Dude, Your statment is very confuse. i really do not understand what are you trying to say. Your cousin is greencard holder then why she need to be B1 visiter visa. If she is on B1 then how can she get F1 and J1 for 4-5 years? B1 visa is only for 6 months. what are you trying to say? please write clearly. Delta 

DeltaGamma · Jun 7, 2011 10:18 AM

If she married a green card holder ask her to process for Green card too as the case starts she can legally stay & work .

NepaliNetworks · Jun 7, 2011 10:24 AM

ya, kaplan and toefl is always an open option if she wants to maintain a legal status, but as far as I know , a person is eligible for greencard through marriage even though he/she has not been maintaining the visa status but entered the country legally . u will get more inputs if you post it in other immigration forums/blogs.

dHwasE · Jun 7, 2011 11:36 AM

 try immigrationportal.com 

Footyfan · Jun 8, 2011 10:09 PM

 if she has her own phd then why is she not applying for permanent residency herself? ki naam matra ko phd ho? 

jantare1 · Jun 8, 2011 11:48 PM

 i don't think marrying a gc gives any status to lawfully stay in the country. You have to wait for visa aviliability which is around 5 yrs for gc 's spouse. if he is going to be a citizen soon then that is a totally different situation. 

kalopani · Jun 8, 2011 11:53 PM

Phd ta Phd...tara nam ko mattrai nai ho jasto chaa...she hasnt found any college to sponser her or do that NIW thing herself.....and she cant enroll in school for this fall as i think its too late....i suggested her to just stay and when her husband becomes citizen then it wont be a problem for her but she told me that her grandparents are very very old and want to be able to go back if somethin happens.....k bhanne

pixie · Jun 9, 2011 7:17 AM

 The national average for the processing of the spouse of a green card holder is now 5 months. So if your cousin's spouse has already applied then I think it would be no problem if not then he should apply immediately. I hope this will help you decide.

invisible · Jun 9, 2011 7:26 AM

The processing of a spouse of a green card holder may be 5 months after you get the visa number. You need to wait for more than 4 years to get the visa number after you marry a GC holder. When did ur cousin marry him? if your cousin has married within last year, it will be more than 4 years that she will get GC. Hence the only option is to join Kaplan in NYC rather than staying illegal till her hubby becomes citizen. In NYC your cousin can take Kaplan course for either Toefl or GRE and get I-20 to be in status.

jhyamma · Jun 9, 2011 8:00 AM

 Not sure if you mentioned what field her PhD is on but joining an MBA program could be the most viable and suitable option.  Lot of programs, admittedly not the top-notch ones, accept students until late summer.  PhD and MBA credentials often lead to very lucrative career.

Nina_Windsor · Jun 9, 2011 8:16 AM

talk to the immigration laywer. this is a serious matter.

dolphin · Jun 9, 2011 8:20 AM

5 months only to get an approval from USCIS, the person has to wait until National Visa center (NVC) issues the visa number. check http://www.travel.state.gov/vi... under F2A calegory for spouse of greencard holder which is August 2007 for this month

tutepani · Jun 9, 2011 10:36 AM