The I-20 must remain valid at all times. Your girlfriend should request an I -20 extension prior to its expiration date. Allowing the I-20 to expire before completing an academic program is a violation of F-1 status. Visit for details: http://extension.berkeley.edu/international/faq/preparing.html If you violate your F-1 status, you may be able to apply to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (U.S. CIS) for reinstatement of your student status. The U.S. CIS may consider your request for reinstatement if you: Have not been out of status for more than five months. Establish to the satisfaction of the U.S. CIS, with detailed documentation, that: The violation of status resulted from circumstances beyond your control. Such circumstances might include serious injury or illness, closure of the school, or a natural disaster. Circumstances beyond your control do not occur where inadvertence ("I did not know"), oversight, neglect or a willful failure on your part or on the part of the Designated School Official resulted in the need for reinstatement. The violation relates to a reduction in your course load that would have been within a UC Berkeley Extension Designated School Official’s power to authorize, and that failure to approve reinstatement would result in extreme hardship to you. You are currently pursuing, or intend to pursue, a full course of study in the immediate future at the school that issued you the Form I-20. You have not engaged in unauthorized employment. You better ask a lawyer for this issue. Bless
Hi thanks for the reply 我已经是美国公民了,因为她暑假一定要回国 那如果我们在中国结婚的话能给她办临时绿卡么? 她也不想定居美国 就是想有个身份来回方便
【在 f*******n 的大作中提到】 : : 有困难 : 很难,除非她有很多证据她会回中国
H*R
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thanks for your reply! I'm pretty sure she's illegal by now...sigh
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【在 d*******n 的大作中提到】 : The I-20 must remain valid at all times. Your girlfriend should request an I : -20 extension prior to its expiration date. Allowing the I-20 to expire : before completing an academic program is a violation of F-1 status. : Visit for details: http://extension.berkeley.edu/international/faq/preparing.html : If you violate your F-1 status, you may be able to apply to the U.S. : Citizenship and Immigration Services (U.S. CIS) for reinstatement of your : student status. : The U.S. CIS may consider your request for reinstatement if you: : Have not been out of status for more than five months. : Establish to the satisfaction of the U.S. CIS, with detailed documentation,
d*n
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如果她只是你的女朋友,还没有结婚,我认为,她现在的问题和移民没有关系,只是I- 20 expired and overstay。似乎她现在的情况还不是特别糟糕. 你最好问问移民律师,怎么操作更适合你们的情况。 Bless
【在 H*********R 的大作中提到】 : Hi thanks for the reply : 我已经是美国公民了,因为她暑假一定要回国 : 那如果我们在中国结婚的话能给她办临时绿卡么? : 她也不想定居美国 就是想有个身份来回方便