Education Issues while I-485 Pending

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Kanadian

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First of all I like to see heading “Education Issues while I-485 Pending” under I-485 Issues thread, if its possible for the Administrator. If not then we can continue here.

Today I tried to get admission in part time/evening classes at Virginia Community College to upgrade skills and it requires an admission application, which was asking my status.

My choices were:
- Temporary Alien
- Permanent Alien

If I picked temporary Alien then it was asking visa details. If I picked Permanent Alien then it was asking my A#. So the question is should I give my A# and claim myself as a Permanent Alien or that’s a lie?
I am trying to save some dollars in fees, oh sorry its not some, a lot.

Any advise?
 
Temporary/Permanent Alien

I would go with permanent as usually the standards are set by college/institution itself for tuition fees related issues. They want to make sure that they are sucking maximum permissible fees from you, permitted by law. Usually temporary aliens pay out-of-state fees and that is higher than in-state (or resident) fees.

Also, people who are waiting for AOS usually do not have a valid VISA (except H1/L1). So they won't be able to provide any VISA details if they opt for Temporary.
 
One remains a temporary alien until granted permanent residency. This means that 485 waiters are considered temporary. Having an A# number by itself does not make one a permanent alien, even students on OPT have A# numbers.

If you declare your status incorrectly, even if for saving a few dollars, the consequences can be grave and might come back to haunt you in future.

485 waiters can declare their visa status as "adjustee".
 
Originally posted by nkm-oct23
One remains a temporary alien until granted permanent residency. This means that 485 waiters are considered temporary. Having an A# number by itself does not make one a permanent alien, even students on OPT have A# numbers.

If you declare your status incorrectly, even if for saving a few dollars, the consequences can be grave and might come back to haunt you in future.

485 waiters can declare their visa status as "adjustee".
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Thank you to scare me but appreciate that. I dont see that option in the college option list.
 
Yes, I am. didnt I say appreciated. chill yar. today is good day I got the job for next 11 months and I dont want to see anyone mad at me, not atleast today.
 
Don't scare every one out here........:)

As I said before, to decide temporary/permanent alien, standards are set by the college themselves for the issues related to the fees. In our college database, system had only two options (Citizen & F1) to identify the individuals regarding their visa status. They decided to place me in citizen category :D, as the visa I was holding that time was not an option.

I would go and ask the college bursar/registrar and/or international student advisor before coming to any conclusion. They might just be using the above information to make decision regarding tuition fee and/or to get grant from institution/Govt..


Originally posted by nkm-oct23
One remains a temporary alien until granted permanent residency. This means that 485 waiters are considered temporary. Having an A# number by itself does not make one a permanent alien, even students on OPT have A# numbers.

If you declare your status incorrectly, even if for saving a few dollars, the consequences can be grave and might come back to haunt you in future.

485 waiters can declare their visa status as "adjustee".
Click to expand...
 
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Originally posted by usnycus
Don't scare every one out here........:)

As I said before, to decide temporary/permanent alien, standards are set by the college themselves for the issues related to the fees. In our college database, system had only two options (Citizen & F1) to identify the individuals regarding their visa status. They decided to place me in citizen category :D, as the visa I was holding that time was not an option.

I would go and ask the college bursar/registrar and/or international student advisor before coming to any conclusion. They might just be using the above information to make decision regarding tuition fee and/or to get grant from institution/Govt..
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thanks...liked your idea and I think you are right....
 
485 status

I filled I485 pending (even though I am on H1) and university asked for 485 receipt. And that's abt it. Fees were reduced to half!
 
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