Green Card Requirements (merged)

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

Plus 

with a denied green card application, there is clear immigrant intent, that plus overstay = no chance of changing to another non-immigrant status.

[deepm123 3]

15 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Where are you now?

 

Did you go home?

Will be you going in 2 weeks as I got letter last week

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

That kind of sucks that after 13 years in the US you need to go back for reasons basically out of your control. Well best of luck while you are there, and remember you need to stay unmarried as long as your parents are only green card holders to get your green card too.  

[deepm123 3]

5 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

That kind of sucks that after 13 years in the US you need to go back for reasons basically out of your control. Well best of luck while you are there, and remember you need to stay unmarried as long as your parents are only green card holders to get your green card too.  

Thanks  a lot. Looking to start my life all over again in a different country with totally contrasting cultures. Will take it as a challenge and hope for best.

[Ontarkie 14,493]

Related threads merged. Please keep all your question for this discussion together. 

[Visitor User 253]

Did you exit USA? If no, there is no ban. 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

25 minutes ago, Visitor User said:

Did you exit USA? If no, there is no ban. 

There has been no unlawful stay from what I can figure out so no ban anyway. 

I do hope there is no suggestion that OP should knowingly stay illegally now that all avenues for legal stay appear to have been exhausted for now.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

To back up above, from USCIS:

 

What if I file for change of status on time but USCIS does not make a decision before my I-94 expires?

Your lawful nonimmigrant status ends and you are out of status when your Form I-94 expires, even if you have timely applied to change your nonimmigrant status. ....
Even though you are not actually in a lawful nonimmigrant status, you do not accrue “unlawful presence” for purposes of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(9)(B) of the Act, while your change of status application is pending if it was filed prior to the expiration of your Form I-94.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/C2en.pdf

 

[deepm123 3]

Thanks..  I am out of the country by next week so won't take any chances as it is.  Thanks so much for all tge valueable suggestions and options. Happy to close this discussion. 

[CEE53147 559]

Why have you not looked for an employer to file for an H-1B  visa?

[accumbyte 149]

17 hours ago, Boiler said:

So you aged out from a H1b, and you have to be in status to adjust status.

H-4 status to be exact.

17 hours ago, Boiler said:

And left in May 2018 so would have a 3 year ban, not that that matters as it will take much longer than that for your Parents to petition you.

The link @SusieQQQ provided says no ban since the I-539 was filed before OP's H-4 status ended.

16 hours ago, deepm123 said:

Looking to start my life all over again in a different country with totally contrasting cultures.

Depending on your education level and work experience you can look into work visas to certain Western countries* (in Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.). If approved for a work visa for a Western country, then you won't have to wait the whole time for your F2B process only in India.

*You can also look into H-1B US visa since its a dual intent visa. But if I'm not mistaken, H-1B issuance has decreased.