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thanks for the quick reply, I have seen this site. I am currently in MN with her as I am allowed to be in the US for up to 6 months. Can we get married in MN and then apply for the visa?

As long as her J1 allows for a companion visa, I don't see why not. Even if you have to return to Canada to get the visa on your passport you can certainly start the process stateside.

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Does anyone know of any issues with us (my partner who is a Canadian citizen holding a J1 Visa currently working in MN) and myself a canadian citizen currently "visiting" her in MN, getting a civil union done in MN (It is legal in MN).

The process after that is to apply for a J2 visa for me while I am still visiting in MN and then as John said returning to Canada when the time comes to have the Visa put on my Passport.

I am concerned that there are/will be pitfalls that I can't even conceive of at this time with regards to there being perhaps waiting periods between having the civil union and then applying for a J2 visa or crossing the border in the future and returning again etc....

Thanks in advance for anyones thoughts or helpful advice on these matters.

Jenn

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Just to be clear -- it can't be a "civil union", it has to be a marriage. Not sure what those terms mean to you or in Canada, but they mean different things here. Once you are legally married, the J1 sponsor has to provide a form (DS-2019) for you to use to apply for the J-2; can't apply before you have that form.

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