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saudiwife   7

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Hello All:
I hope this finds you well. I am asking for a friend of mine. He has been in the United States for 3.5 months on tourist visa. Long story short, he and his wife got a divorce, and she got everything in the divorce, and he wanted a much need vacation and came to the United States. He has a 10 year tourist visa. He just thought of it as a holiday to rest his mind, and now he's here and is enjoying himself. He is dreading going back and wants to make a life here. He has a master's degree and speaks three languages fluently, English being one of them. I have no idea how to help him. He said he would like to stay, but being on a tourist visa, I don't know how he could stay. He didn't intend on immigrate, the feeling of going back to the city where his wife left him and the worst way he just don't want to go back.

 

Is there any options of him? Can he do an adjustment of status? Is that possible? 

Saudiwife

09/19/2011- We met
10/15/2011- SA proposed marriage
11/04/2011- We married in an intimate affair


03/26/2012- We mailed I-130 I-765 I-485 (SNAIL MAIL)
03/29/2012- Confirmation of delivery to the Chicago Lockbox Office

04/19/2012- Processed on April 19, 2012 AOS from F-1 Visa
04/19/2012- Checks Cashed same day
04/27/2012- NOA hardcopy received.
04/30/2012- ASC appointment letter mailed out.

05/07/2012- Received ASC Biometrics Appointment Letter
05/25/2012- Biometrics done in Greer, South Carolina

06/06/2012- Email stating that our interview notification has been mailed out for the date of July 10, 2012 in Memphis, TN. Should be received in a few days. Nothing else regarding the EAD. Still waiting.

07/03/2012- I-765-EAD card production was ordered. Allotment of 30 days before receive.
07/10/2012- Interview at the USCIS Memphis, TN office at 1.30pm. We were approved on the spot. ALHAMDULILLAAH!!! :-)
07/13/2012- Received the 'work permit' came in the mailbox.
07/18/2012- Received the greencard in the mailbox. ALHAMDULILLAAH! :-)
07/20/2012- Applied for the Social Security number.
07/24/2012- Social Security number came in the mail. ALHAMDULILLAAH!!! :-)
07/30/2012- Applied for Tennessee driver's license and received the license. ALHAMDULILLAAH!!!! :-)

05/28/2014- We mailed the I-751 Removal of Conditions

06/13/2014- Received the NOA
06/17/2014- Received letter about Biometrics. Appointment is July 1, 2014 in Greer, SC.
06/26/2014- Did the Biometrics in downtown Nashville, TN instead of Greer, SC. (due to moving from NE TN to Nashville, TN)

12/03/2014- Case was moved from Vermont to California.

02/13/2015- Letter stating they need more proof of a bona fide relationship to be due back by May 14, 2015.

03/02/2015- Sent documentation to California.

04/13/2015- Received letter of congratulations for the removal of conditions and award of the 10 year green-card coming within 60 days.

04/17/2015- The letter and 10 year green card was received. Alhamdulillaah. Our USCIS journey is over since my husband will not apply for citizenship.

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Coco8   1,042

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Check his i-94 online and see which date he is supposed to leave the country. If he stays past that date he can get a ban and his visa will be cancelled.

 

Unfortunately, there is not much he could do. Trying to get a job will be impossible because the H1B applications have passed. So nobody will hire him because (1) H1B is expensive (2) Applications are in October and that is a long time from now, nobody is hiring with a start date at the end of the month. 

 

If he has money, he could try to get into a terminal masters program. Because he has a masters program already they might waiver the GRE/GMAT. He might have to take TOEFL. Either way he would have to go back to his country to get the F-1 visa. But being here with the visitor visa would allow him to make inquiries about master programs. After a master you have an OPT that allows you to work for 1 year or 2 years in case of STEM fields. 

 

Anyway, the study route seems the easier one, but with classes starting in August many places might have might no allow admissions.

 

 

 
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