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I apologize if this is a little long, but here's our situation:
I am a naturalized US citizen and my wife is here in the US legally on F-1 student visa. We live in California.
We sent in our adjustment of status application (Forms I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765) on Feb 3. We did everything ourselves and have not hired a lawyer. Here's our timeline so far:
Feb 3, 2015: sent in AoS packet through USPS overnight express
Feb 4, 2015: USPS tracking shows received by USCIS in Chicago
Feb 10, 2015: email and text notifications of case receipt
Feb 10, 2015: checks cashed
Feb 14, 2015: received NOA letters for all 4 forms in the mail
So the next step is waiting for the notice letter for biometrics appointment. Everything looks to be in order. My wife has not done anything illegal during her stay in the US, and neither have I.
My wife has been attending an English language school but wants to quit since it’s a waste of money.
From what I understand asking around and asking friends who have hired lawyers for their AoS cases, it seems that once I have received my NOA letters in the mail, it is ok to have my wife stop attending school, in other words there is no need for her to keep her student visa status since she is now a pending green card applicant.
Now here’s the issue: the school wants her to continue attending until she gets her green card (which could be half a year later or more!), saying that there’s no guarantee she’ll get her green card and that it’s better for her to keep her student visa. I personally think it’s the school’s way of making us keep paying tuition. The school requires a written notice if a student quits school, and they want my wife to sign a paper saying the school isn’t liable if she cannot get her green card. I personally think she has no need to sign such a paper. The school can send us a letter saying they won’t be liable and that’s it.
And then there’s the rumor flying around that the owner or dean of the school has connections with people in immigration that can influence whether someone can get his/her green card or not, which has my wife scared (mind you, she heard this from another student). I personally think this is a fluke.. I’m thinking the worst that will happen is my wife quits school, she loses her student visa status and that’s it. The green card application has nothing to do with the school.
My wife’s current school session ends next week. I’m prepared to draft a letter of school resignation to give to her school, and that is it. We do not need to give the school a reason for quitting, nor should they give us “advice” regarding the status our green card application. I understand this means my wife will lose her student visa.
My questions:
• Has anyone heard of someone who was in a similar situation? And did they end up quitting school after receiving their NOA letters?
• How connected is the school and immigration? Can they really influence adjustment of status applications? Since it’s true that they have information regarding my wife’s I-94, visa, passport, etc.
• Does my wife need to explain to the school why she is quitting? Since I think that any more conversation with the school is a waste of time.
Any insight into our situation will be greatly appreciated! Once again I apologize for this post being long.
Thanks!
Jay
I am a naturalized US citizen and my wife is here in the US legally on F-1 student visa. We live in California.
We sent in our adjustment of status application (Forms I-130, I-485, I-131, I-765) on Feb 3. We did everything ourselves and have not hired a lawyer. Here's our timeline so far:
Feb 3, 2015: sent in AoS packet through USPS overnight express
Feb 4, 2015: USPS tracking shows received by USCIS in Chicago
Feb 10, 2015: email and text notifications of case receipt
Feb 10, 2015: checks cashed
Feb 14, 2015: received NOA letters for all 4 forms in the mail
So the next step is waiting for the notice letter for biometrics appointment. Everything looks to be in order. My wife has not done anything illegal during her stay in the US, and neither have I.
My wife has been attending an English language school but wants to quit since it’s a waste of money.
From what I understand asking around and asking friends who have hired lawyers for their AoS cases, it seems that once I have received my NOA letters in the mail, it is ok to have my wife stop attending school, in other words there is no need for her to keep her student visa status since she is now a pending green card applicant.
Now here’s the issue: the school wants her to continue attending until she gets her green card (which could be half a year later or more!), saying that there’s no guarantee she’ll get her green card and that it’s better for her to keep her student visa. I personally think it’s the school’s way of making us keep paying tuition. The school requires a written notice if a student quits school, and they want my wife to sign a paper saying the school isn’t liable if she cannot get her green card. I personally think she has no need to sign such a paper. The school can send us a letter saying they won’t be liable and that’s it.
And then there’s the rumor flying around that the owner or dean of the school has connections with people in immigration that can influence whether someone can get his/her green card or not, which has my wife scared (mind you, she heard this from another student). I personally think this is a fluke.. I’m thinking the worst that will happen is my wife quits school, she loses her student visa status and that’s it. The green card application has nothing to do with the school.
My wife’s current school session ends next week. I’m prepared to draft a letter of school resignation to give to her school, and that is it. We do not need to give the school a reason for quitting, nor should they give us “advice” regarding the status our green card application. I understand this means my wife will lose her student visa.
My questions:
• Has anyone heard of someone who was in a similar situation? And did they end up quitting school after receiving their NOA letters?
• How connected is the school and immigration? Can they really influence adjustment of status applications? Since it’s true that they have information regarding my wife’s I-94, visa, passport, etc.
• Does my wife need to explain to the school why she is quitting? Since I think that any more conversation with the school is a waste of time.
Any insight into our situation will be greatly appreciated! Once again I apologize for this post being long.
Thanks!
Jay
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