i need your help about AOS and interview

[gabi 0]

hi everyone,

i cam to the state on F1 visa. i studied in California for 2 months and then i moved to Michigan i studied there a semester and then i moved to Texas. and there when i met my husband online and after 2 months we got married and i moved here in NY. at that time my husband was a green card holder,after we got married for about 4 months he applied for his citizenship.and hi got it last month . well after we got married i studied for 5 months .and i stopped going to school. after 2 months they told me that i need to go back to school because i need to keep my status , when i went back to school the advisor told me that i need to give her a medical note. so i went to a doctor but hi didn't give me a note. on my way out a women in his cabinet heard me, i thought she was working there, well she told me that she can convenes the doctor to give me a note but i have to pay her $200. As i was in need i gave her the money , the other day she gave me the note i run to the school gave it to them . but the prob is when the school got the note they called the doctor and he denied giving me the note. so the school reported me out of status.

i am worried about the interview . do you thing it is going to be a problem ? and if they ask me what should i say ? please please give me your opinion ?what should i say if the ask me about it ? and do you thing they can call the school and ask about me ?

[Little_My 464]

Umm.. A little more information would be helpful. What was this doctors's note for? I don't recall needing any doctor's note for my F-1, except proof of vaccination. Is that what it was? Or was it supposed to be a note from the doctor stating you had a medical reason to stop going to school to avoid being out of status? A requirement of an F-1 visa is that you remain a full time student at all times, unless you have a very good reason to either drop below full time or stop studying all together - and a medical reason can qualify. However, since you are not in school currently (right?) and if I udnerstood correctly, also couldn't give them a legitimate reason for why you've stopped going to school, you are out of status and in violation of your F-1 requirements.

How this affects your AOS based on marriage, I unfortunately do not know. Have you already filed for you? Or are you about to? I think F-1 overstays are forgiven when petitioning AOS based on marriage, but is "out of status" the same as "overstay"? I'm sure someone here will know more about this.

[BMW4me 12]

well i doubt there will be a problem, well school probably thinks you did something fradulent, by forging medical papers, but they just put you out of status by reporting you to USCIS and saying `she's not attending`

i don't think they gonna go outta their ways to report that action of yours, although it wouldn't look good on our records, i doubt they would do that

well right now you're out of status, but you're talking about interview so i believe you're already filed everything and waiting for the interview, so i doubt IO will deny your 485 for this, so don't worry about it

Edited March 8, 2011 by vkn & jsb

[Maxximus1074 14]

another former F-1 student here - I'm confused about the medical note that you are talking about - but if your worries are about being out of status then I can put you at ease. Congrats on your husband's citizenship approval!! With that you definitely can adjust your status from student to permanent resident.

I got married before my student visa expired but couldn't file for AOS right a way and long story short, the marriage turned bad and abusive from my wife's end and we got divorced several years later. During my separation I got to know my now wife and we filed for AOS last October. At the interview they did ask me if I have the original divorce papers from my first wife and a yes/no question if anything was ever filed by me or my ex-wife with USCIS regarding adjustment of status for me.

No other questions were asked regarding the visa I entered the US with.

Good luck on your immigration journey!!

Keep us posted and feel free to ask more questions and we'll share our experiences and knowledges

M.

p.s. if that woman approached you regarding an immigration medical exam that you will guaranteed pass, I wouldn't go for it, for the price she said you can definitely find a licensed, honest civil surgeon who can examine you and fill out your paperwork.

Edited March 9, 2011 by Maxximus1074

[milimelo 4,554]

The way I'm reading it, she attempted to get a doctor's note for medical absence (to justify being out of school) so the school would not report her in SEVIS. She paid someone $200 for a fraudulent note and the school (as they should) double checked with doctor that she really had a medical reason and could not attend the school and upon discovering the truth they reported her in SEVIS.

[gabi 0]

thank you for your answers.yep that's what really happened , i don't know what to say if they ask me about it should i say the truth ? if i tell them what happened do you think they would hold it against me or do i have to face any criminal charge ?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You must always tell the truth. Lying or misrepresentation can get you a PERMANENT ban from the US. I don't think you will face a criminal charge for getting a forged doctor note, but they might question your moral character.

[gabi 0]

thank you for your answers, it was really helpful .