F-1 student and marriage to USC

[moonmosaic]

Would anyone know where I can find out about bills related to this subject?
I need to come up with a valid issue, a grey area in immigration that can be addressed and evaluated for discussion purposes, possibly documented and sent to my local representative. I need to do this for one of my courses. I know this area is one of them, there are loads of threads but no legal references. Where do I get documented information from? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[vtbngyn]

I don’t think there is a legal reference. However, the procedure is there- The the USC must petition using the I-130 for immediate family member.

 

[LucyMO]

Would anyone know where I can find out about bills related to this subject?
I need to come up with a valid issue, a grey area in immigration that can be addressed and evaluated for discussion purposes, possibly documented and sent to my local representative. I need to do this for one of my courses. I know this area is one of them, there are loads of threads but no legal references. Where do I get documented information from? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

IMHO, you picked the wrong subject, if you are looking for grey areas in immigration. Anybody who entered the US legally, including those on F-1, can marry a USC and adjust without problems, provided the marriage is genuine. It is not a grey area.

Also, imho, the grey areas are priority date retention in aging-out cases, aging out cases in general, falling back on a non-immgirant status (f-1, j-1) if a marriage falls through but the status was maintained the entire time, etc. That's because laypeople know so little about it. But you'll have to do your research yourself.

 

[moonmosaic]

It's a grey area where it comes to traveling on an F-1 visa while being married to an USC and no petition is yet submitted, also tuition fee is another one but I don't know where people get their information from; there must be a federal law to guard this, lawyers must have books where they can look things up; surely this is not all just common sense. any advice is appreciated; thanks

 

[vtbngyn]

Are you saying the USC married to an F-1 student and does not want to petition the I-130??? Then why they got married the first place?

 

[moonmosaic]

No, i am just curious where people get their information from apart from lawyers or where competitive lawyers get information from so they know exactly what the current situation is without having to sit in congress on a daily basis. Maybe a government website, something I can refer to in my work rather than just "I read it on immigrationportalforum.com"

 

[LucyMO]

It's a grey area where it comes to traveling on an F-1 visa while being married to an USC and no petition is yet submitted

Not a grey area. If F-1 student proves that he/she has non-immigrant intent, they can get F-1 visa. Sure, it's difficult to prove if you are married to a USC, but it's not as grey.

also tuition fee is another one

rules depend on the state, in-state tuition is a state matter, not a federal matter.

 

[foggazer]

No, i am just curious where people get their information from apart from lawyers or where competitive lawyers get information from so they know exactly what the current situation is without having to sit in congress on a daily basis. Maybe a government website, something I can refer to in my work rather than just "I read it on immigrationportalforum.com"

The USCIS website (uscis.gov) has a whole section on "Laws&Regulations." The actual application forms regularly make reference to "Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (8 CFR) and its chapters, subchapters, and parts.

I doubt you will find what you are looking for under only one specific bullet, but generally this is where the information is located.