My wife is on F-1 and her F-1 expired on 12/31/03 but her OPT was valid till 07/04. The DOS told us that both the F-1 and OPT had to be valid to be in status (we were not aware of this, nor did the school inform us). However, she was reinstated by the INS on 06/04 and her F-1 does not expire till 08/06. My question is that will she be subject to the 3yr ban when I apply for her GC? In other words can she travel once she gets her AP or is it risky.