AOS (in the meantime)

[ktdaisy320 0]

My husband and I were married on Feb 18 and the USCIS received our application for AOS on March 23. What is his status while the application is in process for the next 3-24 months? He would like to go to school but I don' t think the school will consider him a permanent resident until everything goes through. Would he be considered an "international student" at that school and have to pay outlandish tuition until the Permanent Resident status is final? Any thoughts? Thanks.

[Autumnal 25]

He is not a permanent resident for the purposes of going to a university/college; he would not be allowed to attend unless he had his green card.

He could apply for a student visa, but I highly advise against it as he would have to meet the criteria for it and probably leave the country, deal with the embassy in his home country... altogether very messy and troublesome, unless he already had a student visa. If that's the case, then I *think* it should still be valid for the school he is at. There are a few people that transferred from students into AOS, you may ask them about their experiences or search the forums.

However, as a K visa or a visitor, he wouldn't normally be entitled to study at all (as I understand) without an additional visa or the green card.

[timelena 0]

He definitely will not be considered resident of your state by the University to be able to pay as a local. Still, I don't think he cannot apply to a University at all. After all, I know students who came here as children or spouses of temporary workers and Universities accepted them. Why don't you ask this question at the University you are going to apply to?

However, it could be cheaper for your husband to wait until he receives a Green Card. The difference between what domestic and international students pay in tuition and fees is considerable.