chicinchic

Thanks for your responses.

Dave&Roza, I need to purchase my ticket now for the conference, and if I didn't attend, it would be a $1200 loss. I'm also still in school and will be finishing up my PhD around the time of the conference, so if I am not let into the country, I cannot defend or attend my own convocation.

Thanks, that answers the question about applying after March, but if we apply at the beginning of February, would I receive my I-131 by mid-March?

Sorry, but could you please post the link? I'm not sure what thread it's located in and I haven't been able to find it. Thanks!

ETA: Nevermind, thanks for putting it in the right thread.

Hi!

I've got a quick question about when to file.

I'm a J-1 Canadian student and my status will expire in June. My parter and I were married in Dec. in the USA and we want to file for my adjustment of status (which includes the I-130, I-485, G-325 bio forms, plus the financial information, unless I am mistaken?).

My concern is that I have a conference overseas March 20 and would like to attend it without botching up the I-485.

1) If we mail the forms in next week, will I be issued an I-131 in time to attend the conference in March? Or am I better of beginning the immigration process when I get back?

2) If we wait until after I'm back, and begin the filing process at the end of March, what happens once my J-1 expires in June? Can I still remain in the country?