I am on H1 (I-94 valid till 2013). My wife is on her H1 (I-94 valid till 2012). I am joining B-school FULL-TIME this Aug. My GC is in process and I-140 is approved, waiting to apply for I-485. Hence, I cannot do a COS to F1 visa. I was initially thinking of doing a COS to H4 (dependent of my wife) to join the B-school. However, I saw this USCIS memo from 2009 (pls see the link for details)(http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem...). My question is:
1. Do I HAVE to do a COS to H4 or can I pursue Full-time study on H1? If I can, should it be considered as an illegal status since I wont be employed anymore?
Pls advice on my best possible option.