之前有发文请教F身份到期后继续留美国的办法
(文章标题:F1结束后用ESTA再入境间隔时间及滞留天数)
在版上得到最可行的建议是用I-539转B身份
告知校方后校方不太建议这个做法
并提到一个USCIS的新政策
去信后校方再次回信,并稍微详细说明这个新政策(今年五月公布,八月施行)
包括这个官方连结:
https://www.nafsa.org/_/file/_/amresource/ulpntaseries1.pdf
跟我比较有关的是p.11 I-539 最终没通过可能导致的非法居留后果
非法居留超过180天会被禁止进入美国三年、一年或以上禁止进入十年
(但如果通过的话就没影响,p.6)
我不太知道旧的规定
看起来新制的影响是若没有通过,超出的居留时间会导致往后一段时间无法入境
但好像没说180天内离境会有什么影响?
(总得给人家留时间打包离开吧?旧制也这样不是吗?)
也就是说如果我提早申请(九月底入境,十二月初就申请,F身份应该是到十二月底)
就算最终没通过应该也不至于会有什么后果吧?
因为学校人员看起来满担心的,但我觉得不见得会有什么影响...
附上校方人员的说明:
There are three new memos that came out recently and affect how change of
status is approached. USCIS has now discretion to deny application without
even issuing Requests for Further Evidence. Second, if the Change of Status
application is denied they will start counting unlawful presence in the US
starting from when your F-1 status ended. Third, you may be issued a notice
to appear in front of an immigration judge, that can result in having to
leave the US immediately, and depending on the length of unlawful presence
also being barred from returning. Please, take a look at this resource:
https://www.nafsa.org/_/file/_/amresource/ulpntaseries1.pdf. Again if you did
hold F-1 status by the time the application for COS is reviewed it will be
denied.