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J1 visa holder marrying a US citizen

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SusieQQQ Grand Master

SusieQQQ   11,587

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It can take up to a year or so depending on FO etc

you can work once you get an adjustment-based EAD, which can take 4 months or more. Apply for advanced parole at the same time, you cannot travel outside the US without it or you will be deemed to have abandoned the application to adjust status 

Ontarkie Grand Master

Ontarkie   14,523

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geowrian Grand Master

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Also make sure you don't have a 2 year home residency requirement on your J-1.

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

Eunice Newbie

Eunice   0

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42 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

It can take up to a year or so depending on FO etc

you can work once you get an adjustment-based EAD, which can take 4 months or more. Apply for advanced parole at the same time, you cannot travel outside the US without it or you will be deemed to have abandoned the application to adjust status 

To clarify.....I have been working in the USA for 3 years on my J1 visa.  So, if I get married to a US citizen and apply for an adjustment of status, I will not be able to continue working for 3-4 months until they send me my work visa.  Is that correct?  Or can I continue to work for the 3-4 months on my J1 visa?

geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,338

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10 minutes ago, Eunice said:

To clarify.....I have been working in the USA for 3 years on my J1 visa.  So, if I get married to a US citizen and apply for an adjustment of status, I will not be able to continue working for 3-4 months until they send me my work visa.  Is that correct?  Or can I continue to work for the 3-4 months on my J1 visa?

Filing for AOS does not change your status. So if you would be allowed to work had you not filed for AOS, then you can continue to work after filing AOS.

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

SusieQQQ Grand Master

SusieQQQ   11,587

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As geowrian said. I had assumed that you would get married at the end of your visa validity period. If that’s not correct and you still have valid J visa status then yes you can work. Once that ends you’d be dependent on an AOS-based EAD to work. You haven’t said when your I94 is valid until?

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USC4SPOUSE   506

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7 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

As geowrian said. I had assumed that you would get married at the end of your visa validity period. If that’s not correct and you still have valid J visa status then yes you can work. Once that ends you’d be dependent on an AOS-based EAD to work. You haven’t said when your I94 is valid until?

J-1, F-1 usually have D/S (Duration of status) on their I-94. 

 

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06-15-2021 - Case was updated to show fingerprints were taken. 

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05-21-2021 - Checks cashed (processing on joint checking account)

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Marriage-based AOS - Concurrent filing.

05-07-2019 - AOS Approved. Resident since date 05/07/2019.

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MyJourney   276

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On 12/9/2018 at 12:29 AM, USC4SPOUSE said:

J-1, F-1 usually have D/S (Duration of status) on their I-94. 

D/S for the purpose of the visa. Once the academic program you are enrolled in is over, the "D/S' is also over, you have to pack up and leave. 

Relax, this is not a race.

Eunice Newbie

Eunice   0

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On 12/9/2018 at 11:15 AM, breeze16 said:

J1 visa for 3 years ? What kind of J1 is that? 

I'm here as a teacher.  I initially had a J1 visa for three years but then got it extended for another 2 years.  It ends in June 2020.

 
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