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I don't plan on getting married anytime soon! That was just a general question. If it happens I would like to be prepared for it

Hi!

I am currently in the US with a J-1 visa and will have to go back to my home country in March. AT that time I want to get the visitor visa to go back in the US for 3 months. After that visa is expired I leave the US again to apply for the F-1 student visa. Will the visitor visa effect the student visa in any way or is it possible to apply for both of it without any problems?

Thank you in advance!

Rieke

You shouldn't leave until you have an Advance Parole or the green card. You can't work until you get an EAD or the green card. You can apply for EAD and Advance Parole for free together with applying for AOS. It takes about 3 months to get EAD/AP.

What is EAD, AP and AOS? I'm sorry but I have no idea. So that takes 3 months and is for free?

So how Long will it take to file the 2 documents? I do prefer to not attend to school for the spring semester. To rather start this fall in Florida. But to do that I need to get financial aid and loans. Otherwise I can't afford it. So here is the problem: when we are married (how long does it take to get the process done?) and I file the 2 documents, I can stay in the US without a visa and can move to Florida without going to school or have a job? I would then apply for school in the fall semester.

So how Long will it take to file the 2 documents? I do prefer to not attend to school for the spring semester. To rather start this fall in Florida. But to do that I need to get financial aid and loans. Otherwise I can't afford it. So here is the problem: when we are married (how long does it take to get the process done?) and I file the 2 documents, I can stay in the US without a visa and can move to Florida without going to school or have a job? I would then apply for school in the fall semester.

If I'm married and don't have the green card yet, I can't go to back to my home country right? Also, can I work with being married but not having the green card?

So how Long will it take to file the 2 documents? I do prefer to not attend to school for the spring semester. To rather start this fall in Florida. But to do that I need to get financial aid and loans. Otherwise I can't afford it. So here is the problem: when we are married (how long does it take to get the process done?) and I file the 2 documents, I can stay in the US without a visa and can move to Florida without going to school or have a job? I would then apply for school in the fall semester.

Once you get married and file the I-130 and I-485 you do not need a visa to remain in the US. You can stay in NJ for school and your husband can be in FL, but it does make the marriage look more like it is for a GC and not for living with our spouse--you can over come this assumption, but just keep in mind you are not in the normal type of marriage category. You could move to FL and not go to college and wait for the GC. You need to be legally in the US at the time you file for the I-130 and I-485. After that you can let the visa lapse as you have a pending application and are in period of authorized stay until the application is adjudicated.

Dave

So how Long will it take to file the 2 documents? I do prefer to not attend to school for the spring semester. To rather start this fall in Florida. But to do that I need to get financial aid and loans. Otherwise I can't afford it. So here is the problem: when we are married (how long does it take to get the process done?) and I file the 2 documents, I can stay in the US without a visa and can move to Florida without going to school or have a job? I would then apply for school in the fall semester.

1) go to the local courthouse in the county you want to get married in and apply for a Marriage License. Then you follow the rules on the Marriage License and get Married and submit the completed and signed Marriage License to the proper authorities to have it recorded. Get several certified copies of the Marriage Certificate for future use.

2) Go to the guides here on VJ:http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2 and follow the procedures for filing the I-130 and the I-485.

3) Depending on the bank and your situation, you could get a loan without the GC, but as a LPR it will be much easier.

4) Residency for colleges typically requires income for that state and residing in that state for a year and then you typically must apply to be considered a resident for tuition purposes even though you are already a resident of that state. The University does not want you to pay the cheaper resident rates and makes it very difficult to qualify unless you are already a resident of that state for the time period specified by the University before you apply to attend.

As a note: You will not be able to work nor leave and return to the US until you have your EAD/AP or GC so be prepared for the wait (this assumes you do not have work authorization currently with your student visa). You might want to go live with your future husband while waiting for the GC application to be processed. This will help show a bona fide relationship and help in establishing residency in FL so you qualify for in-state tuition rates sooner.

Dave

When I'm applying for the green card, do I have to be inane visa? Because this is the problem: I have to study so I can be here. If I move to Florida, I would have to transfer but couldn't afford the college in Florida. Here in NJ I get help but not in Florida. So I'm stucked here until I have my green card. However, if I don't have to be on any visa, I can move to Florida easily.

Here my situation:
I'm in the US on a student visa and my boyfriend and I want to get married.
I'm living in New Jersey, he currently in New York but he will move to
Florida soon (in February). I want to follow him and move to Florida in 6 to 12 months (whenever I got the green card)
Here my questions:
1. What is the process to get married? What kind of documents do we both
need to bring to the appointment to get married? How much will it cost? How
long will it take? Can we get married before he moves to Florida?
2. After I'm married, I have to apply for the green card. How does that
work? How long will it take? How much will it cost? What kind of documents
do I need?
3. With the green card, do I get loans for the college?
4. Does it matter where I get married? For example, if we get married in New
York, will I be New York resident? I'm trying to become a Florida resident,
so the college fees won't be so high.

Thank you in advance!