B2/F1- DS156 form help

[greencard2007]

Need help...Situation is that i am canadian citizen and my parents are US permanent residents. They have filed I-130 for me.

I attend one of those Carribean medical school and our fifth semester + clinical rotations are held in US. I have just begun to look into immigration law as i need a visa right now and according to US immigration laws it seems that i may not be eligible for F1 due to that I-130 form (immigration intent).

All my hardwork upto now (plus 100K in debt) will be a waste if i can't get B2/F1 or J1. Am i really screwed up that big or am i just exaggerating. Can someone please help me here.

What if i fill out in DS-156 from Q.36 and Q.37 ---> that NO ONE have ever petitioned an immigrant visa for me and NO my parents are not in United states, respectively. Is there any way custom officers can find out.

Please help....I am really desperate and stressed out here.

Thank you for your input.

 

[LucyMO]

do not under any circumstances lie on your application or to the officer. Because when you get caught the result will be a life-long ban from ever entering the US.

The officer at the consulate will decide whether you can prove non-immigrant intent, even with an immigrant petition filed on your behalf. Do get a letter from your medical school stating that the fifth semester and a clinical rotation are a must for you to graduate, that it is a standard practice, etc. You, in turn, have to prove that you will come back after the program and will wait for your immigrant visa outside the US.

You cannot study/work on B1/2. So, you have to get either F-1 or J-1. Beware of home residency requirement after J-1.