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Hi all, I was hoping to seek some advice for a few questions in what seems to be a unique situation.

A little background. My girlfriend came to the US under an F-1 visa in August 2013, I'm a US citizen, and we got married in May 2014 (got all the right documentation and have actually been dating for a long time previously.) She has/is currently attended a community college to get all the "core" classes out of the way before progressing her degree major. She will be transferring from the community college to the major university this coming Spring 2015 semester.

Question 1

As she is transferring between institutions this December to January she will have to change the sponsoring university in SEVIS and have a new I-20 issued. She would like to visit family in the UK over the break, but I just don't want her to travel and then find out that because of the transfer she gets in a bad situation. Would there be any reason that she couldn't travel while transferring between institutions?

Question 2

I have read that it isn't the best thing to be traveling while your case is under review, but I also want her to start notching time as a permanent resident so she can get residency status for university tuition/be eligible for better student loans. Would it be better to delay applying for adjustment of status/conditional green card until after the university transition and traveling over winter break?

October 7, 2015: Sent AOS Pack
October 15, 2015: NOA1
October 29, 2015: RFE (due to wanting more info regarding tax returns)
November 5, 2015: Biometrics taken
November 17, 2015: RFE Response Received by USCIS
November 23, 2015: Filed for Expedite EAD/AP
December 2, 2016: Approved EAD/AP
December 8, 2015: Received EAD/AP
Sept 26, 2016: USCIS received renewal for EAD/AP

Oct 19, 2016: Interview scheduled for Nov 22, 2016

Nov 22, 2016: Interview - went well but RFE for an updated medical I-693

Dec 1, 2016: USCIS received the new medical I-693

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