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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJust confused at this point.
QUOTE (Mint518 @ Dec 31 2008, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (j.mitchell99 @ Dec 30 2008, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Jonah VD @ Dec 30 2008, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ooops i just read on one of your post that her student visa will expire this January, maybe you can ask for an extension.


well I think to get an extension on the visa, she is just going to have to go back to school for 4 weeks. So when I file everything together, do I send payment at the same time? Seperate Checks/money orders for each form?

Thanks for the help,
J


If she is already in the States, exparation date of F-1 visa does not matter. As long as she has valid I-20 issued by the school and she attends the school as a full time student, her stay is legal. (Although it is not necessary, if she wants to obtain new F-1 visa, she needs to do so at her home country.) If the one expiring in January is I-20, yes, she can ask the school she is currently attending to issue I-20 with new expiratin date.

To adjust the status, it is best if you will file I-130 and I-485 concurrently (I-765 and I-131 optional). And I think people (including me) usually send 2 separate checks, one for I-130 and one for I-485 (fees for I-765 and I-131 are included for I-485 application).

By the way, http://travel.state....types_2991.html you looked at relates to how to bring the spouse who resides outside of the States. That's why it says file I-130 first. Since your wife is already in the U.S., IR-1 / CR-1 is not for her.

VJ has "Adjustment of Status (Green Card) General Discussion" forum, so if you have any other questions regarding the adjustment of status, you may want to post your additional questions there.


Sorry, I found typos - corrected in red above.
Mint518FemaleJapan2008-12-31 14:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJust confused at this point.
QUOTE (j.mitchell99 @ Dec 30 2008, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Jonah VD @ Dec 30 2008, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ooops i just read on one of your post that her student visa will expire this January, maybe you can ask for an extension.


well I think to get an extension on the visa, she is just going to have to go back to school for 4 weeks. So when I file everything together, do I send payment at the same time? Seperate Checks/money orders for each form?

Thanks for the help,
J


If she is already in the States, exparation date of F-1 visa does not matter. As long as she has valid I-20 issued by the school and she attends the school as a full time student, her stay is legal. (Although it is not necessary, if she wants to obtain new F-1 visa, she needs to do so at her home country.) If the one expiring in January is I-20, yes, she can ask the school she is currently attending to issue I-20 with new expiratin date.

To adjust the status, it is best if you will file I-130 and I-485 concurrently (I-765 and I-130 optional). And I think people (including me) usually send 2 separate checks, one for I-130 and one for I-485 (fees for I-765 and I-130 are included for I-485 application).

By the way, http://travel.state....types_2991.html you looked at relates to how to bring the spouse who resides outside of the States. That's why it says file I-130 first. Since your wife is already in the U.S., IR-1 / CR-1 is not for her.

VJ has "Adjustment of Status (Green Card) General Discussion" forum, so if you have any other questions regarding the adjustment of status, you may want to post your additional questions there.

Edited by Mint518, 31 December 2008 - 02:31 PM.

Mint518FemaleJapan2008-12-31 14:27:00