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    lara30 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 23, 2014, 10:19 AM
    married, now divorcing us citizen
    Hi I got married with a us citizen on January 2012 and after 6 months we decided to get divorce.I came to the us with a student visa but I was still going to school while I was married and didn't apply for green card for some reason.I got some paper from the court which shows that we are divorced. I was worried about it and the question is : since I didn't apply for green card and kept my visa status valid ,do I have to leave the country?
    Thank you
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    Jan 23, 2014, 11:39 AM
    If you still have a valid student VISA... and you are still a full time student... no. If you are no longer attending school full time.. then yes.

    By virtue of marriage you gained nothing automatically Even if you had not divorced.
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    Jan 24, 2014, 04:44 AM
    You are here on a student visa, that did not change and will not change.

    So as long as you are a student you can stay in the country with a valid visa.
    So even if married, as soon as you were no longer in school, you were suppose to leave the country, getting married does not automatically do anything
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    Jan 27, 2014, 02:22 PM
    As long as you are full time student with valid I-20, your status is fine. You don't need to leave the country.
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