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  • 08-31-2009, 12:16 PM
    girlie86
    F-1 Student Filing for Residency and Falling Out of Status
    Hi,
    I hope an expert can help me with these concerns I have.
    I am currently an F-1 student, from Australia. I married my husband who is in the U.S Army, last year in November. We have not yet filed papers for my residency here in the United states, however we are planning to next month.

    Now my questions are: Is it possible to quit school right now and just file for my residency papers and not have any trouble being out of status or will it cause problems?

    Also, my husband is currently deployed, however I was told by the Legal department on base that when immigration asks for me to come in for an interview, and because my husband won't be present with me, I can just show them his deployment papers. I just want to clarify if this is possible? Any other information that i need to know in advance in relation to my case?

    Lastly, because I am from Australia I was told that getting my residency approved wouldn't take long at all and could take the most 3 months, compared to places like the philippines, Is this true?

    Thanks!
  • 09-02-2009, 07:25 PM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: F-1 Student Filing for Residency and Falling Out of Status
    If you go out of status, you can have problems as a result of going out of status.

    If you are scheduled for an interview to establish the validity of your marriage and your spouse is deployed overseas, you would want proof of his deployment to show to immigration authorities.

    You can check current processing times here.

    The USCIS offers a dedicated toll-free Military Help Line, 1-877-CIS-4MIL
    (1-877-247-4645) for armed services members and their family to obtain information about immigration and citizenship services.
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