Italian F-1 husband applying for F-1 renewal, I'm a US Citizen

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tearley

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I’m a US citizen and I married an Italian citizen (on an F-1 visa). We want to live in Italy when he finishes school, but now he needs to renew his F-1 in Italy (he has two years left for his PhD program at Georgia Tech). Will our marriage keep them from renewing his F-1? Like most college students, he does not own any property besides the property he will inherit from his mother (he's the only child).

He is going to the interview next week and I'm nervous.
 
yes, it will most likely prevent him from getting any non-immigrant visa, unless he has some solid proof of non-immigrant intent. Why did he even go?????

I stayed here for so long without seeing my parents because I was afraid that I wouldn't get a visa to come back. I did the right thing, I am sure of it.
 
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He went to the embassy today, and his visa was renewed with no problem. They did ask him the question: "You know that with your wife as a US citizen that you're eligible to apply for a green card, right?" My husband responded that he was not doing that since we plan to go to Italy when he finishes school.
 
tearley said:
He went to the embassy today, and his visa was renewed with no problem. They did ask him the question: "You know that with your wife as a US citizen that you're eligible to apply for a green card, right?" My husband responded that he was not doing that since we plan to go to Italy when he finishes school.
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Hmmm.... looks like it's a first world - first world thing. If this was in Chennai, India... I am pretty sure the consular guy would have refused the F1 visa... and suggested that he come back to apply for a K3 visa (non-immigrant visa for spouses of citizens). Actually your husband could have saved himself the trouble and applied for a K3 visa in the first place... but then all's well that ends well :-)
 
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