My girlfriend is an Indian citizen who was born in India and came to the US when she was 2 back in 1999. She's lived here ever since.
Her parents work for the Indian Embassy and have A-2 diplomatic visas, and for her whole life in the US, my girlfriend was also on this visa. Her little brother was born here and is a US citizen.
Her parents applied for a green card back in 2008, and their lawyers are saying its FINALLY going to be processed and approved in June 2021. However, as soon as this happens, they have to give up the A-2 visa- and when that happens, my girlfriend can't keep the A-2 and loses status in the US.
She's a 3rd-year student at a university and wants to apply to medical school at the end of her 3rd year in summer 2021. Her only hope to stay and finish her studies lies in getting an F-1 visa. However, there's not only been a constant assault on these visas from the Trump administration, but apparently its now taking as much as 6-9 months (instead of the usual 2-3) to get an F-1, and she would have to be in India for that whole process. This has the potential to cause havoc on all her future plans and not only that, but 90% of her family is in the US- she has very few relatives left in India.
It just boggles my mind that someone who could have spent 21 out of 23 years of her life in the US, who is practically American at heart and in culture, can just be kicked out like that like she's invaded the country some how. Her whole family is here- this is her home and has always been her home, she's known no other home. It breaks my heart that someone who be a part of this country for so long can have that ripped apart one day- it just points to how broken this immigration system really is.
If anyone else has been in a similar situation, or knows someone who is in such a situation, I would love to hear your story.
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