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Getting married and applying for F1-visa

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We are getting married this summer, and immediately after the wedding we will be travelling to USA for our honeymoon. We are going to spend our honeymoon as students at a language school, and because of this we need a visa before we can travel to the USA.

I am trying to fill out the DS-160 application, but what do I write as my "marital status"? We are not married at the time I will be getting my visa, but we will be before going to the USA. Is it the status at the time of application that is the correct answer or the marital status at the time of travel to the USA?

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Asks for your current status.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Asks for your current status.

Status at time of application

Thanks :) We already live together now. Is the correct answer civil union/domestic partnership, or is this just for registered partners/same sex marriage? should I answer "other" and explain that we live together and are getting married this summer?

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KISS

You are married or single.

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Can a spouse on F-2 visa convert it to F-1 on arrival to US, if she also wants to study but admission is not ready yet and spouse on F1 is resuming in June?

No. The person needs to be accepted at a qualified school. The school must issue an I-20 before the person can apply to change status.

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No. The person needs to be accepted at a qualified school. The school must issue an I-20 before the person can apply to change status.

Thanks Aaron2020..

After securing I-20 and other relevant documents, can this visa status change be done in the US or it has to be done at the home country?

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It has to be done at home country at an embassy.

Also, I'd put single or engaged considering you're about to get married.

It does not need to be done at home country at an embassy.

A person can adjust to an F1 student within the US.

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Visa or status?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Even though we have been living together for many years, single is still the correct answer?

Living together does not make you married. A marriage certificate makes you married. You are single until you are legally married.

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