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15-Jun-2001 05:25 PM
  change of status
lila
I have applied for change of status from B-2 to F-1(vermont
center).
15 of August will be five month that I have applied.
In case I can not get my approval till that time,
I can not use of my assistant ship and I have to pay the tuition
(because I am Ph.D student)
Can I do any thing to speed up this process to get the
answer on time?
-thank you.

30-Jun-2001 03:06 AM
 Re: change of status
Brian
In short, no, there's nothing you can do. Vermont says that it's processing change of status request anyhere from 120 to 180 days. Your school could check on the status of the application but, as we say, a watched pot never boils. All they will do is say IF it's been processed not WHEN it will be processed.

Did you get receipt that they recieved your I-539 form. If you didn't, have the school check if they even got the it. If you did get the reciept and havent heard anything in 180 days, have the school follow up.

Good luck.

30-Jun-2001 03:26 PM
 Re: change of status
lila
Thank you for your consideration.
I have recived a notice that they have mentioned
this type of cases takes 120-180 days.
But as I checked the vermont processing time,
they did not have any progress on the May.
Why they are too slow in this respect?
Thanks

01-Jul-2001 01:04 AM
 Re: change of status
Brian
The INS is slow because Americans want strong border and visa enforcement but don't want to pay for it. The INS is dangerously understaffed and has the lowest job satisfaction among its employees than any other institution in the US government. And since non-immigrants can't vote, it's almost an impossible system to fix.

I apologize on behalf of my government.

Once again, good luck Lila.

01-Jul-2001 07:30 AM
 Re: change of status
jjjj
hi brian , i too have for a change of status
like lila is waiting for change of status , in the mean if he wants to change school , can he do dat
thkz

01-Jul-2001 05:46 PM
 Re: change of status
Brian
JJJJ,

Yes. You're considered to be in F-1 status once you've filed your I-539 so you can change schools.

02-Jul-2001 04:31 PM
 Re: change of status
jjjj
thkz brian , for ur help.
one more thing where i can find guidelines to transfer
schools while ur waiting for ur change of status to come.
bye

02-Jul-2001 11:45 PM
 Re: change of status
Brian
I don't know of a webpage with transfer guidelines. I'll try to put one up on dreamschools.com. The process is simple but it's often not done correctly.

1. If your in good and academic standing you're allowed to transfer to another school.
2. The new school will give you a transfer form for you to have your old school DSO to fill out. It only asks if you were in good academic and financial standing.
3. Your new school will issue you a transfer I-20. They will keep the school copy and send it to the INS within 15 days of your transfer.

You don't need to inform the INS of your transfer.

Good luck.

03-Jul-2001 05:24 AM
 Re: change of status
jjjj
thkz brian, i have a problem in changing schools
as i am still waiting for my change of status to come
brom b1/b2 to f1 visa .i want to know is there any specifice guidelines for transfer in my case . plz ,help me .

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