COS approved, question regarding status

[shekar11#]

Hello all,

I came to USA in June 2012 on H-4.

Applied for admission at a university in October 2012.

Got I-20 in December 2012.

Start date for school was Jan 2nd 2013.

Started my course on H-4. Applied for COS to F-1 on March 20th 2013.

My H-4 I-94 expired on April 21st 2013, but my COS was pending.

Got approval for F-1 on May 21st 2013.

I-94 on F-1 approval document says valid from May 24th 2013 till D/S.

1. Just want to know what would be my status from April 21st to May 24th.
   
2. And also after getting the approval document do I need to contact the college for updating my status.
   
3. I did not submit any paper documents to USCIS. Everything was done online through USCIS ELIS system.
   
4. Read somewhere in forums that I-20 needs to be stamped. But I did not submit any I-20 to USCIS.
   

Appreciate your help guys in advance.

[livliv]

Hello all,

I came to USA in June 2012 on H-4.

Applied for admission at a university in October 2012.

Got I-20 in December 2012.

Start date for school was Jan 2nd 2013.

Started my course on H-4. Applied for COS to F-1 on March 20th 2013.

My H-4 I-94 expired on April 21st 2013, but my COS was pending.

Got approval for F-1 on May 21st 2013.

I-94 on F-1 approval document says valid from May 24th 2013 till D/S.

1. Just want to know what would be my status from April 21st to May 24th. -- You will be considered to be in legal status, keep the receipt notice for your records.
   
2. And also after getting the approval document do I need to contact the college for updating my status. -- Yes, inform the school's DSO about your approved change of status. You must maintain full time student status from the first available semester after your change of status effective date.
   
3. I did not submit any paper documents to USCIS. Everything was done online through USCIS ELIS system. -- That is fine
   
4. Read somewhere in forums that I-20 needs to be stamped. But I did not submit any I-20 to USCIS. -- That is fine.
   

Appreciate your help guys in advance.

See above.