What to do about an I-539 change of status?
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What to do about an I-539 change of status?
I applied for a changing of status I-539 about 3 months ago and the application is still pending. Can I withdraw from my current school and send to the CIS a different I-20 from a different school in a different state (for the fall semester) or it is impossible and they won’t accept that?
Asked on April 18, 2012 under Immigration Law, District of Columbia
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SB, Member, California / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You can try to submit a new I-20 and by showing that you had timely submitted the I-539, it might be accepted. You need to discuss this with the foreign student advisor at the new school since they are in charge of the I-20 documentation.
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