I married a US citizen and then came back to the UK, can I re-enter the US on an F-1 student visa? [closed]
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I visited Spokane WA in December 2016 and got married there to a US citizen. Then I returned to the UK to sort out finances while awaiting a spousal visa.
I felt I needed more direction in life so I started looking at college courses in Spokane and have set my heart on one.
Will my marriage affect my ability to use an F-1 visa and then adjust my status to permanent residency when my studies are completed?
Best Answer
You cannot use an F-1 visa unless you can demonstrate you no longer have a plan to live permanently in the USA. By your own statement:
and got married there to a US citizen. Then I returned to the UK to sort out finances while awaiting a spousal visa.
you have demonstrated immigration intent and hence are no longer qualified for an F-1 which is a visa type that requires you do not have immigration intent. It is not a dual intent visa, unlike the H-1 and L visas.
You will have to wait until your spousal visa comes through. If you choose to go for the F-1 visa and tell untruths to the consular in order to get it, at any point in the future your permanent residency or even citizenship can be revoked for fraud/misrepresentation to an immigration officer which can lead to removal and most times a permanent bar from coming to the USA. You don't want to go down that route.
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When an F1 Student Marries a US Citizen
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