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palmshores
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What is the name of your state? Florida
---Marrying a J-1 status who is currently in the US---
I have been dating a woman from Bulgaria who is legally in the US with a J-1 Visa.
We plan on getting married very soon and would like to know the best route for this.
These are my questions:
1. She applied for an extension on her J-1 Visa which we should have a decision from immigration very soon. If we were to get married and send out the necessary forms (I-485, I think), would she be able to stay in the US pending review of our paperwork.
2. Simply put: What can we do to keep her in the US? We will be married within 1 month-but that does not necessarily mean that she can stay in the US, right? Not until the paperwork for the Application to Register Permanent Residence has been approved...How does this work?
3. I know that it takes a while to approve the Permanent Residence status...will she be able to stay in the US while we are waiting for a reply, or do we need a separate form/file for this?
4. Will she be able to work while waiting for this to be approved?
5. Travel outside the US is NOT permitted until the paperwork is approved...is this correct?
6. Do you suggest that we have an attorney present during any of this or can we do it ourselves?
Thank you very much for your time and help.
---Marrying a J-1 status who is currently in the US---
I have been dating a woman from Bulgaria who is legally in the US with a J-1 Visa.
We plan on getting married very soon and would like to know the best route for this.
These are my questions:
1. She applied for an extension on her J-1 Visa which we should have a decision from immigration very soon. If we were to get married and send out the necessary forms (I-485, I think), would she be able to stay in the US pending review of our paperwork.
2. Simply put: What can we do to keep her in the US? We will be married within 1 month-but that does not necessarily mean that she can stay in the US, right? Not until the paperwork for the Application to Register Permanent Residence has been approved...How does this work?
3. I know that it takes a while to approve the Permanent Residence status...will she be able to stay in the US while we are waiting for a reply, or do we need a separate form/file for this?
4. Will she be able to work while waiting for this to be approved?
5. Travel outside the US is NOT permitted until the paperwork is approved...is this correct?
6. Do you suggest that we have an attorney present during any of this or can we do it ourselves?
Thank you very much for your time and help.