Immigration - January 2007

I am an international guy who came here to the U.S as a dependant to accompany my wife while she is studying for her PhD. My immigration status was F-2 or dependant and I recently changed to student status i.e. F-1 so I could study as well as my wife, I was interested in studying English language as a way to keep me busy (because dependants in the US are not allowed to work legally or attend school full time and I had nothing to do during my wife's first semester at school and it was a very hard situation) also to improve my English skills and I wanted to start from the beginning level even though my English was good( I believed that i should start from the beginning and i was quite wrong), as you will see this was a big mistake that I made and now I'm regretting it very much: In my search for a good English program I found an intensive English program in a nearby college and enrolled in the program, the program gave me a placement test but I intentionally messed it up so they would allow me start from the beginning level(they give this test to all the students to determine their English level and students must start from that level not they level they want) but now that I am attending the classes I found them quite boring and unbearable, the books and topics discussed are really easy and the level of my classmates sucks! I even looked at the books for higher levels 2, 3, etc and found them quite easy as well, there isn't really much for me to learn from this program so it would be absolutely a waste of time and money for me to continue with this program. I regret very much that I enrolled in this program and I regret much more that I made the second mistake of messing up the placement test and starting from the beginning level. Yesterday I went to the program director and told him that I would like to withdraw from the program but I couldn't tell him what I did in the placement test, first he said that the instructors have decided to move me to a higher level i.e. to level 2 but honestly that does not solve my problem, he also said that if I still decide to withdraw, there wouldn't be any refund for me because the program is a non-degree program and part of the college continuing education and their refund policies are different from the other branch of the college for degree seeking students(But I heard from somewhere that in exceptional cases and with the permission of the dean of continuing education they can do that). Also he said if I choose to withdraw I would be out of my immigration status and must leave the US within a short period of time that could be 15-20 days, however he was not quite sure of this time frame and said he would find out more about the actual time frame, if this time frame is correct or if it's at least in range I will not be able to leave the country within this short time because I need some more time at least 3-4 months to work on my wife slowly slowly and convince her to accept and let me leave her and go back to my country, I had a good job there and I can go back and resume the job that I had there, I can not tell her at once that I want to leave her and the US, that would be very very shocking and totally unexpected to her and would definitely have an adverse impact on her studies in the new semester. The director of the program and the instructors are nice people and I appreciate their decision to move me to a higher level but the problem is that my true level of English is even higher than this 2nd level and I could not tell the truth to the director that I intentionally did badly in the placement test. I would be embarrassed and it would be inappropriate for me to say this to them and most importantly the fact of the matter is that I really want to withdraw from their program and get the refund and I do not really want to continue with this program. So my friends just to summarize my problem is that I want to withdraw from the program officially and I need to get as mush of the refund as possible because I paid all the tuition which was too much and I only attended the classes for two weeks and after I managed to do that then I need to stay in the US at least for another 3-4 months to work on my wife and get her ready and accept to let me go back to my country. That would be beneficial to both of us though it's difficult but it's only a few years and then she can come back home after she finishes her studies and in the meantime I will come several times to see her. I would appreciate it very much if you could help me find a solution or if you could share with me any similar experiences that you or any one that you know has had or if you could give me any good advice or information that could help me get out of this difficult situation. I know it was my mistake and I have only myself to blame but still I do not want to do any thing illegal and what I want from this program or the US government is not too much to ask. If I do not find any solution to this problem I would have to somehow get the program to let me sit the placement test again and start from my true level but they say they normally would not give the students a second chance to retake the placement test.



Thank you very much for your time and assistance, Rojin

2007-01-27 17:43:16 · 9 answers · asked by rojin 1

2007-01-27 17:29:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

happen here in the U.S. and people need to get out? Sorry I'm just searching for answers. Anyone with knowledge about this subject, would love to read your answers.

2007-01-27 17:25:50 · 15 answers · asked by gettyupgo59 2

how much do it cost if live west africa too move in williamsport pa for the vista card and passport?

2007-01-27 16:26:23 · 2 answers · asked by gregory c 1

Is george bush going to give the illegal immigrants that have been in the country 5 or more years citizenship or what? Whats the plan right now?I'm not really sure I heard him talk about it throughly in his last speech

2007-01-27 15:58:56 · 4 answers · asked by Unknown 2

Many pregnant ladies cross America's Southern border almost daily. Read this story about these police officers and decide for yourself which is the larger threat to America.
http://www.yahoo.com/s/256154/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070128/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_drug_war

2007-01-27 15:15:15 · 22 answers · asked by RENEGADE. 3

I am a U.S citizen but my husband is not yet a citizen. If my kids are born outside the U.S. Will they be eligible for U.S citizenship? Will it come into effect right after they are born or it will take longer? And how much paperwork will be needed ? I will really appreciate an informative answer. :)

2007-01-27 14:54:53 · 11 answers · asked by Lonely 2

I am a 22 year old American seeking to get dual citizenship with Canada.

It is hard to get a Canadian citizenship because I am so young??

What is the process to get it??

How long does it take??

2007-01-27 14:53:52 · 4 answers · asked by amyelizabeth423 1

I have a friend that her husband is trying to take her son away from her & kick her out of their home & she is desperate for help he is illegal & uses a false ssn# to report income tax please help

2007-01-27 14:42:39 · 7 answers · asked by gickies 1

Are you for illegal immigration or are you against it? Why?

2007-01-27 14:38:46 · 23 answers · asked by Kourtney H 1

A resent scientific study in Canada says that monolingual persons have a higher incidence of senility than bilingual or multilingual persons. Indeed, the study also showed that being bi-lingual protects the brain and promotes healthy brain function.

It would seem that instead of forcing monolingualism on society, which would increase the chances of senility and other forms of dementia, one would advocate for more bilingualism – but then again, those promoting the English Only Laws are at a mental disadvantage. . .

SOURCE: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3794479.stm

2007-01-27 13:40:13 · 12 answers · asked by Rich F 1

2007-01-27 13:30:33 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can this be why illegal aliens think there is no border ?They are here to reclaim the land, but what about the millions of dollars we paid to obtain this land. Do the Mexicans expect everything free ? If they want their land back, why are none of them discussing paying us back, the money they accepted for the land?

2007-01-27 13:29:33 · 18 answers · asked by Bill Clinton 1

This was a radio BIT done by my favorite morning show. They go to HUGE homes and KNOCK, enter, and basically tell the world how amazing the house is.
First three AMAZING houses.......immigrants. One let them in. The house was worth 1.7 million. When they asked him HOW he got this far......all he said was HARD WORK. He had entered 20 years earlier with little money and worked HARD. He was very humble and opened his home with no question.
When they got ready to leave and they thanked him........he bowed and said "NO thank you.......".
What are your thoughts on this?

2007-01-27 13:26:56 · 9 answers · asked by sqwirlsgirl 5

I bet if they could they'd round up all the Mexicans even the legal ones and while their at it they take the muslims and blacks too.

cmon guys it's just 4% of the Population.

2007-01-27 13:01:55 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous

After having been in the USA for 3 months how long is required for them to stay out of the country in able to return. We have heard several different time periods. Can they return immediatly? Just as a tourist? This person has no visa, only passport. Can someone explain exactly?

2007-01-27 12:56:32 · 3 answers · asked by mograbbinfilms 2

because he wants to give emergency disaster relief to Illegal Immigrants that are out of work

2007-01-27 12:36:46 · 17 answers · asked by Nick G 2

2007-01-27 12:28:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

people that are here legally will want to distinuish themselves from those that are not?

2007-01-27 12:23:09 · 15 answers · asked by bkc99xx 6

I am mexican-american citizen that will marry a spaniard. Will get my residency. After being spanish resident, is it possible for me to live and work in UK? How is that process?? thanks!

2007-01-27 12:21:02 · 12 answers · asked by kdvg2000 3

and if so what do you think?

2007-01-27 12:10:07 · 14 answers · asked by Jan J 4

to distinguish them from illegal aliens?

2007-01-27 11:57:03 · 3 answers · asked by bkc99xx 6

o.k. a very simplistic view, but can you imagine Kosovans, Poles,Serbians etc being here (u.k.) with guns and weapons trying to enforce their way of life on us?

2007-01-27 11:35:16 · 34 answers · asked by returnofkarlos 2

I am a legal inmigrant in the USA, should I learn some people skills first? Appreciate already. Bye.

2007-01-27 11:16:47 · 13 answers · asked by Manny 5

is it not ironic that people all over stress over and over that mexicans are uneducated and only speak spanish

yet, here they are taking away bilingual school programs!

they are truly doing the opposite of killing two birds with one stone.

the bilingual programs allowed hispanic kids to learn in school and to learn english as well. problems solved!

instead, the same people who claim mexicans are uneducated and only speak spanish are preventing the solution to this supposed problem which is this: bilingual programs

here we have an opportunity to teach a mass of children, not only the basic school teachings, but english as well, and the ignorant people blow the opportunity and create problems which they blame mexicans for.

agree? or disagree?

2007-01-27 11:11:37 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

...english should not be america's only language because of freedom of speech.

because we are a country founded on many cultures.

founded on many immigrants that didn't speak a word of english.

if you think Christopher Columbus spoke english, then i feel very sad for you. the vikings didn't speak english and neither did the native americans; the ones who were here before anyone.

who is it hurting anyways? that everything MUST be in english or the world will just end?

honestly, who is it physically hurting and why?

all this is doing is putting innocent people at a disadvantage. people who have just as much right here as anyone else.

LEGAL people that just happen to only know spanish or french or german or dutch

America.......land of the free. freedom of speech. freedom freedom freedom.

and oh yea, you better dang well not utter a non-english word

agree or disagree?

2007-01-27 11:05:35 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am sure that the people that are for amnesty are in real life good people. I am sure they care about other people and how all this is affecting other people's lives. That is the main reason that people are for amnesty.

At the same time, those that are against amnesty in real life are good people too. Even though they want to send people that are illegally here back to their homeland.

I will be the first to admit that I have, on more than one occasion helped someone who couldn't speak any English out. I am NOT hateful towards any hispanics in my community nor do I go out of my way to make this a personal issue towards them. It's not about them personally.

Don't mistake that for me wanting them here. I still do everything that I can to make it known to the elected officials that I think this is wrong.

I just think that at this point we should agree to disagree before all of our accounts get deleted.

2007-01-27 10:46:39 · 15 answers · asked by Susan S 1

http://www.dailybulletin.com/search/ci_4917114
Don't complain about reading.Those interviewed by the Daily Bulletin say agencies including the FBI and CIA are not using information from Border Patrol and Drug Enforcement Administration agents to make connections between the drug trade, illegal immigration and terrorist organizations.

"For us to believe that Mexican smugglers will not assist, knowingly or unknowingly, foreign terrorists trying to enter the United States is incomprehensible," said Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, who, along with other congressional representatives, has pushed for stricter border security policies. In 2005, the Border Patrol apprehended approximately 1.2 million people in the U.S. illegally. Of those, 165,000 were from countries other than Mexico, and roughly 650 were, like Kamal, from special-interest countries, according to the Border Patrol.

2007-01-27 10:46:32 · 8 answers · asked by MinuteWoman 2

he is from the uk and his firm has an office he but they will not transfer him till he gets a visa. Would it be faster if he married me as i was born he and i am a citzen. I am only asking because we are having a baby and it is due on 9-27-07. And i want him close to me asap would be better for him to apply for the work vista or the marriage one.

2007-01-27 09:49:08 · 2 answers · asked by mrs. smutty aka sodachix 4

2007-01-27 09:47:09 · 17 answers · asked by Susan S 1