f1 status, want to marry us citizen

[abilove2 0]

ok so this is probably on here somewhere but i fail to find it.

heres the situation.

I'm in the US on an F-1 student visa, I want to marry my girlfriend (us citizen).what I am wondering is would it be wiser to not file any paper work now get married go back to Canada (both of us)so i can work and pay my tuition. or get married , file AOS and attempt to stay here and begin the green card process

essentially I need to know

will going across the border with her cause issues if we are married and staying from june till august

how long is the AOS process

is there any other option for me to work in the US

my f1 does not expire till 2014

thanks in advance

[Harsh_77 718]

you have couple options:

#1 You can marry your gf in US and stay in US and apply for AOS - continue to maintain your F1 status all the time until you get AOS and EAD. Con - you will not be able to work in US until you get your EAD, I assume you already have your SSN since you on F1.

#2 If you marry now and then go back to canada, you will not be able to comme back until you complete your CR1 process.

#3 If you marry now and want to travel back to Canada or anywhere in world with her, you will not be able to enter US until you file for CR1 and complete it.

You go either route I would say it would take you around 5-7 months.

[abilove2 0]

you have couple options:

#1 You can marry your gf in US and stay in US and apply for AOS - continue to maintain your F1 status all the time until you get AOS and EAD. Con - you will not be able to work in US until you get your EAD, I assume you already have your SSN since you on F1.

#2 If you marry now and then go back to canada, you will not be able to comme back until you complete your CR1 process.

#3 If you marry now and want to travel back to Canada or anywhere in world with her, you will not be able to enter US until you file for CR1 and complete it.

You go either route I would say it would take you around 5-7 months.

ok what about marrying applying for AOS, then getting an AP to go back into Canada?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

If you apply for AOS, you will apply for a temporary travel permit called Advance Parole. That will take about 3 months to get. The whole AOS process will take about 3-4 months, and once you get your GC you don't need your AP any more. You say you are planning to be in Canada from June to August. You will be required to attend an interview with your wife in the US, and your interview will probably be scheduled sometime in that period. You would have to travel back to the US, and then if you are approved at interview, you may have another few weeks lag while you wait for your GC. You can't travel on AP once you are a GC-holder, even if you don't have the physical GC yet. There is a chance that they could stamp your passport with a Permanent Resident stamp at your interview, but you'd have to ask.

You want to go back to Canada to work? If you married and applied for AOS now, you could have work permission in the US by the summer break. Good luck.

[Gabony 0]

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Edited July 19, 2011 by Gabony