how to get F1 from L2 without any L1 documents

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hi everyone,

I have been to USA on L2 and came back to India with some personal issues.

 

Now i got I 20 and went for visa stamping but was rejected for two times.

 

the reason that i was rejected that the Visa Officer was asking "you already have been to USA on L2, where is your husband, show me L1 documents" so i could not tell them truly that i have some personal issues with him.

 

now my question is""Is that sufficient to get F1, if i show some strong witness from attorneys that i have some issues with my husband and iam going to get divorce".

 

my L2 is going to expire by last week of march 2014. 

 

please give your valuable suggestions.
2

Have you formally filed for divorce?

3

thanks for your quick response.
yes, iam going to file divorce with in a week. but, is that sufficient to avoid asking questions on my L2 status.

4

I am not 100% sure, but I think once you have formally filed for divorce you can appear for F-1 visa stamping. You can tell the officer that you are no longer his dependent and can also request for your L-2 visa cancelation (to give them more confidence).

May I suggest talking to an immigration attorney as well, as the case is not so straight forward.

5

thank you, i will try to check with that

6

could you please tell me as my L2 status is going to expire by April 4th 2014, before minimum how many days of my visa expiry date should I apply for change of status from L2 to F1.

7

As you are outside of US, this can be done anytime. L-2 expiration date doesn’t impact this.

8

I got admission when I am in USA, as I got I20 from one university only(as I didn’t apply to any other university’s), what could be the best answer that I can tell to Visa Officer if they ask “How many university’s did you apply or why did you apply only one university”.
Actually i have economic constraint when I am in US.

9

You should always reply truthfully to the VO.