J1 about to expire marrying a GC holder (split)

[ChristineSantos14 0]

I am on a J1 visa right now and is about to expire this July 2016. My husband is a green card holder and he's gonna get his citizenship on October 2017.

We are not married by law, only at church so no papers involved.

We consulted a lawyer before and the lawyer said that if we marry it might take for a little while and I might be staying illegally at the US which i prefer not to since my husband is not a citizen yet just a green card holder.

I tried to apply student visa as well but it didn't work since they asked for a show money of $22,000.

Is there any other way that I can stay in the US legally for a year while waiting for my husband's citizenship?

[Teddy B 17,252]

I am on a J1 visa right now and is about to expire this July 2016. My husband is a green card holder and he's gonna get his citizenship on October 2017.

We are not married by law, only at church so no papers involved.

We consulted a lawyer before and the lawyer said that if we marry it might take for a little while and I might be staying illegally at the US which i prefer not to since my husband is not a citizen yet just a green card holder.

I tried to apply student visa as well but it didn't work since they asked for a show money of $22,000.

Is there any other way that I can stay in the US legally for a year while waiting for my husband's citizenship?

How did your husband obtain his greencard? If it is employment based, you may be able to get a visa as a dependent spouse.

You should start your own thread to get the most help.

[Ontarkie 14,498]

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~~Thread also moved to Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America from Tourist Visas - As the OP cannot do AOS with a green card holder.~~

[ChristineSantos14 0]

I am on a J1 visa right now and is about to expire this July 2016. My husband is a green card holder and he's gonna get his citizenship on October 2017.

We are not married by law, only at church so no papers involved.

We consulted a lawyer before and the lawyer said that if we marry it might take a little while and I might be staying illegally at the US which i prefer not to since my husband is not a citizen yet just a green card holder.

I tried to apply student visa as well but it didn't work since they asked for a show money of $22,000.

Is there any other way that I can stay in the US legally for a year while waiting for my husband's citizenship?

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

~ Moved from AOS from Family Based Visas to Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America ~

[EM_Vandaveer 2,417]

I am on a J1 visa right now and is about to expire this July 2016. My husband is a green card holder and he's gonna get his citizenship on October 2017.

We are not married by law, only at church so no papers involved.

We consulted a lawyer before and the lawyer said that if we marry it might take a little while and I might be staying illegally at the US which i prefer not to since my husband is not a citizen yet just a green card holder.

I tried to apply student visa as well but it didn't work since they asked for a show money of $22,000.

Is there any other way that I can stay in the US legally for a year while waiting for my husband's citizenship?

Unless you can extend your J-1 status somehow, I don't think there is a way. If your husband can FILE for his citizenship in October 2017, it still takes about 6 months to process, so he would not actually become a citizen until sometime in 2018.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

nope, or you leave now, or stay illegally in the country until your husband is a USC

there is no way for you to stay here, unless you can extend your visa