I Am Begging You... Please Don't Try to Extend or Change Your Visa!

Many people come to the United States via short-term visas, and attempt to extend their stay...but I'm begging you...PLEASE do not do this! It will ruin your chances of gaining lawful residency in the US later down the line, and really makes the government mad. Please, follow the rules and put yourself in the best position to be in USCIS' good graces.

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[charliejd]

I came here on B-2 in 2014 - I was allowed to stay here for 6 months, then I extended it for anothr 6 months, and then switched to F-1.... I am a U.S. Citizen now. Never had any issues with the extensions.

[dynamicdave]

Jim, kudos for you for covering this topic that isn't really talked about enough but should be.

[Htman]

Jim your video’s quality is on par with the best videos you’ll ever see on YouTube at the moment.

[ChannelBri]

Great advice!!
Just get the best attorney you can find at the slightest need, then listen to them. It is nearly impossible to go wrong with a great attorney.
Treat your case like cancer. Hit it hard with the best possible effort immediately. Don't mess around. It can be very very very expensive, long and hurtful if you don't try the right way immediately.

[ametalon]

You are wrong sir
95 % change in status from B1B2 to F1 is approved by USCIS
You are wrong dear lawyer

[davidl]

I know someone that filed to change their tourist visa to a student visa while in the U.S to take ESL classes and got approved.

[ametalon]

To get some more client you have 2 offices.and make people afraid.
Guys from B1 to F1 approval percentage is 95%, don't go lawyer do by secretaries in languages courses

[ametalon]

Man you are wrong.I came to US and changed my status in 2 months approved without lawyer.

[lismontenegro]

You're so right! I wish I didn't do it 5 years ago, it been so hard to fix it :( I went on removal because of that

[northblue]

Yea, I can attest to that. I overstayed my visa trying to acquire at least 3 IT certifications for my job back home in the time given. Overstayed by about a week, going back home with 2 Certifications. 5 years later, I am now tasked to go to conferences in Vegas for the job, and even tho I explained what happened to the Boss, he said, nevermind about that, apply for your visa, and I did. Consular Officer had a field day with me on that one. Kept shouting at me, WHY DID YOU OVERSTAY YOUR VISA?? And I kept telling him I just got too ambitious and wanted those certifications. He insulted and berated me in front of everyone in that waiting hall, and at the end of it, he said, "You Visa has been approved! ..NEXT!!" Look, I'm not gonna lie... at that stage, I just felt like telling him it's ok, I don't want it again.

[exergyone]

This is my exact case. I filed for a change of status and it ended up being denied after 10 months. I exited the US soon after I got the notice and now two different embassies have denied my visa petitions. This is after a very long history of compliance. I was absolutely not expecting this to happen otherwise this idea would have never come to my mind. On the website at the time it said that the expected wait time was two months. It of course wasn't true. I kept calling USCIS telling them that my stay permit was expiring or had expired and they would keep repeating that my stay was lawful and there was nothing to worry about. There was a lot to worry about apparently. I am now paying for their false promises, inefficiency and false reassurances.

[BolaJS]

Is extension of status or change of status illegal these are the provisions given by the US government itself and if that is the case they should not be giving these provisions at all

[reptocilicus]

This is wild advice. There are many, many situations where it would be prudent to file to extend or change your status (or have a petitioner file to change your status) in the U.S.

[linmonyna]

Hello, if I stay 5 months & 2 weeks in the US (less than 6 months) before expire date, is there any issue if I want to renew my visa in the future?

[Andrew-wwqq]

tbh, if my sister didn't live in the US, I'd never go there. There is exactly nothing about the place that even remotely interests me.

[tymz-r-achangin]

I'm an American citizen, 50yo, and receive SSDI income. I met my partner 6 months ago on Filipino Cupid match making site. I'm a paraplegic with epilepsy and unable to travel to the Philippines which is a requirement of the USCIS whereby I first travel to visit with her and then provide this proof to them upon my return to the US and then filing for the K-1 Visa (I-129F) form. I'm hoping my partner can come to the US under the Visitor Vias whereby she IS NOT my fiance (I have not asked her to marry me) but she is only coming to the US so we can spend time in person with each other. So if she would come here under the Visitor Visa whereby having informed the immigration officials of her intentions to come here to spend time with me and then we would happen to want to get married, will there be problems with immigration office

[SamantthaLamadrinaQuirozina]

Hi there, I have an ex-collage classmate who entered to "tourist" into the United States but he went to work with a tourist visa on USA on August 2021 and has been 3 years 2 months. Where can I report this person where he lied to the to US immigration controls and to the American embassy located in Mexico.

[hariharansankaran]

If USCIS has given an option to extend, whats wrong in doing so with proper justification?

[SAEEDHK]

B1 b2 to change eb-3 while in usa also not good decision to adjust of status

[fernandobarao]

Hello friend! I suppose that my mom can be my sponsor in the F2B process, because she is a permanent resident and I am 21 years old and single. Can I get a work permit during the process? Thank you Very much!