The French Maid
2nd July 2007, 03:21 AM
Hello!
I am new here but I have been reading and getting my questions answered. I am currently married to a French citizen. He has been here for about for 4 1/2 years on an H1B Visa. Before that he was on a J1 Visa for 10 months.
We met last summer and we fell in love pretty much from the first date. We started talking about marriage within 6 months of being together. I moved in (ok I kept my apartment) for several months before the lease was up at which point, I moved in 100 percent
Long story short, we decided to get married in April. He got fired in early April. There was some time between when he lost his job and when we got married. I don't know if he was legal or not at that time as I have never found any concrete answer on that.
So after we got married we did all the paperwork (whew) and filed it on May 24th. As of yesterday he had his FP taken.
Also, for the record, he was VERY close to getting his GC through his work but of course when he was fired, that ceased. I hated his company as they held this over his head for quite some time. I also think he was underpaid and "used" because they knew that H1B workers tend not to make a stink for fear of being fired.
I thought I would add our timeline of filing to help others here. I am so glad I found this forum as there are alot of knowledgeable people. Also, its nice to know we aren't the only stressed out couple going through this! :)
The French Maid
I am new here but I have been reading and getting my questions answered. I am currently married to a French citizen. He has been here for about for 4 1/2 years on an H1B Visa. Before that he was on a J1 Visa for 10 months.
We met last summer and we fell in love pretty much from the first date. We started talking about marriage within 6 months of being together. I moved in (ok I kept my apartment) for several months before the lease was up at which point, I moved in 100 percent
Long story short, we decided to get married in April. He got fired in early April. There was some time between when he lost his job and when we got married. I don't know if he was legal or not at that time as I have never found any concrete answer on that.
So after we got married we did all the paperwork (whew) and filed it on May 24th. As of yesterday he had his FP taken.
Also, for the record, he was VERY close to getting his GC through his work but of course when he was fired, that ceased. I hated his company as they held this over his head for quite some time. I also think he was underpaid and "used" because they knew that H1B workers tend not to make a stink for fear of being fired.
I thought I would add our timeline of filing to help others here. I am so glad I found this forum as there are alot of knowledgeable people. Also, its nice to know we aren't the only stressed out couple going through this! :)
The French Maid