Since you have already filed an application for change of status it is important that you respond to the Request for Evidence from the USCIS. Not doing so could affect an application for a visa at the U.S. Consulate.
You will be unable to return in F status if you leave the country. Also, once you depart you are ineligible to use the remainder of the OPT period.
Optional Practical Training (OPT) is accorded to individuals in F-1 status. You should be able to file a COS application to be accorded F-2 status.
Yes, however, it may be unlikely that you will receive your Permanent Residency before your OPT expires. This could be a problem if you plan on continuing in school or extending your F status. Indicating you are in intending immigrant renders you ineligible for extensions of your F student visa. There may be additional complications [...]
Marriage to a U.S. citizen does not in itself invalidate your F-1 visa.
There are no restrictions. However, you must be prepared to explain to the satisfaction of a CBP official why you your entry is at a POE different from the one located nearest to the school.
I'm an international student. I received a notice that my I-20 expired this year that the University did not notify me until after passing of the grace period of 60 days during which reinstatement could take place. The university is asking me to leave the US and try to enter again with a new I-20 [...]
You could have your spouse petition (file an Immigrant Petition) for you immediately under the Family Based (2A) category. According to the Visa Bulletin for July 2012, it appears the backlog for India is approximately 2 years. However, numbers could move rapidly. If this happens, you could be looking at filing an Application for adjustment [...]
Reinstatement may be possible, but not guaranteed in this situation. It appears you have been out of status for over 5 months. Under federal USCIS regulation 8 CFR 214.2(f)(16), an F-1 student is only eligible for reinstatement if all of the following conditions apply to the student: Has not been out of status for more [...]
A multinational manager or executive is eligible for priority worker status. The eligibility criteria are similar to the L-1 visa: He or she has been employed outside the U.S. in the three years preceding the petition for at least one year by a firm or corporation and Seeks to enter the U.S to continue service [...]