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coming to the US on a K-1 then moving to France

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sarah and hicham   3

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Hello-

My fiance is Moroccan and hopefully he'll be here this summer or fall on a K-1 visa. I am going to be graduating at the end of this year from my university and am day dreaming about going to Paris for culinary school afterwards. Is this even possible? Let's say that I would start in a year or two over there. Anyone know?

Merci beaucoup

Sarah

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Kajikit   65

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Of course it's possible. There's nothing about the K1 visa that says you have to stay in the US long-term... you could do one and live here for a few years and then move overseas to study. But there might be hassles coming back and you might need to get a new visa and start over again.

Karen - Melbourne, Australia/John - Florida, USA

- Proposal (20 August 2000) to marriage (19 December 2004) - 4 years, 3 months, 25 days (1,578 days)

STAGE 1 - Applying for K1 (15 September 2003) to K1 Approval (13 July 2004) - 9 months, 29 days (303 days)

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STAGE 2B - Applying for AOS to GC Approval - 9 months, 4 days (279 days)

STAGE 3 - Lifting Conditions. Filing (19 Dec 2007) to Approval (December 11 2008)

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Dixie_Peach   1

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sarah...

there will be others who will post I am sure that know more than me... and have more experience...

my thinking is that your husband will have to go through the aos process... and get his green card...

i think that is good for 2 years... and then you start another process - to get a 10 year green card...

again... i'm not sure...

my thinking is that you wouldn't really want to do anything yet to jeopardize the whole process and have to start all over again...

now... with that said... i hope that someone can come along with even better advice... i'm not completely 100% on this... but, it would be interesting to know...

wishing you and your hicham allllllll the best!

Lynne

Tho' lovers be lost, love shall not... and death shall have NO dominion!

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to where the grace of God will not protect you.

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Amy and Brian   1

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Until your fiance becomes a US Citizen (note, *citizen* and not just a green card holder) it is unlikely that he will be able to retain his permanent resident status even if you do wait to move to France until after the AOS process.

To put it simply, you must reside in the US to be a permanent resident.

Here is a link to where the requirements for maintaining status as a permanent resident are listed on USCIS's website.

Alternately, if you were to move before your fiance adjusted status, I imagine that would do away with any chance to do so and should you choose to return to the US to live, you may have to start the entire process all over again.

That said, there is absolutely nothing to prevent you from choosing to move to France. Like Kajikit said, there is nothing that states that a K-1 Visa holder has to stay in the US. You just need to be aware of how such a thing will affect your status in the US and take that into account when making the decision.

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08/15/2007 - K-1 Visa approved
09/01/2007 - Moved to Ohio
11/24/2007 - Married!
03/31/2008 - Received Green Card
05/03/2010 - Conditions removed

Finally applying for citizenship!

01/19/2016 - Filed N-400
01/25/2016 - NOA
02/17/2016 - Biometrics appointment
02/26/2016 - Receieved interview letter
04/01/2016 - Naturalization interview

 
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