Ken Endeley

Out of curiosity, how long can someone stay on a L2 Visa? And what is the next step.
Can they apply for a green card before the L2 runs out?

Ken

Melinda Mackenz

The L2 visa holder can stay as long as the primary L1 person can. The L2 is attached
to the L1's green card petition.

Mel.

"Ken Endeley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Out of curiosity, how long can someone stay on a L2 Visa? And what is the next
    > step. Can they apply for a green card before the L2 runs out?
    >
    > Ken

Ingo Pakleppa

An L-2 can stay as long as the spouse has an L-1 visa. An additional restriction is
that you cannot spend more than five, six or seven years (depending on which status
you have last) in any L or H status. That is, if you, for example, came to the US as
an H-1B and after three years married an L-1B who just arrived in the US, you would
only have two years left as an L-2, even though your spouse could stay for three
years beyond that.

You can get a Green Card only if your spouse gets one.

Pretty complicated, huh?

Ingo

On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 12:27:55 -0400, "Ken Endeley" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Out of curiosity, how long can someone stay on a L2 Visa? And what is the next
    > step. Can they apply for a green card before the L2 runs out?
    >
    >Ken
    >
    >

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable advice, please consult
with a professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at
http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html (Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For visa denial and suggestions what to do about them, see
http://travel.state.gov/visadenials.html

For DOL Online Labor Certification: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

For non-official information, check:

(When using these sites, and any Web sites, please watch out for privacy, as I do not
know all site operators.)

http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall http://www.murthy.com/ http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
(dual citizenship FAQ) http://www.ilw.com http://www.srs-usvisa.com
http://www.getusavisa.com http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/
http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B) http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.kamya.com/misc/ (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm http://www.workpermit.com

This is not an endorsement of any of these Web sites. I am not affiliated with any of
the Web site owners and do not receive nor accept payment in return for listing them,
and typically don't even know them.

(if believe you have a good immigration-related Web site and want your Web site
listed here, please e-mail me).