I'm a U.S Citizen, Wife is German (Temporary stay for Internship)

[kris&me 572]

18 minutes ago, Toasty_Kitten said:

She has a German Citizenship, and it would likely be a paid Internship.

Is this possible ?

i mean the paid part

[Toasty_Kitten 0]

Just now, kris&me said:

Is this possible ?

i mean the paid part

When looking online we found many paid Internships in Oregon.

[Roel 7,191]

Just now, Toasty_Kitten said:

When looking online we found many paid Internships in Oregon.

Maybe for US citizens. Read about the intern visa and requirements. She will need to be sponsored by someone, can't just go to states and start the internship.

[Toasty_Kitten 0]

Just now, Roel said:

Maybe for US citizens. Read about the intern visa and requirements. She will need to be sponsored by someone, can't just go to states and start the internship.

Yea I know that now after looking through the Intern Visa information. It looks like it would take quite a while to find a fitting position, get accepted and file the process for the J-1 Visa.

[Roel 7,191]

1 minute ago, Toasty_Kitten said:

Yea I know that now after looking through the Intern Visa information. It looks like it would take quite a while to find a fitting position, get accepted and file the process for the J-1 Visa.

Nothing easy with US visas.

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

5 minutes ago, kris&me said:

Is this possible ?

i mean the paid part

yes,   here is a good site from San Fran college that describes what an employer and the student need to know

 

https://www.sfsu.edu/~sicc/documents/handouts/employers/HiringIntlStudents.pdf

[Toasty_Kitten 0]

Just now, Roel said:

Nothing easy with US visas.

Unfortunately yea xD We were hoping that there was something simpler for spouses that we were just missing, that's why I decided to post here in the first place.

2 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

yes,   here is a good site from San Fran college that describes what an employer and the student need to know

 

https://www.sfsu.edu/~sicc/documents/handouts/employers/HiringIntlStudents.pdf

That's a really educational read, thank you for posting this!

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

2 minutes ago, Toasty_Kitten said:

Unfortunately yea xD We were hoping that there was something simpler for spouses that we were just missing, that's why I decided to post here in the first place.

It’s only simpler for spouses if they already have a green card ...which yours doesn’t,  unfortunately the mere fact of being married to a USC confers no privilege regarding any work, student or other visa in the US. J1 is the way to go...

Edited January 14, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[Roel 7,191]

2 minutes ago, Toasty_Kitten said:

Unfortunately yea xD We were hoping that there was something simpler for spouses that we were just missing, that's why I decided to post here in the first place.

That's a really educational read, thank you for posting this!

Nope, being a spouse doesn't give any privileges, besides being able to apply for the permanent residency, of course.

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

45 minutes ago, Toasty_Kitten said:

Yea I know that now after looking through the Intern Visa information. It looks like it would take quite a while to find a fitting position, get accepted and file the process for the J-1 Visa.

Yup, you're on the right path. J-1 would be the appropriate type of visa.

[geowrian 22,335]

Yup, J-1 seems to be the best fit based on what was stated thus far.

[carmel34 3,531]

For a J-1 application, married to a US citizen, you will most likely need to show convincing evidence of non-immigrant intent if you want to increase the likelihood of approval.  Any non-immigrant visa like a J-1 will be under scrutiny because the spouse is a USC.  This is because of the prevalence of visa fraud from so many people, coming to the US on a non-immigrant visa like F-1, J-1, then applying for AOS.  So be ready to show strong ties to return to Germany after the J-1 internship.