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  1. #1
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    Default Canadian On J1 To Marry A U.S. Citizen

    Hi there!

    Does anyone know any info about getting married on a J1 Visa?
    Since I'm Canadian, I beleive I'm granted J1 Status without the 2 year HHR. (non-gov, non-medical traineeship)

    I'm a Canadian born citizen and I'll be on a trainee visa for 18 months in the US. My American born fiancee will be with me and we want to get married within that time frame in the US.

    Does anyone know if this is going to cause headaches? (looks bad because I was married while on the J1??)

    Or can we get married and apply to change my status after I get the marriage certificate??

    Thanks!
    D

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    Default Re: Canadian On J1 To Marry A U.S. Citizen

    You have a J1 visa, or you think you may be getting one? Note that the home country residency requirement is not excused on the basis of marriage, so be sure you know whether or not it would apply to your visa.

    A lot of people on longer-term visas do fall in love and marry citizens during their stays. If you are planning to marry and seek naturalization, and get a non-immigrant visa to enter and marry, you risk being found to have made fraudulent representations when you entered the U.S. (that is, claiming to have no intent to immigrate when in fact that is your goal). Fraudulent representations can result in ineligibility to enter the U.S. I don't know enough about your circumstances to try to guess how the USCIS would view your actions.

    If you do marry a citizen while in the U.S., after entering on a visa, you can seek to adjust your status on the basis of marriage (i.e., seek permanent residence status), subject to what I have previously stated.

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