I don't know which visa i need to apply for.

[jcspgc2622 0]

Hi, my fiance is a resident of the U.S.A., and i'm an J1 international student. I'm just wondering...if we decide to get married while i study here, what kind of visa should i apply for? Thank you very much-! I'm sorry if i'm posting in the wrong place, because i really don't know where to start-! Thank you all-!

[AUBGER 0]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;page=otheraos

If you have a 2 years home resident restriction you gotta go home and file for a waiver.

If you're planning on going home and THEN applying, read the guides with K-1/K-3 pros and cons and see what's best for you

[MargotDarko 0]

Hi, my fiance is a resident of the U.S.A., and i'm an J1 international student. I'm just wondering...if we decide to get married while i study here, what kind of visa should i apply for? Thank you very much-! I'm sorry if i'm posting in the wrong place, because i really don't know where to start-! Thank you all-!

If you did not know her or had no intention to marry her and immigrate when you last entered the US, and if your student visa does not require that you go home for two years afterwards, and if you do not need to go home anytime soon, your best route is to get married in the US and then adjust status by filing the I-130 and I-485 together - no visa needed.

A visa would be needed if you did have intention to immigrate when you entered, and then you would need to go home for the visa interview and return with a visa.

[milimelo 4,484]

Hi, my fiance is a resident of the U.S.A., and i'm an J1 international student. I'm just wondering...if we decide to get married while i study here, what kind of visa should i apply for? Thank you very much-! I'm sorry if i'm posting in the wrong place, because i really don't know where to start-! Thank you all-!

SInce your fiance is a resident and not a US citizen, you can only go for IR-1 visa - and that for residents is a 5yrs wait if I am not wrong. Does your fiance have any chance of getting his citizenship in the near future? If so, then you might not have to go home and wait there but could apply for AOS. You can't do K-1 visa as he is not a USC.

[MargotDarko 0]

Hi, my fiance is a resident of the U.S.A., and i'm an J1 international student. I'm just wondering...if we decide to get married while i study here, what kind of visa should i apply for? Thank you very much-! I'm sorry if i'm posting in the wrong place, because i really don't know where to start-! Thank you all-!

SInce your fiance is a resident and not a US citizen, you can only go for IR-1 visa - and that for residents is a 5yrs wait if I am not wrong. Does your fiance have any chance of getting his citizenship in the near future? If so, then you might not have to go home and wait there but could apply for AOS. You can't do K-1 visa as he is not a USC.

That's an excellent point. I didn't take "resident" to mean literally resident and not USC, but you may very well be right.

[jcspgc2622 0]

I'm sorry...i don't know what was wrong with me, i'm a F-1 student and my fiance is a us citizen....something is wrong with my head...probably because school just started this week.....

Edited January 12, 2008 by jcspgc2622

[pushbrk 12,898]

I'm sorry...i don't know what was wrong with me, i'm a F-1 student and my fiance is a us citizen....something is wrong with my head...probably because school just started this week.....

Does your student visa have a two year home requirement?

[jcspgc2622 0]

um...i've heard about "two year home requirement," but i don't know where my visa says that...could you tell me where it usually shows at? Thank you very much-!

[pushbrk 12,898]

um...i've heard about "two year home requirement," but i don't know where my visa says that...could you tell me where it usually shows at? Thank you very much-!

Here's a picture of a J1 visa that indicates the two year home requirement doesn't apply.

[jcspgc2622 0]

um...i've heard about "two year home requirement," but i don't know where my visa says that...could you tell me where it usually shows at? Thank you very much-!

Here's a picture of a J1 visa that indicates the two year home requirement doesn't apply.

Oh...thank you-! But i'm on f-1 visa right now, which gives me 5 years to finish school and i don't see anything like a two year home requirement on my visa....maybe i could get married first and then file for adjust status? Is there more that i need to know and do? Thank you very much-! I'm sorry, i was a j1 student a few years ago, but now i'm on f-1, i was not thinking when i left that message....and my fiance is a us citizen.