F-1 without OPT yet and graduated, out if country.

[tokori 0]

So, long story long.

My husband and I got married Dec 1, 2007. He's EU, I'm US.

We graduated with our Master's Dec 12, 2007 and applied for his OPT in October of 2007. He is still awaiting his OPT card and thought he could leave the country without the OPT no problem (this however I found out is not the case after he left and failed to research).

So he is currently in Austria (his home country) awaiting his OPT- which, in theory, assuming they grant it, he should be getting any day now to our address in the USA- they said 2-3 months and he received the verification they received his application a while ago.

My questions are the following:

a) As he has graduated and then left to go abroad without the OPT. If he does not receive the OPT, what options does he have to come back to the US as quickly as possible?

B) If he does receive the OPT, what is our best option at that point once he is back in the US?

c) Has anyone managed to be able to get dual-citizenship from the EU/US? We are both artist so we travel between the two often and would most likely be going such for the remainder of our careers.

[D3m 0]

So, long story long.

My husband and I got married Dec 1, 2007. He's EU, I'm US.

We graduated with our Master's Dec 12, 2007 and applied for his OPT in October of 2007. He is still awaiting his OPT card and thought he could leave the country without the OPT no problem (this however I found out is not the case after he left and failed to research).

So he is currently in Austria (his home country) awaiting his OPT- which, in theory, assuming they grant it, he should be getting any day now to our address in the USA- they said 2-3 months and he received the verification they received his application a while ago.

My questions are the following:

a) As he has graduated and then left to go abroad without the OPT. If he does not receive the OPT, what options does he have to come back to the US as quickly as possible?

B) If he does receive the OPT, what is our best option at that point once he is back in the US?

c) Has anyone managed to be able to get dual-citizenship from the EU/US? We are both artist so we travel between the two often and would most likely be going such for the remainder of our careers.

Does Austria allow dual citizenship? Did you talk with the office for international students at his/your school?

[Nyte 1]

This looks like a very tricky situation... Best of luck to you!

[athena_ny 1]

So, long story long.

My husband and I got married Dec 1, 2007. He's EU, I'm US.

We graduated with our Master's Dec 12, 2007 and applied for his OPT in October of 2007. He is still awaiting his OPT card and thought he could leave the country without the OPT no problem (this however I found out is not the case after he left and failed to research).

So he is currently in Austria (his home country) awaiting his OPT- which, in theory, assuming they grant it, he should be getting any day now to our address in the USA- they said 2-3 months and he received the verification they received his application a while ago.

My questions are the following:

a) As he has graduated and then left to go abroad without the OPT. If he does not receive the OPT, what options does he have to come back to the US as quickly as possible?

B) If he does receive the OPT, what is our best option at that point once he is back in the US?

c) Has anyone managed to be able to get dual-citizenship from the EU/US? We are both artist so we travel between the two often and would most likely be going such for the remainder of our careers.

Does Austria allow dual citizenship? Did you talk with the office for international students at his/your school?

Barely any country will recognize dual citizenship, but it's allowed. For example, if I'm a CA/US dual citizen, when in Canada they would nto recognize me as a US citizen and vice versa. It's to prevent you from going to the embassy for the other country for help if you get in trouble in the country you're in at the time.

[Nyte 1]

I'm not certain which citizenship you acquired by birth, but if you were naturalized a US Citizen, did you take an oath to loose all other citizenships?

My wife worries about this constantly when she will reach the point of naturalization. She doesn't want to loose her EU Citizenship, but she wants to obtain US Citizenship just as badly.

Any comments?

[athena_ny 1]

I'm not certain which citizenship you acquired by birth, but if you were naturalized a US Citizen, did you take an oath to loose all other citizenships?

My wife worries about this constantly when she will reach the point of naturalization. She doesn't want to loose her EU Citizenship, but she wants to obtain US Citizenship just as badly.

Any comments?

The only way to lose your citizenship in another country is by going to that country's consulate/embassy and denouncing under oath, your citizenship.

[tokori 0]

The lawyer I talked to in NYC yesterday said my husband could get an green card and be in the US and still maintain his Austrian status as well, however I don't know enough about immigration yet to know how a green card and citizenship is different exactly.

Whats important to us is that we can travel multiple times across the Atlantic in a year and not have it effect our status in either country

[athena_ny 1]

The lawyer I talked to in NYC yesterday said my husband could get an green card and be in the US and still maintain his Austrian status as well, however I don't know enough about immigration yet to know how a green card and citizenship is different exactly.

Whats important to us is that we can travel multiple times across the Atlantic in a year and not have it effect our status in either country

If you're a citizen, you have all the rights of someone born here. Can get a passport, vote, serve on a jury.

If you're a green card holder, you just live here. And have to keep paying USCIS every 10 years for an updated card.

If perm resident status is obtained through marriage, you can apply for citizenship after three years of perm resident status .. if it's obtained through employment (or if the marriage dissolves, I think), it's five years.

With a green card you can travel but you can't live in the other country without requiring a re-entry permit or possibly losing your status. You can live in another country as a US citizen.

[sikora 0]

So, long story long.

My husband and I got married Dec 1, 2007. He's EU, I'm US.

We graduated with our Master's Dec 12, 2007 and applied for his OPT in October of 2007. He is still awaiting his OPT card and thought he could leave the country without the OPT no problem (this however I found out is not the case after he left and failed to research).

So he is currently in Austria (his home country) awaiting his OPT- which, in theory, assuming they grant it, he should be getting any day now to our address in the USA- they said 2-3 months and he received the verification they received his application a while ago.

My questions are the following:

a) As he has graduated and then left to go abroad without the OPT. If he does not receive the OPT, what options does he have to come back to the US as quickly as possible?

B) If he does receive the OPT, what is our best option at that point once he is back in the US?

c) Has anyone managed to be able to get dual-citizenship from the EU/US? We are both artist so we travel between the two often and would most likely be going such for the remainder of our careers.

When he sent in his OPT application did he get an I-20 from his school that was signed for travel? If so, he can use this along with his I 797 notice to re-enter