您好!我女朋友跟我一起读书,今年5月毕业,7月份就必须离境,如果我跟她结婚,在她毕业前申请境内转F2,那么在7月份身份失效以后呆在美国境内是否合法?
我前两天问了学校工作人员,学校的人说:
One of the new main stipulations surrounding the change of status regulations in F visa category is that you must maintain your underlying status while you await your visa to be adjudicated. Since your girlfriend will be graduating in May and not applying for OPT, she will not be maintaining her underlying F-1 visa status. It is best advised, for several reasons, for her to return to her home country to obtain the F-2 visa.
她说,最新的改变是,F签证在批下来以前,原来的身份必须是仍然有效的,所以7月份身份过期以后就不合法了,请问是这样吗?那么是不是让她先申请OPT,再申请转F2签证比较好?
我搜索了很多帖子都是可以在境内转的,但是那些帖子可能比较老了,那些帖子批下来F2的时间只有半年,但是现在好像是需要一年甚至更久,求解答,谢谢!