Hi, this is my first post here at the forum, and I just have a couple of questions which hope to be answered. Thank you very much in advance.
I have been going school here in the U.S. ever since 5th grade, and I have continued to stay here and going to school all the way to college. Everytime when I was transfered from one school to another, I.E. elementary to middle to high school and to college, I have always had my I-20 signed by the township administrator.
However, the problem arrived during my 2nd year in college, where the international student office staff informed me that my I-20 is invalid. So, I went to talk to them and found out that ever since my initial entry I-20 for elementary school, the Immigration office has not placed the stamp on item 1 of the I-20 form. ( i believe is the box on the top right corner of the I-20 form). But, all the past administraters have signed the I-20 application which states that all the above items ( 1~8) has been compleleted and valid. For that reason, I never knew that there was a problem with my I-20.
So basically, the international student office staff is telling me that since my I-20 was incomplete, which means I have been out of status for a long time and I will not be able to obtain a new one unless I go back to my birth country (Taiwan).
I was wondering, is there anything that I can do besides going back? I have just finished college, and was planning on going for my masters. I was thinking about the OPT option, but not sure if that would help me.
If anyone has any suggestions or helpful hints, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much in advance.
I have been going school here in the U.S. ever since 5th grade, and I have continued to stay here and going to school all the way to college. Everytime when I was transfered from one school to another, I.E. elementary to middle to high school and to college, I have always had my I-20 signed by the township administrator.
However, the problem arrived during my 2nd year in college, where the international student office staff informed me that my I-20 is invalid. So, I went to talk to them and found out that ever since my initial entry I-20 for elementary school, the Immigration office has not placed the stamp on item 1 of the I-20 form. ( i believe is the box on the top right corner of the I-20 form). But, all the past administraters have signed the I-20 application which states that all the above items ( 1~8) has been compleleted and valid. For that reason, I never knew that there was a problem with my I-20.
So basically, the international student office staff is telling me that since my I-20 was incomplete, which means I have been out of status for a long time and I will not be able to obtain a new one unless I go back to my birth country (Taiwan).
I was wondering, is there anything that I can do besides going back? I have just finished college, and was planning on going for my masters. I was thinking about the OPT option, but not sure if that would help me.
If anyone has any suggestions or helpful hints, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much in advance.