F1 student marrying to an American citizen?

Question

I am an international student in the US on F1 visa.

Recently i got married to an American citizen. I am going to file my papers to the USCIS for the adjustment of my status. But my school will start sooner, and i am not able to attend, because my husband and i live in a different state. I also owe fees to my school for the last semester, (which i am going to pay, but not right now).

Will they deport me for not remaining in my F1 status. Or will i violate my status ?

Thanks

Answer 1

Hello

First of all, you signed a contract to come here to study and that contract states that you must leave when you fulfill your education. What will clearly come across is that your intentions were to stay from the beginning.

You should continue your school as promised or else you will set yourself to be denied.

Regards!

Answer 2

As long as you are in process of adjusting status through a valid marriage to a US citizen, you will not be deported.  Your request for adjustment won't be refused because you owe money, either, but you know you should pay anyway.

Answer 3

You should file to adjust as soon as possible bc you are no longer attending school. Check out info at http://www.myfianceevisa.com or http://www.sampleimmigrationforms.com good luck

Answer 4

Firstly, the question will come up, where you should be a full time student; and if not, why arent you any more? The fact that you havent paid your tuition is grounds enough to say that you arent fulfilling your requirements for the F-1 visa. This can be a bad mark in your immigration case. Borrow money to pay the school off and get back to school! While you are in school, do the immigration case. The immigration case will take a while, and the govt. wont let you just sit in the country out of status, when you had firstly entered the country to study, and not use the F1 visa as a way to enter and then get married.

Answer 5

If you have not changed your status by the time school starts, you could be in danger of violating your status.  Your best bet would be to contact the international student advisor at your school to make sure you know exactly what to do in order not to break any laws or violate your status.  No matter what anyone says on here, this is a case where you really should get advice from a qualified person because there is a lot at stake.  Good luck!