CASE: Change of Status / I-539
NATIONALITY: Chinese
LOCATION: Columbus, OH
Our client is from China who came to the U.S. on a F-1 student visa. He consulted with our firm a few weeks before the expiration of his F-1 OPT status. He wanted to continue to stay in the United States on a different non-immigrant status. His wife is a F-1 student in the United States, so he can change his status from F-1 to F-2. He retained our office on September 12, 2019. We filed the I-539 Change of Status Application on September 18, 2019 along with financial documents to show financial support. Eventually, without any Request for Evidence (RFE), his change of status request (from F-1 to F-2) was granted by the USCIS on April 15, 2020. He can stay in the United States for the duration of status of his wife’s F-1 status.