My wife's case is a little complicated. She is holding F-2 visa and got an admission for a Master program in a graduate school. She submitted application to USCIS for changing to F-1 status.
But since the process is too slow and school will start soon. She went to Nogales, Mexico for changing status yesterday. Unfortunately she got checked and her old visa was also cancelled. She tried to get back to U.S. but got denied. So she has to stay in mexico now to wait for check clearance.
The problem is when she get the F-1 visa 3 weeks later, the school's registration deadline has already passed and she has to postpone the admission to next Spring. So even she comes back to the Unite States, she is possibly out of status because F-1 visa can only be allowed to enter US within one month before new semester (spring) begins. Is it correct? Or if she can't enter US, she cannot go back to home country too because she doesn't have Mexico visa. So what can she do right now? Is there a legal way to either enter US or go back to home country to wait for the school begins?
Thanks for any advice.
But since the process is too slow and school will start soon. She went to Nogales, Mexico for changing status yesterday. Unfortunately she got checked and her old visa was also cancelled. She tried to get back to U.S. but got denied. So she has to stay in mexico now to wait for check clearance.
The problem is when she get the F-1 visa 3 weeks later, the school's registration deadline has already passed and she has to postpone the admission to next Spring. So even she comes back to the Unite States, she is possibly out of status because F-1 visa can only be allowed to enter US within one month before new semester (spring) begins. Is it correct? Or if she can't enter US, she cannot go back to home country too because she doesn't have Mexico visa. So what can she do right now? Is there a legal way to either enter US or go back to home country to wait for the school begins?
Thanks for any advice.