Student Visa for a married couple

[dhareshr 0]

My cousin will be getting married next year May/ June . She was looking at doing MS from a US univ . The issue is that she will most probably be joining class in August . Her husband too would be pursuing MS degree from US . Will there be an issue in getting the student Visa for both or either of them ??

It is a Catch 22 for us, as her father will not let her go to US without marrying , and postponing the marriage might not be a choice .

I am complete novice as far as US goes, as I have never traveled there , and my cousin was looking up to me for a solution .

It would be a great help if someone could make me understand the process and difficulties with such a situation .

Warm Regards,

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

They would need to apply for separate F1 student visas, and qualify on their own (ie show they can afford it.... remember on a student visa they can only work limited hours on campus).

[Boiler 45,525]

One wonders why your Cousin is looking to you?

[dhareshr 0]

@ Boiler :Well, she thought I might have some friends who would be able to guide or throw light on this . I have asked some friends, but yet to recieve any meaningful insights into it . Would be glad if you could help !

[Boiler 45,525]

I have been on this board some time and there is one truism, Friends trying to help with inevitably just a part of the story can not provide an answer.

Please ask her to join and provide full information, the more to the story the less it becomes a guessing game.

As a general comment the cases with issues are not following a conventional education path.

[Harsh_77 718]

As Penguin said married or single either of them will have to apply separately for F1, as long as they meet the requirement for the F1 they could be granted F1 on individual base.