Good morning!
I hope someone can help me as this is out of my scope.
I have a friend who got here on January 19th 2020 with a J1 visa. She got an extension of her J1 in 2021 (new DS).
This extension expired on January 19th 2022 and she filed her I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status to a B2 on December 10th, 2021. She got her fingerprints taken in January 4th but hasn't received any response yet from USCIS. We are scared that she is out of status and overstaying here illegally.
Her questions are:
1. Should she send a new request even though she's already past 8 months?
2. Can she change to a F1?
3. Is she illegally staying?
4. Is her Ssn affected with any visa change?
5. What are her next steps/options?
Thank you so much in advance for any help!