QUESTION
Does my husband have a chance to get a dependent G4 visa?
Asked on May 03rd, 2016 on Immigration - District of Columbia
More details to this question:
I was offered a position at the World Bank and am applying for a G4 visa. I want to apply for my husband's dependent G4 visa as well. His situation is tricky though. He came to the US on J1 visa, then changed it to F1 status. He was granted F1 status. In between changing from one school to another, he was reported to be illegal in the US by the school authorities and the case was brought to court. The process for removal started. When he appeared in court, he decided to voluntarily go back to his country and left after the case was resolved. He also had some admin violations (not paying for his tickets) and was detained twice. Now after almost a year, I was offered a WB job offer and am planning to move with my husband to Washington DC. Does he have a chance to get a dependent G4 visa? Will our applications submitted together increase his chances to get a visa? Or is it better for me to get my G4 visa first and after a couple of months let my husband submit his application?
1 ANSWER
1. Your husband has a chance to obtain a visa but how much of a chance depends upon how much unlawful presence he accrued, whether he complied with his voluntary departure order, and the offenses for which he was issued administrative violations.
2. No, applying together will not increase his chances of obtaining a visa. Each visa application is adjudicating on its own merits.
3. Applying separately will not improve his chances of obtaining a visa.
I encourage you and your husband to consult an attorney to assess his visa eligibility in more detail.
Answered on May 04th, 2016 at 3:29 AM