hello everyone, so happy to find this forum !! here is my situation, kinda of complicated. but if i post this question at wrong forum, please accept my apologize and kindly let me know where should i go .
I was studying and working in france and came to USA one year ago under J1 VISA training program. my program ends in Dec 2012, but my J1 VISA expire on May 2012.( DS2019 form make me legal to work until Dec 2012 ) that means during May to Dec ,I can not make international travel otherwise i will not be able to reenter USA unless I renew my J1 visa in China.
My fiancé is french.
We wanna get married in July , our plan A was getting married in France, but if i apply shengen visa in USA and travel to france in July, i have to go back to china to renew my J1 USA visa after the marriage. besides i am not sure if i can apply shenggen short stay visa in USA if my j1 already expired. ---
Plan B--get married in China---but after review all the documents and procedure, this marriage and all the paper works will take up to 2 months. ----i don't have enough holidays in July.
Plan C-- get married in USA. But my question is, can i get married in USA with another foreigner even if i am chinese citizen and under j1 visa program ? since we both are foreigners, what documents are required ? after i get the livret de famille , will i be able to apply the spouse visa even if by then my j1 VISA will be expired already ? ( will need to apply visa in Dec , but pls notice that i have DS2019 form valid until Dec 2012)
I was studying and working in france and came to USA one year ago under J1 VISA training program. my program ends in Dec 2012, but my J1 VISA expire on May 2012.( DS2019 form make me legal to work until Dec 2012 ) that means during May to Dec ,I can not make international travel otherwise i will not be able to reenter USA unless I renew my J1 visa in China.
My fiancé is french.
We wanna get married in July , our plan A was getting married in France, but if i apply shengen visa in USA and travel to france in July, i have to go back to china to renew my J1 USA visa after the marriage. besides i am not sure if i can apply shenggen short stay visa in USA if my j1 already expired. ---
Plan B--get married in China---but after review all the documents and procedure, this marriage and all the paper works will take up to 2 months. ----i don't have enough holidays in July.
Plan C-- get married in USA. But my question is, can i get married in USA with another foreigner even if i am chinese citizen and under j1 visa program ? since we both are foreigners, what documents are required ? after i get the livret de famille , will i be able to apply the spouse visa even if by then my j1 VISA will be expired already ? ( will need to apply visa in Dec , but pls notice that i have DS2019 form valid until Dec 2012)