I am a J1 Visa holder living in NY. Can my boyfriend (Spanish) come here with an ESTA, get married and apply for a J2?
Hello: He cannot come here on an ESTA with the intent to marry. That is fraud.
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Hello: He cannot come here on an ESTA with the intent to marry. That is fraud.
Hello: You could go to the interview with medical documentation and then request a continuance at the interview.
Hello: You cannot apply for adjustment of status until the visa number is current.
Hello: You cannot have B1 and H-1B at the same time.
Hola: Es dependiente en su delito y sentencia.
Hello: If they don't need to work, they don't need the EAD.
Hello: If you qualify to adjust, then you can get the EAD based on the AOS.
Hello: Yes, but you will need to get it stamped at the Consulate in India.
Hello: If you marry, your spouse would qualify for the H-4 (assuming no grounds of inadmissibility.) If here for a year, your spouse can file to...
Hello: If it has retrogressed, then it is not current and you must wait.