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No to your first question (no transfer) and yes, case is as straightforward as it can get… married and living with my loving USC hubby, no criminal history, no overstays, lots of evidence, etc etc

Congrats, hopefully mine moves fast but my N400 has been stuck at “actively reviewing your case” since Feb 6…

Oh ok, so she's the beneficiary and she's overseas. Gotcha

Can you clarify?

Gotcha. Do you by any chance remember when did you receive "interview scheduled" notification? I am just trying to understand something. I know they can't call you for an interview until after your three year anniversary. But I am trying to determine whether they even look at your case before that day. Does that make sense? My three year anniversary is 04.29.2023. Did my biometrics on Feb 6 and it's been actively being reviewed ever since.

Question: when is your “resident since” date?

Super detailed! Congrats to wifey! Yayyy!

Gotcha! So sorry about the confusion!

Nope, I-130 is also needed

Make sure you become an A+ student in the process. Start Here

Probably. He definitely needs to be clearer and user better terms when seeking for help!

You literally said you couldn’t return because you didn’t have the money, that’s where I got this crazy idea of you not having the money for a ticket from

OP wouldn't have enrolled in "school B" if he had a good performance on "school A" I guess I am also comparing Northwestern with WVU. At WVU they would periodically check that, as an international student, you would be enrolled in the necessary credits AND I had to take TOEFL to be accepted. If your score was "iffy" but you had the overall profile they were looking for, they would accept you but you had to take a class and retest again within the same university.

Ah, gotcha. I meant go to Chicago.

Exactly what program were you pursuing? I find it hard to believe that they would force an international student to go to Boston all of a sudden. If so, that's a huge red flag for them. I am actually looking at their webpage and it says that some programs do require TOEFL to be admitted, some do not. So how come they admitted you and then you took TOEFL? How are you able to pay for those classes, but not for a one way ticket to the US when you know that not coming back would jeopardize your status No one said it was uncommon or illegal. But just because something is common and legal it doesn't mean DHS or USCIS sees it the same way. If you transfer from one program to another without being able to provide a well- rounded explanation, it might be frowned upon. Or it might not. A) you're not able to answer questions about your case to strangers on the internet, let alone when and if confronted by CBP B) Your immigration history is starting to get jacked up, so I would not move forward without at least one consultation. Maybe you can even set up a conference call with an ISO at Northwestern and an immigration attorney that can help you clarify doubts. What's your country of origin and how old are you?

I agree with the unfairness of the situation. However, I still have to see one of those students getting an immigration benefit and proving they were unaware of the scam. How do you prove a negative? There is a cutting score for the TOEFL exam, so no, there is no subjectivity in this case. And I do agree, I dislike standards test, and I am a teacher

Technically, yes. However, not being able to afford a one- way plane ticket to the US contradicts the idea that, as an F1 student, one is able to support oneself. Then they committed fraud because an F1 is a non- immigrant visa. Therefore, they should not be taken as an example.

Hi there, First of all, I am not suggesting that you are lying, but your English is pretty decent. In fact, you are able to use the past tense and connectors, and you can also get your message across. I was also an F1 student, had to take TOEFL many times and I can tell you that it is not really hard to get a high score. Also, I am sorry that you had to go back home, but taking that leave of absence put a stain on an already jacked up case. I always tell F1 students that if they need to go back home for a while, and ran out of money, get a loan but get your butt back here in time. And also, if you can't afford a one- way return ticket, how are you going to afford living here as a student? If when you get a stipend, the US is expensive. I ask these questions not to be nosy, but because I have been around here long enough to know that these are the facts that DHS and USCIS will question too. Be prepared. If you don't mind me asking, what school are we talking about? Usually if a school has accepted you, and you don't get a high enough score in the TOEFL, then they place you on a non- credit English class WITHIN THE SAME SCHOOL. This is key, because any reputable school with an International Student Office knows that transferring an international student to another school is not something to be taken lightly. In fact, while I was an international student, I had two neighbor friends in this exact same situation, and they were asked to take English classes within the school for a semester. DHS does not like it a lot when students transfer to an English school because some of them have been part of a scam. I am usually the first one to say if you can DIY a case, but not these type of cases. Even if CBP lets you in, this will for sure have an impact on any other immigration benefit you might want to apply in the future. Proceed with caution.

But what’s the status of your N400?

Did you do your biometrics? If so, when? And what's the status now?

Why not? You can and actually SHOULD. Instead of providing them with a copy of the green card, you provide them with a copy of the I-90 receipt. Hopefully you have also filed a police report and you should send that too.

Hopefully by 2033 the overall USCIS processing times have improved. Please report back to 2023 folks to see if we should lose hope or not.

Oh bummer! I guess I’ll ask then when they call me for my interview!

Hey congrats again, and now that it is all said and done for you, did you ask at the interview?

Oooh thanks! I will do it this weekend then