F2A is in process is it possible for me to apply for student visa and study in USA

[Gayathri 0]

Dear All,

My husband is LPR he applied for F2A for me and I live in India he lives in Texas. I have valid tourist visa for 10 years. We recently got married in USA by August and I came to my home country by Oct end. Now I would like to pursue my CPA in US. Is it possible for me to get student visa while I130 is in process. If yes what is the procedure to be followed. Thanks in advance. 

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

You can apply for a student visa, you may have a hard time showing the non-immigrant intent that it will require for successful issuance. Your first step will be to apply and get offered a place by a US college. Only once you have that can you apply for a student visa.

Edited May 2, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

You can apply if you want, after receiving an i20 from a reputable university. But odds of approval are not great with an immigrant petition pending. Which Consulate do you plan to apply at? 

 

Be aware that COs know many applicants waiting for immigrant visas use a student visa as a sort of alternative to sidestep the wait in their home country. And as soon as a green card is received, they drop the studies. Just sayin..

[Gayathri 0]

I am not sure whether CPA is university course. It’s professional course and I am planning to do that. For that I need to register with any state board and attend. I am yet to research more details. I am just curious to know whether they will let me know go and study there. 

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

49 minutes ago, Gayathri said:

I am not sure whether CPA is university course. It’s professional course and I am planning to do that. For that I need to register with any state board and attend. I am yet to research more details. I am just curious to know whether they will let me know go and study there. 

If you need to be there full time , if you can show you have all the required funds, if you have an offer, and importantly for you if you can show that you will return home after, then yes 

[Mike and Lily 13]

My sister in-law applied and received a student visa after first being denied for a tourist visa. (we provided the funds) She went back to China after attending school here. She then applied for another tourist visa with an immigrant visa pending and she got it.

 

If you have the time, patience and money to jump through all hoops, it's worth trying IMO.

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

1 hour ago, Mike and Lily said:

My sister in-law applied and received a student visa after first being denied for a tourist visa. (we provided the funds) She went back to China after attending school here. She then applied for another tourist visa with an immigrant visa pending and she got it.

 

If you have the time, patience and money to jump through all hoops, it's worth trying IMO.

Presumably not a spouse of LPR visa though? ...given all that time studying and visiting and immigrant visa still pending?

[Mike and Lily 13]

4 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Presumably not a spouse of LPR visa though? ...given all that time studying and visiting and immigrant visa still pending?

That's a good point. An application for a student visa for a spouse with a pending immigration petition will probably be more suspect than an F2-B applicant with one.

[carmel34 3,529]

How do you prove to the CO that you will return to your home country following completion of the academic program in the US, when you have clear immigration intent--husband in the US, pending I-130 petition?  Seems pointless to me to apply for a student visa, as your intent is to clearly stay in the US, not to return home.  Save your money and study accounting in your home country while waiting for the I-130 and a spousal visa.  There are also many excellent online options for CPA prep these days that you can take from anywhere in the world.  I suggest that you look into those, as you will most likely be denied an F-1.

Edited May 2, 2019 by carmel34

[Gayathri 0]

thanks for your inputs. I don’t want to take a risk of applying and getting denied for student visa. I pray my spouse visa process to move faster. In-between I will try to visit my husband and he can visit. Also I have planned to join online CPA prep and write exams either in Middle East or USA. For writing exams I hope there shouldn’t be any problem as I will have notice to schedule in hand.  

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

23 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

If you need to be there full time , if you can show you have all the required funds, if you have an offer, and importantly for you if you can show that you will return home after, then yes 

While awaiting an immigrant visa? 

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

28 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

While awaiting an immigrant visa? 

Hence the scepticism about being approved.

[hope2018 25]

My sister has 2 pending I-130 petitions and got a student visa. She was denied at first but re-applied and got it. You can always try. 

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

57 minutes ago, hope2018 said:

My sister has 2 pending I-130 petitions and got a student visa. She was denied at first but re-applied and got it. You can always try. 

Short term ones or long term ones? 

[hope2018 25]

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

Short term ones or long term ones? 

F2b and F4 petitions. My sister wants to go to medical school so she will still be in school even after she gets the GC.