There is no due date. First, an F1 does not expire, but rather is for duration of status. Second, one need not be in lawful status at the time of...

Apply to a school that issues form I-20. If the child is in the U.S., file for a change of status. if not, consular process for the visa.

You can submit all of the forms by mail.

Agreed. Don't file it until 6 months before it expires.

You could write Beirut, but regardless, the State Department will decide where to have the interview.

If you are outside of the U.S., then you do the K1. If you are in the U.S., it makes no sense to leave the country and consular process.

I cannot see how going five miles an hour over the speed limit could possible get a person deported.

No, the beneficiary's passport is not one of the documents that is normally included in the i-130 application.

You can remain a full time student, on a course of study leading to a college degree or higher, indefinitely.

Get your U.S. passport, file the I-130 with USCIS, at the address in the U.S. Generally they will only allow you to file it abroad in case of...