It might be possible for us to change our status from F1 and F2 to J or H visa. My child must travel back to China to visit his dad. The international officer told me: “As it relates to traveling, if a foreign national has a “pending application” and they travel outside the U.S., surrendering the I-94 which was being used to process the new application, the application is sometimes dropped by USCIS. I suggested that if you or your dependent planned to travel that you be aware of this possibility. “ The officer declines to say more because it is no longer within her range of duty now.
What is the best way to handle such circumstances? Add him after my application for new visa is successful?