Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

Hi, im an immigrant in Turkey and ill go to Canada by the next months (im Iranian and get visa with UNHCR). i want to marry with my fiance who is currently in Iran. he wants to apply for California university. now i want to know if he goes to California and i go to Canada. how is that possible for us to live together?! can i get a visa to live in america with him for 4years while he is taking his Phd (he will go with an international student visa) and in this while i apply for him to get his Canadian visa as my husband that we can go to canada after he takes his Phd if he couldnt find a job in america to take his greencard there?!

also im not sure what will happen for my Canadian citizenship if i wouldnt stay 4years of 6first years there.

its becoming so complicated and i dont know which way is best to choose!

Thanks alot if you can help.

Sadaf


Asked on 4/03/14, 12:16 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Marlene Hemmings Marlene Hemmings, Attorney at Law

If a person obtains an F-1 visa to study in the United States, only his spouse can obtain the F-2 visa.

A person can be petitioned by a U.S. employer for a "greencard", but he must maintain a valid, non-immigrant visa status in order to be able to remain in the United States while the entire process in pending (it's complicated; so I am oversimplifying).

If you are in the United States in non-immigrant visa status, nothing should happen to your Canadian citizenship.

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Answered on 4/03/14, 2:42 pm


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