i want to study here the evalution is done i am on R1 visa but my pitition is done and also the green card process started few months back just waiting for visa cut of dates so i do the change of status. my wife will become citizen after september of this year. and soon my file will be upgraded so i am very much leagal. now if i want to study in this case then will i be able to do so? and where can i find visa cut of dates on line? is it fine to go for one lowyer for this case or is it ok to go further our own following rulles and regulations of uscis?
i am loosing my patience day by day i am here since more then two years. and i am very much desparate to have green card so i can work along with my study.
tell me how much time it will take to get green card my category is F2a and my pitition is done on march 19th 04 and when my wife will become citizen as she will have to apply by sep. 14th, how much more time will this be taking to get green card. pls. direct me at your earliest.
2006-08-01 17:22:33 · 3 answers · asked by hitesh d 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
You cannot study in the US with an R-1 visa. An R-1 visa is specific to religious workers and religious work ONLY. You can request for a change of status to F-1 (from R-1 to F-1). Once your wife becomes a US citizen, she can file for adjustment of status (for you). At that point, you will gain immediate benefits from adjustment of status (instead of F2a), including the ability to work and go to school at the same time while waiting for your I-485 ("green card") application to be adjudicated.
You should seek representation (attorney) if you feel you need someone to represent you. My professional opinion would be that you should wait for your wife to obtain her citizenship and then have her file your "green card" for you.
2006-08-08 13:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by mollywarriorpuppy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The R1 visa is for a religious worker. You cannot do anything else and remain in status.
No one here knows how long everything that you want to do will take. If you think you're losing patience, how do you think the DHS service center workers feel, buried under a flood of people who want to ignore visa law and just do as they please, like you.
You could have just gone to the US for the purpose you claimed, done what you intended to do, and then gone home. Imagine how peaceful your life would be.
2006-08-01 19:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need spend some money on a lawyer, some times is around a year or more, with a lawyer is a little less time,
2006-08-01 17:56:33 · answer #3 · answered by Love America 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋