Posted by: Bennedict May 11, 2023
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I do not know everything about your case but I know something about something. I know that I am not a PHD holder or student either, but I do know about all those steps already that people like maxpayne or Ram Bhakta has mentioned above. This is a no-brainer. And you, being a capable PHD student who should know there is a thing called "Google".
Also, I know for a fact that you have a lot of immigrant PHD professors in your school, as we all know not every other PHD professor is born in US. You should have asked all these immigration related questions, timelines, steps to them and not here. You yourself are denying their existence and coming here to showcase, your I don't know if it is 'ignorance' or 'oversight' or what.
I am not close-mined at all. You kidding me? I appreciate it when people are genuine. There was a thread, when people here were talking for and against TPS continuation and all that. I forgot the name, but one writer that time wrote that he needs TPS not to stay back and immigrate but because during TPS he was able to work labor jobs here and send money back in Nepal and rebuild the house that was dismantled by earthquake. See that person may have been lying completely about why needs TPS, but there was some sense of truth, some urgency in the way he put his write up. For you I did not feel the same. I was in F1-visa too, I went through all the hassles, headaches, stress, rules and regulations yes, but I was not trying different ways to find a way to immigration at that time. It all started after coming to H1B I would say. As a student, I remained true to what was expected of me. But yes, every other case is different, I agree.
Like somebody said above, finish your PHD first, get some decent publications together and get help of a lawyer. I do not want to write another long "negative" post and yes it is not my life, agreed. You do whatever you wish to do.