records from previous school-- students who have been in a school outside the US for over 2 years must register through the international office -- even if they are US citizens and native English speakers who were just "away". You can't just walk into your neighborhood school and register a relative visiting from another country (another state or town would be easier).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post has me wondering - how do people who come here illegally send their kids to school? Or kids who stay with relatives but came here illegally. Does the family just say it's their own kid then?

Federal law provides an education for every child regardless of immigration status.

This. And it's why OP has nothing to worry about, especially in Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

Our government gives tourist visas freely because those people are expected to spend money here and provide value to the country, not consume the services we provide to citizens and cost taxpayers money.

[Anonymous]

You may want to check with the specific school. I know a few years ago, when DS was there, our MCPS HS was overenrolled and the school specifically said they could not enroll exchange students. Now if you have custody or are the legal guardian of your nephew then of course he could attend.

[Anonymous]

This is a sanctuary County. Just show up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our government gives tourist visas freely because those people are expected to spend money here and provide value to the country, not consume the services we provide to citizens and cost taxpayers money.

LOL. Are you new to Montgomery County?

We welcome people from all over the world and encourage them to consume services that taxpayers happily fund.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post has me wondering - how do people who come here illegally send their kids to school? Or kids who stay with relatives but came here illegally. Does the family just say it's their own kid then?

If a child comes to the US without any documents schools are required to enroll the student. However if a student comes WITH a passport and visitor visa (B-2) schools are NOT required to enroll the student.

MCPS has a policy that they do NOT enroll students with visitor visas.

All applicants must have a J-1 visa for the duration of the placement. MCPS does not admit foreign students with any other type of immigration status who are sponsored by student exchange organizations, including students under the visa waiver program who are allowed to stay in the United States for a maximum of 90 days or students with B-1 or B-2 Visitor’s Visa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post has me wondering - how do people who come here illegally send their kids to school? Or kids who stay with relatives but came here illegally. Does the family just say it's their own kid then?

If a child comes to the US without any documents schools are required to enroll the student. However if a student comes WITH a passport and visitor visa (B-2) schools are NOT required to enroll the student.

MCPS has a policy that they do NOT enroll students with visitor visas.

All applicants must have a J-1 visa for the duration of the placement. MCPS does not admit foreign students with any other type of immigration status who are sponsored by student exchange organizations, including students under the visa waiver program who are allowed to stay in the United States for a maximum of 90 days or students with B-1 or B-2 Visitor’s Visa.

ok, so if this kid registered with his aunt's address and his parents names I guess he would still be accepted to mcps as long as the guardian shows proof of address?

I saw this in mcps:

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/forms/pdf/560-24b.pdf

[Anonymous]

As if anyone does any due diligence in MCPS - except of course Whitman cluster - where they confront Anglo parents for their nanny’s use of Bethesda/Potomac address for little Larlo Jose. But otherwise these violations are ignored under diversity clause. Some ACLU attorney would have MCPS’ in court faster than it took a plaintiff to speed dial.

[Anonymous]

Here's another issue to consider, OP: even if your nephew gets to enroll in public school while here on a tourist visa, he will likely NOT get another B2 visa in the future to come back to the US if and when he returns to his home country. Why? Because staying for several months and enrolling in school shows immigration intent, which is NOT what a B1/B2 visa is for. As a former consular officer, if I saw a second application for a B1/B2 visa from your nephew in the future, I would deny.