Our client entered the United States in B-2 visitor status and later sought to pursue studies in the United States through a change to F-1 student status. Because his spouse and child were accompanying him, their immigration status also needed to be addressed as part of the family’s transition to the student classification.
Our firm prepared the Form I-539 change of status filing for the principal applicant from B-2 to F-1 status and coordinated the related applications for his spouse and child to obtain F-2 dependent status. The filings were structured to present the family’s change of status together, ensuring that the principal applicant’s student classification and the corresponding dependent classifications remained consistent.
USCIS approved the principal applicant’s change to F-1 student status and also approved F-2 status for his spouse and child. The coordinated approvals allowed the family to remain together in the United States while the principal applicant pursues his studies under F-1 status, with his immediate family maintaining the corresponding F-2 dependent classification.