Just had our marriage interview, was told my wife can’t leave the country for 2 years. Can someone explain?
My wife is from the Netherlands. She was on a J1 visa for 2 years until we got married in December. We have gone through the process and just had our marriage interview.
During the interview the UCSIS lady told us it could take 1-2 months for the marriage to get approved, and from then 4-6 months for the green card to arrive. But she told us that once the green card says it’s on its way, my wife can leave the county by getting a stamp on her passport, without having her physical green card yet.
It has been over a month and it still says we haven’t even had our interview online. My wife called to get an update, and the person on the phone told her that the stamp thing is not true, and that she can’t leave the country for 2 years. Said that nobody who gets their marriage visa can leave the country for at least 2 years. She is very scared and confused now.
Does anyone have more information? We thought that once she gets the marriage interview approved she could get the stamp and leave the county