professional education- does he need a visa?

[Caribbean Pirate 9]

Hi everyone,

I'm not quite sure where this question belongs. I have filed the I-130 petition for my husband. He is interested in taking a continuing education class at Cornell this summer. It is a 8 week class so technically, he would not need special permission to be in the US for that time. He still has ties to home and is not intending to move, he just wants to take a course to further his career. Is this allowed? Does anyone know?

Any help or experience with this would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

[bigdog 376]

Even if you filed your I-130, if not approved he will need a visa.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

VWP allows for business travel.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi everyone,

I'm not quite sure where this question belongs. I have filed the I-130 petition for my husband. He is interested in taking a continuing education class at Cornell this summer. It is a 8 week class so technically, he would not need special permission to be in the US for that time. He still has ties to home and is not intending to move, he just wants to take a course to further his career. Is this allowed? Does anyone know?

Any help or experience with this would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

He is not allowed to attend school in the US even if it is related to him furthering his career. He needs a visa that would allow him to attend school in the US.

From the US Embassy in Italy (a VWP country); http://italy.usembassy.gov/visa.html

Visa Waiver Program travelers can go to the U.S. for tourism and/or business, or for transit to another destination only. If the purpose of your travel is different, such as, for example, taking classes at University or participating in cultural exchanges, you will need a visa to travel to the United States..

Please read the page entitled "Nonimmigrant Visas" to learn what type of visa you need and how to apply.

[Ryan H 3,818]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to General Immigration-Related Discussion.

[Caribbean Pirate 9]

He is not allowed to attend school in the US even if it is related to him furthering his career. He needs a visa that would allow him to attend school in the US.

From the US Embassy in Italy (a VWP country); http://italy.usembassy.gov/visa.html

Visa Waiver Program travelers can go to the U.S. for tourism and/or business, or for transit to another destination only. If the purpose of your travel is different, such as, for example, taking classes at University or participating in cultural exchanges, you will need a visa to travel to the United States..

Please read the page entitled "Nonimmigrant Visas" to learn what type of visa you need and how to apply.

Thank you!!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hi everyone,

I'm not quite sure where this question belongs. I have filed the I-130 petition for my husband. He is interested in taking a continuing education class at Cornell this summer. It is a 8 week class so technically, he would not need special permission to be in the US for that time. He still has ties to home and is not intending to move, he just wants to take a course to further his career. Is this allowed? Does anyone know?

Any help or experience with this would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Not an immigration issue. He does not need any special visa from the government, check with the university for their requirements. Fiancee and spousal visas do not restrict the ability to attend school.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

He is not allowed to attend school in the US even if it is related to him furthering his career. He needs a visa that would allow him to attend school in the US.

From the US Embassy in Italy (a VWP country); http://italy.usembassy.gov/visa.html

Visa Waiver Program travelers can go to the U.S. for tourism and/or business, or for transit to another destination only. If the purpose of your travel is different, such as, for example, taking classes at University or participating in cultural exchanges, you will need a visa to travel to the United States..

Please read the page entitled "Nonimmigrant Visas" to learn what type of visa you need and how to apply.

OOPs correction. If he is entering on a TOURIST visa or VWP he cannot attend school. I was under the impression he was coming on a spousal visa. He would then need a student visa if he is not entering on a K-1 or IR-1

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Hi everyone,

I'm not quite sure where this question belongs. I have filed the I-130 petition for my husband. He is interested in taking a continuing education class at Cornell this summer. It is a 8 week class so technically, he would not need special permission to be in the US for that time. He still has ties to home and is not intending to move, he just wants to take a course to further his career. Is this allowed? Does anyone know?

Any help or experience with this would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Being confident that he will have to pay full tuition for this "continuing education" class (a.k.a. extension class), he is perfectly within the law to do that while visiting the U.S. as part of the VWP. Whether he wants to learn tennis, horseback riding, surfing, or attends some extension class, or just lie down on the beach and do nothing, is up to him.