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  • 05-12-2010, 09:50 PM
    Marola
    G4 Visa Holder Marrying G4 Visa Holder Changing His Status Later
    Hi, I am a holder G4 visa working on a international institution in Washington DC, USA...and my fiance is a G4 visa holder too, working on other international institution in the same city (we are foreigners, south americans, especifically)...ok...the main issue is that we want to get married next month in USA and sure as G4 visa holders at that time....but on this September, my fiance is going to change his status to a F1 visa, because he is going to pursue his PHD on a US University....and I cannot change my status as dependent of him (F1 dependant), cuz I need to keep working, and I dont know if it is necessary for studying here to have exclusively F1 visa as a foreigner student, or he could become a G4 visa dependant from me, after he stop working to start studying.


    ...So my question is if we get married before that he changes his status from G4 to F1...would I be able to keep working on any international institution meanwhile he can keep his F1 student visa?, with no need to become a dependent from each other, but to keep, my G4 visa, and his future F1 visa, respectively?

    My doubt is based on one comment that i heard from someone, but i am not sure, cuz that person told me, that if my husband changes his visa from G4, resigning my G4 dependent status, i couldn't be rehired later...i tried to get advide from a lawyer but his service is so expensive for me...so i hope someone can help me, cuz this issue is so important for us.

    Ps: For more information, my fiancee would have to go to his country and getting his F1 visa and go back to USA as a F1 visa holder....And before that trip...we would like to get married...and meanwhile he is studying with his F1 visa, I can work with no problems with my G4 visa rehired as many times as I am re hired...
  • 05-14-2010, 09:25 AM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: G4 Visa Holder Marrying G4 Visa Holder Changing His Status Later
    You told us that you hold a g4 visa due to your "working [for] a international institution in Washington DC". If that's the case, you have your G4 status through your employment and, as long as that's the case, would not have derivative G4 status through your eventual marriage to your spouse. Is there more to this?
  • 05-14-2010, 10:06 AM
    Marola
    Re: G4 Visa Holder Marrying G4 Visa Holder Changing His Status Later
    Hi Mr. Knowitall, thx for replying...yes...1) I hold a g4 visa due to my work on a international instituion in Washington DC until late 2011 ...and my fiance also has one g4 visa now just for 2 months, cuz he is going to pursue a PHD here in USA on this September (due to that, he will lost his g4 status, and will need to change it)...

    and 2) we are going to get married (that's we hope) in 3 week or a month with even g4 status both of us...

    My question is:

    1) If he changes his status to F1 visa later to start studying on Sept, and I still keep my g4 visa, cuz I would be still working...could I get re-hired at another international institutional being my husband F1 visa?...

    Cuz I don't want to be his F1 dependent and I don't want him to be depending of my g4 visa to be studying here in USA...


    I mean if we get married as g4 visa holders...could I get re hired at any international institution as many times as I need, meanwhile he keeps his new F1 student visa?...or he needs to be my g4 dependent?...which one is correct?

    Does my question make sense?

    I would really appreciate your help on that...

    Thx a lot in advance...
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