If you guess wrong and the consular officer believes you were trying to hide it, you will then have a possible fraud bar to admission to the U.S.

It means USCIS is not working on it. Check with your lawyer.

Yes, you can apply for a new F1 visa if you leave the U.S. and consular process.

No, a person is not allowed to work in the U.S. on a visitor's visa.

If you withdraw it, you will need to start again from scratch.

This site is for requesting legal advice, not for quoting fees. But you do raise a good question whether your spouse may be barred under the Adam...

Anywhere from two weeks to fourteen months.

Yes, they can certainly file to extend their status in the U.S.

So long as USCIS accepts the application, her stay in the U.S. will have been permitted.

She can apply for a change of status to F1, but she will not be authorized to attend school until CIS approves the application. I'm sure the...