Bringing wife to US as green card holder?
Hi i have a few questions, I'm a green card holder,in 26month i will be eligible to be a US citizen,i got married two months ago 1-If i request a green card for her right now (while i am a green card holder) and i stay in US for 26months and become a US citizen and then request again to bring my wife in US ( while i am a US citizen that time) is it going to make the process of bringing her here faster or not? 2-how long does it take for a green card holder to bring her wife in US? 3-is it legal or possible to get her a student visa while she is studying she become a green card holder? what is the best way and fastest way to bring her in US ?! :(
Ihave green card , can my wife get aviset visa to usa?
The USA is a horrible country (so says many people on here) so why would you want to subject your poor wife to it?
Will I lose my green card if wife divorce me?
Once your divorce is finalized and you have your divorce decree, or when your Green Card is about to expire, whatever comes first, you'll have to file form I-751 for Removal of Conditions. As a divorced man, you can file alone, and mark the waiver field on the bottom of the form. In order to remove conditions alone, you'll have to prove that you have been in a bona fide marriage until things went south. The documents to prove this are the same you'd need if you'd file jointly with your wife. You'll need a copy of your rent/lease/mortgage for your home/house/apartment, a joint bank account, at least 1 tax return showing that you filed jointly as being married (that would now be the 2013 taxes), ideally a joint credit card, or bills in both your names, basically stuff a married couple that shares life and finances together would have anyway. If you can do that, you'll get your unconditional 10-year Green Card. I should perhaps mention that the fact that you have a child together is also very good evidence. Guys who just get married for a Green Card don't make expensive babies, so you are in a good position already.
After a US green card holder files the petition for his wife, how long does it take for her to get into the US?
Your wife will fall under the F2 Family Preference category. If you are from Mexico, China, Philippines, or India the waiting time come to about 3-5 years. This is when you hold a PR for US.If you are a citizen, the wait is only upto 2 years.However, if you are really looking for ways that a spouse can legally, easily, quickly get in, I’d recommend you to check the EB-5 Visa. This is a route not many have heard of, but plenty of people from numerous countries choose to immigrate this way.Under the EB-5 Visa, after making an investment of $500,000 in the US and creating 10 new permanent jobs for American natives, you get your Green Card and become a legal permanent resident! Not to mention, you get a Green Card for your immediate family, too- your spouse and unmarried children below the age of 21. All of this happens within 2-2.5 years.As you can see, this is a much faster and reliable process. If you’d like to know more about the same, feel free to contact me. I’d be happy to help. :)
Can I sponsor my wife's parents for a green card?
Unfortunately, you cannot file a family application for them. If your wife becomes a U.S. citizen – she can file two years and nine months after the approval date of her green card, naturalization processing in most cities is very rapid now, three to four months – she can file for them.
Can a US citizen, who is 19 years old, file for a Green Card and citizenship papers for her boyfriend after getting married to him in the USA?
In general, a US citizen, regardless of age, may sponsor his or her spouse as an immigrant. If the citizen’s spouse is admissible to the United States, the citizen can meet the financial and residency requirements to be a sponsor, and the parties can prove to USCIS or CBP (depending on whether the spouse is already in the US or not) that the marriage is genuine, the spouse will receive a green card.If the noncitizen spouse is already in the US, additional conditions related to the visa status of the noncitizen spouse must also be met. If, for example, the spouse entered on a tourist visa (including the Visa Waiver Program), the immigration petition may be denied if USCIS concludes that the spouse entered the US with the intention to get married and immigrate. If, however, the noncitizen spouse is legally present in the US in a long-term nonimmigrant status like H-1B or F-1, this should not be an issue. Additional complications arise if the noncitizen spouse is an undocumented immigrant.If, after three years of residency, the marriage is still intact, the spouse can then file for naturalization.
Can a Green Card holder take his spouse to the USA?
The other answers to this question assume the OP wants his/her spouse to move with him/her to the US, and the answer is yes, if the green card holder (LPR) files an I-130 petition that is subsequently approved.The family preference category for spouses of permanent residents is currently over subscribed. That is, there are more approved petitions awaiting visas than the the law allows the US Department of State/USCIS to issue each year. Therefore, a beneficiary of an approved I-130 petition will have to wait their turn in line to receive an immigrant visa. One can view the current Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website to get an idea of the wait time.However, what has not been answered is what about in the interim, that period between marriage and issuance of an immigrant visa?Issuance of a non-immigrant visa in this situation may be more problematic. Until the spouse can be issued an immigrant visa, they must be able to prove to a consular official and to a border official that they will not immigrate until lawfully issued an immigrant visa. The spouse should have strong ties to his/her country of lawful residence/citizenship. There should be more than sufficient financial resources available to afford the trip (and possibly multiple trips, depending on how long the spouse may have to wait for an immigrant visa.) In some cases, it may be wiser for the US LPR travel to visit his/her spouse rather than the spouse travelling to the US to visit.Disclaimer: I am not an immigration attorney and this answer should not be construed as legal advice. If you need legal advice, seek out a competent attorney.
If I come to US on visit visa and I marry a green card holder, can I stay with my spouse and work in the US?
If you enter on a tourist/visit visa with the intention of marrying and remaining in the USA, you have entered the country under false pretenses (read: you lied). USCIS does not take kindly to that and it will complicate your application for permanent residency greatly.Now it is of course possible for people to meet and on a whim decide to get married while in the USA. USCIS will review the case and may accept the application for adjustment of status.You already have plans to get married, so this is not a valid option for you.You have 3 options:apply for a K1 (fiance visa) and get married within 90 days of entering the USAGet married outside the USA, then apply for CR1 (spouse)Marry in the USA as a tourist, leave as a tourist, then apply for CR1.
Can my wife and I apply for the 2018 Green card lottery separately to increase our chances of winning it?
If you and your wife both meet the criteria, it may be possible to submit two separate applications to the Green Card Lottery during the annual registration period, which can basically double your chances of being selected as a Green Card Lottery winner. One application can be submitted to the Green Card Lottery with you as the main applicant and your spouse and all of your unmarried children under 21 years-old included in the application as derivatives. A separate application could also be sent to the Green Card Lottery with your spouse as the main applicant, while you and all of your unmarried children under 21 years-old would be included in the application as derivatives. If your application or your spouse’s application is selected in the Green Card Lottery, everyone included in the winning application will have the chance to apply for US immigration. The experts at the USAFIS Organization can let you and your spouse know whether your family qualifies to submit one application or two separate applications to the Green Card Lottery and can assist your family during the US immigration application procedure.
Can a green card holder take his spouse to the USA with a tourist visa?
Well theoretically it's possible however there are some things that I think could be an issue. One of them is that although your spouse will have a valid B1/B2 visa(tourist visa) for a certain number of years depending on the citizenship status of your spouse, your spouse will only be allowed to stay for upto 6 months at a time by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). So let's say that your spouse is an Indian citizen. They apply for a tourist visa. They are approved. Indian citizens get a valid visa for 10 years. In most cases they're multiple entry visas so in 10 years your spouse can come as many times as they want. But each time they land in USA they are given permission to stay for a maximum of 6 months only. This means that even though your spouse has a valid 10 years visa they have to leave the US after the 6 months are over. I have heard of cases where people were given less than 6 months so don't expect to be allowed for 6 months everytime.Also keep in mind that there's a chance for the tourist visa to get rejected by the embassy if sufficient proof isn't provided that your spouse intends to return from US after their purpose for the visit is over.Also I think it's better to file an immigration petition with the USCIS under the preference category of F2A. From the cases I have seen among my friends it usually takes approximately 3 years from filing the form I-130 to the spouse legally becoming a permanent resident of USA.TL:DR it is possible but it's easier to file an immigration petition with USCIS.