Higher education while waiting for I-765 and/or AOS approval?

[SalishSea 18,236]

4 hours ago, Purple_Paladin said:

We're going ahead with the K1 process at the moment but still weighing all the options.

 

The question my fiance has is: Can he and his daughter enroll in college or certificate/training programs while waiting for the right to work?

 

He doesn't want to "do nothing" while waiting and he'd like to pursue something that can assist him (and his daughter) in finding employment once the I-765 is approved. 

Would he be permitted to do this?

 

TIA!

If your income is marginal (as you’ve said in prior posts that it is) even to meet the sponsorship requirements, how would you afford their tuition?  

[Sarah&Facundo 602]

Yes! The year we got married, my husband and I married in April and he was already attending classes at the beginning of the summer semester in June. He did not even have a social security number yet! They let him use a placeholder of 000-00-000 until he received his real one and they granted him in-state tuition based on the fact he was living with me and I had lived in state for over a year. Once he received a social security number, they updated it in his school account. He received his green card the following February, and he was allowed to start applying for scholarships. He won a few based on his grades the previous semesters. This was all really great because he felt like he was doing something productive while he had to spend so many months not working. And since he wasn't working, he was able to focus all his attention on studying. Although he spoke English, studying for higher educational classes is a different language was difficult, but he did it and he graduated with honors!

Edited Sunday at 11:59 PM by Sarah&Facundo

[TBoneTX 46,353]

Interjecting here:  A K-1 entrant who has married within the 90 days and is waiting for USCIS to process the AOS package is officially called an "applicant for adjustment" -- or, more concisely, "adjustment applicant."

 

I had this precise question when Mrs. T-B. was at that stage, and two lawyers told me the above.

[Purple_Paladin 9]

8 hours ago, SalishSea said:

If your income is marginal (as you’ve said in prior posts that it is) even to meet the sponsorship requirements, how would you afford their tuition?  

I wouldn't. His daughter has a savings account set aside specifically for her education. He's more interested in training of some sort and hopes to save a bit of money from the sale of some of his assets before moving here. 

As I've stated in prior posts, we're weighing our options and gathering information to find the best way forward.

[JeanneAdil 6,721]

PA requires 12 months living in the state to be eligible for in state tuition