I-20 Expired, Applying for AOJ.

[RobertSheaO 0]

My friend is applying for an adjustment of status after recently getting married. She's been with her husband for many years, and they just got married, but it happened about 5 months after her I-20 date passed. She's from Taiwan, which is a visa waiver country, so does that mean she can file for the AOJ within the 180 day window?Normally you have to leave within a certain period of time following the I-20 date, but does the fact that she's from a visa waiver country give some leniency?

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

VWP person is as same as others, there is no such mercy. She is overstaying and she will have barred time if she leaves the US now. But when she gets married to an USC city?izen, her overstaying is waived. She doesn't need to apply for advance parole i131 because she will be denied entry due to her overstaying. Good luck.

[wavj 26]

VWP person is as same as others, there is no such mercy. She is overstaying and she will have barred time if she leaves the US now. But when she gets married to an USC city?izen, her overstaying is waived. She doesn't need to apply for advance parole i131 because she will be denied entry due to her overstaying. Good luck.

Thanks Nancy I didn't know about I-131 being denied for overstaying, this is the first time I read about it and not even the two different immigration attorneys we consulted suggested the minimum possibility of having an issue. We didn't hire a lawyer and filed ourselves. Now I am glad I did not apply for AP, my main focus is adjust my status and traveling can wait.