Hi,
I am from Turkey and studying in USA for my masters degree. I am sponsored by Turkish government and i have a J1 visa with 2 year home country residency condition. It is going to expire in August when my study finishes. I am about to get married to my US citizen girlfriend and as far as i know i need to get waiver from Turkey in order for me to stay in US.
My question is assuming that i get married within march 2013 (3 weeks) and started the procedure for waiver document, it might take as long as a year if something goes wrong along the way to get the waiver. In such case my J1 expires and i am married to a US citizen. Do i have to leave US even though i am married? If i am allowed to stay here, am i allowed to work in my field of study even though i haven't got my waiver yet.
Thanks
I am from Turkey and studying in USA for my masters degree. I am sponsored by Turkish government and i have a J1 visa with 2 year home country residency condition. It is going to expire in August when my study finishes. I am about to get married to my US citizen girlfriend and as far as i know i need to get waiver from Turkey in order for me to stay in US.
My question is assuming that i get married within march 2013 (3 weeks) and started the procedure for waiver document, it might take as long as a year if something goes wrong along the way to get the waiver. In such case my J1 expires and i am married to a US citizen. Do i have to leave US even though i am married? If i am allowed to stay here, am i allowed to work in my field of study even though i haven't got my waiver yet.
Thanks