F1 married to USC - Quick questions

[ethereal]

Hi Folks,

My sister came here on a F-1 last year (Sept 2006).
She got married to a US Citizen in Jan 2007. The marriage was performed in India (so she has a an Indian marriage certificate, photos, etc etc)

Now, she is back in the US on F-1.

Presumably, her husband who is a US Citizen could apply for I-130 and also for her I-131/I-765/I-485 simultaneously. My questions are specifically vis-a-vis her AOS while she is on F-1

1. What happens to her F-1 ? Is she no longer in-status if she applies for I-485

2. Currently, she is on a RA from the university. Can she still maintain that RA ?

Are there any threads dedicated to F-1 to AOS (and any subthreads for F-1 to AOS by way of marriage to a US Citizen) ?

Thanks in advance..

[dr_lha]

The biggest issue is that she re-entered the USA, married, on a F-1 visa, with intent to file for AOS. This is cause for denial because F-1 is a non-immigrant visa. By doing this your sister has seriously jeopardized her changes of getting a Green Card. She needs to talk to a lawyer.