f1 student comes to US + does not go to school at all = out of status

Yesai · Mar 8, 2009 12:00 AM

Hi Hatterika, I'm not trying to stipulate that international student should not care about going to school once entering US soil. However, I don't think your sponsor will get into serious problem if you don't go to school. I suggest you to go to school if possible; since there is no long term meaning of staying in US illegally. You will regret it after 4-5 years if not today since it will be problem for you to leave the country and come back in future. You  have to stay isolated to your loved ones till you stay in US. It doesn't bring anything good to you in the long run. Its different story if you get GC in future either through amnesty or marrying US citizen in future but that's not guaranteed; more you stay like that more stressed and depressed you get. How are you going to survive with a fear of being caught everyday when you get pulled over or you get on domestic flight or in worst case traveling in greyhound bus( it happens when you travel around mexico border like arizona, el paso etc). If its not too late, I suggest you to go to school, get your degree and look for a job. Otherwise, Its hard to take care of yourself and family with 5-10 dollar/hour job(if somebody makes more than that in military or other good job luckily, please don't get offended) throughout your life. I bet you will get tired after a while. Please don't take it otherwise. Its just my open view and based on my experience. Take care!

instinct007 · Mar 8, 2009 12:11 AM

Yesai has answered your question... always be in "status" while you are here..  you don't want yourself to run into troubles if US govt turns back your history someday later .

sangfroid · Mar 8, 2009 9:52 AM