Hi,
I came to U.S with my parents on a B1 Visa in December 2006. I am 24 years old. After coming to U.S i did extend my B1 visa for another 6 months. Before i tell you more my brother is a U.S citizen. My brother applied for AOS for my parents and they got there non conditional Green card last year.
I always wanted to study more so i applied for F1 in an institution before my I-94 get expired, it was probably November 07 when i applied for the F1 visa. On April 19 2008 i got a letter from USCIS that they need additional information from me. So i send each and everything which they asked for before the specified date which was June 17 2008.
Months started passing and i was waiting for my visa but never came. In january 2009 i called the USCIS offiice and tell them it had been over 6 months that i have not yet received any decision on my case. They told me wait for a month and we will notify you.
In less than a moth a got a letter from USCIS that my case was ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED!!! on September 2008.
I know that administratively closed cases are abandoned after 1 year from the date it was closed.
lawyers told me that since they had not specified the time to leave the country so keep living and in the mean while i should look for getting married to a U.S Citizen. they told me that once i get my green card i can study after that.
My Question is what is the most appropriate thing for me to do rite now coz my whole family is here in U.S. If i reopen the case there is most likely that they might reject my application. Or should i wait for my application to be abandoned and then apply again for the F1 visa from zero. I also dont know either i am out of status or not?
Please help me out which is the best possible option for me.
I came to U.S with my parents on a B1 Visa in December 2006. I am 24 years old. After coming to U.S i did extend my B1 visa for another 6 months. Before i tell you more my brother is a U.S citizen. My brother applied for AOS for my parents and they got there non conditional Green card last year.
I always wanted to study more so i applied for F1 in an institution before my I-94 get expired, it was probably November 07 when i applied for the F1 visa. On April 19 2008 i got a letter from USCIS that they need additional information from me. So i send each and everything which they asked for before the specified date which was June 17 2008.
Months started passing and i was waiting for my visa but never came. In january 2009 i called the USCIS offiice and tell them it had been over 6 months that i have not yet received any decision on my case. They told me wait for a month and we will notify you.
In less than a moth a got a letter from USCIS that my case was ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED!!! on September 2008.
I know that administratively closed cases are abandoned after 1 year from the date it was closed.
lawyers told me that since they had not specified the time to leave the country so keep living and in the mean while i should look for getting married to a U.S Citizen. they told me that once i get my green card i can study after that.
My Question is what is the most appropriate thing for me to do rite now coz my whole family is here in U.S. If i reopen the case there is most likely that they might reject my application. Or should i wait for my application to be abandoned and then apply again for the F1 visa from zero. I also dont know either i am out of status or not?
Please help me out which is the best possible option for me.
