My fiance and I live in Germany but are originally from the USA. I have a work visa and she currently has the preparation to study visa. We are planning to get married this year but will do this back in the USA. Does anyone have any experience with applying for a marriage visa (would be for her)? Her current visa prevents her from working, except on holidays, and I have heard that the marriage visa would at the very least allow her to have a mini-job and would also not have the same short, less than a year expiry date.