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H-4 to F-1 in middle of semester
BACKGROUND : Currently,I am doing MS from UWM in H-4 status. So far I have completed 12 credits and I am in the 3rd semester now (Spring'16) . In this semester, I have opted for 3 courses/9 credits out of which only 1 is classroom course .
There is a likely chance that when I'll be in middle of my semester 3 (Feb'16) my husband may go out of status , meaning that his H-1B visa may not be valid . This in turn means that I'll also go out of status.
I do not want to initiate I-20 request before knowing about my husband's visa status because if I do, then I'll have to un-necessarily take courses in Summer semester which are not relevant to my MS. I will accrue additional fee of at least $12,000 on this.
QUESTION :
1. How should I proceed for obtaining an F-1 ? Will university provide me I-20 in middle of semester ?
2. If above is possible in Feb'16 itself and then I mail the I-20 to USCIS for COS , will I be considered in-status until my application is approved ? How do I manage the timing for this eventuality ? For example, let's say that my husband's H-1B becomes invalid on Feb-15-2016 and I obtain the I-20 on Feb-16-2016 and mail it to USCIS on the same or next day, which will eventually reach to USCIS in 2-3 days. Will I be considered out-of-status since Feb-15-2016 ?
3. F-1 mandates 2 classroom and 1 online course only however, I've opted for 1 classroom and 2 online course in the current semester. Will this be a problem for Change of status?
4.What is a better mode for F-1 application in my case - Going out of country for stamping OR post the application to USCIS while being in the US ?
Please guide me.
There is a likely chance that when I'll be in middle of my semester 3 (Feb'16) my husband may go out of status , meaning that his H-1B visa may not be valid . This in turn means that I'll also go out of status.
I do not want to initiate I-20 request before knowing about my husband's visa status because if I do, then I'll have to un-necessarily take courses in Summer semester which are not relevant to my MS. I will accrue additional fee of at least $12,000 on this.
QUESTION :
1. How should I proceed for obtaining an F-1 ? Will university provide me I-20 in middle of semester ?
2. If above is possible in Feb'16 itself and then I mail the I-20 to USCIS for COS , will I be considered in-status until my application is approved ? How do I manage the timing for this eventuality ? For example, let's say that my husband's H-1B becomes invalid on Feb-15-2016 and I obtain the I-20 on Feb-16-2016 and mail it to USCIS on the same or next day, which will eventually reach to USCIS in 2-3 days. Will I be considered out-of-status since Feb-15-2016 ?
3. F-1 mandates 2 classroom and 1 online course only however, I've opted for 1 classroom and 2 online course in the current semester. Will this be a problem for Change of status?
4.What is a better mode for F-1 application in my case - Going out of country for stamping OR post the application to USCIS while being in the US ?
Please guide me.
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