ı have my famıly who ıs owned the Greencard but After 9/11 the US governement has slowed down the applıcatıons ewenthoug ı have my leagl rıght . I was told that ı could not obtaın the greencard and waıt 550 day but ıt had been 6 years sınce my famıly has obtaıned Greencard .And ı have learned that the process was slowed down due to the 9/11 against muslım males (ewenthought ı am Turkısh) \n\ntherefore ı have my famıly ın uSA and me In Turkey \n\nand accordıng to the US laws the famıly can not be separated \n\nI have my  application   applıed by my Father an applicatıon form  ( I30) and ı was descrıbed as relatıve-orphan or fıance\nhow ever ı am the son of the applicant
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I know that this not what you want to hear, but the fact that you have been waiting so long has nothing to do with muslıms or 9/11. These very long wait times have been around a long time before 9/11.\n\nThe law only allows 23,400 people a year to get their visa, every year more people apply then the number allows so even though you qualify you must wait in queue to get your visa number.\n\nHere's the link to the state department visa bulletin for April 2006. As you can see only people that applied before 15JUL 1996, are now getting their visa under your category, the backlog is very long, so 6 years that you waited is not long at all, 10 years is the average \n\nhttp://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2847.html\n\nI do have , however, some very good news for you. If you filled your I-130 before  December 21, 2000, then you qualify for a V visa. The visa allows you to come in the US and work while waiting for your visa number. Here are the details about the visa:\n\nhttp://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/hdinonimm.htm\n\nGood luck and Please take the time to choose a best answer !
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Try calling the New York Immigration Coalition and see if they can take your case.
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well man don't listen to these jackass's..what your uncle has to do is to file for you as a legal resident almost like adoption but not quite..it will take longer then to say if it was your mom or dad filing for you...they need to get an attorney and then you would have to have a clean record and some money to pay the visa bill...this process might take 1-2 yrs not sure depeneds on the immigration service and right now it seems pretty slow...but you have to find a good lawyer and they might do some serious back ground check since your from iraq not to say your a terrioist they just doing it to make sure. but that degree should help you out alot. and another thing your uncle has to have a job to sponsor you, because they want to make sure you do not count on the government for living...if he doesn't make enough money he can find a co-sponsor. good luck man
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check this link:\n\nhttp://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/greencard/greencardFULL.html\n\nDONT GET MARRIED WITH SOMEONE U DONT LOVE!\nplus,nowadays people at the embassy for immigrants will check everything.u need real proof of ur relation.years of letters,phone bills...i dont think u wanna spend this much.\ni am an immigrant.i love my husband.and it was very hard for him to bring me here.we had to fight a lot.and we really love eachother.so think a little-if it was hard for us that we werent faking....how it will be for those who just want a green card?\ni hope the link will help u.
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First of all he is going to have a hard time mainly because he is of a Muslim background. They will give him the run around unless he has a good reason for coming to America. You can look at the website as much as you want. They will not tell you the whole process that they will try to put him through. I have been working in Germany at the airport and had to deal with people who wanted to come to America for 5 years and I also know what they do at the American Embassy. You need to get someone who will sponsor him or that are willing to watch over him and have a place that he will stay. May I add; You and that person will under surveillance for a long time. They will also probably make a background check on you. Hope I was able to help you.
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OK listen. i had to track down a friends visa for them.and  this is what i did. i e mailed the embassy that was dealing with the applications. giving them all the details with the application number etc. address. home address. every thing. and within 48 hours i had an e mail back from the embassy telling me how the application was going. but i must admit. normally when you apply for a visa you normaly get a date and a time to go back for a answer to weather the application has been accepted. so if i were you id track it all down. and find out whats happening. e mailing is the quickest way. good luck.
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If you are a US citizen you can sponsor her through marriage  and the process would take from 6 to 8 months for her to get her Green Card, the best thing is that you sound you have a legit relationship and if that's the case you shouldn't have any problem getting approved, so she don't have to leave the country.\n\nGood luck!
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It takes a loooooong time. They dont generally exaggerate a whole lot on the websites. That is based on when it is a busy period, but I think it probably takes a little bit less. Good Luck with the immigration process.
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U.S. gives equal opportunities for a student VISA to all students, no matter where they're from. The rumors you've heard aren't true. I had a U.S. student visa and i know how it goes. However, one thing is for sure, after September 11th, you know the WTC crash, they have much more strickt rules, so you need to be pretty good to meet all the conditions and they will definitely do a background check on you.\n\nDon't let that discourage you, your english seems pretty good, i  strongly recommend you to go on and make use of opportunities that come in your way. Back in time when i was planning to continue my education in U.S. i've used COLLEGEBOARD.COM, it's the best site ever for these kind of things. It will help you with everything, choose the best university for you, the most affordable one, it will help you with schoolarships and so on. You should really try it.\n\nIt helped me a lot, i got accepted into: UCLA and Harvard University, and i used this site. At the end, i ended up going to R.I.T (Rochester Institute of Technology, NY). \n\nI benefit in others ways from this site as well, cause in this site you create a profile, and than the  info in this site is available to many scholar organizations, universities and so on. 4 months letter i recieved a mail telling me that i was choosen to represent ALBANIA and KOSOVO in the GYLC 2004 in Washington D.C. It's amazing how much opportunities this site can bring to you.\n\nAll you need to do is find 3-4 Universities that you like and apply to all of them. Than you need to pass TOEFL and SAT or ATC, submit the scores and you're done. Hopefully you'll be accepted and win a scholarship of some kind. I wish you a good luck ;)
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It depends of the category you applied on. Unless you are the spouse of a US citizen, there is a very long waitng period for your visa number. If you are the spouse of a US citizen once your applcation is approved you'll have to go to the embassy or immigration office where you applied for the fingerprints/interview and yes that is it. You'll get your green card in the mail.\nIf you applied in any other category (son/daughter, parents or simblings of a US citizen) the wait is very long. Depending on your nationality and category you applied on it can take from 1-25 years to get your visa number.
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I spent 9 months trying to get a visa for my wife to come over here.  The INS said that they had sent the paperwork to the embassy and the embassy told us they didn't have it.  What I learned from this experience is that the people who work for the INS (now Homeland security) are idiots who don't care what grief they cause.  I once looked into getting a job there and found that the starting pay was somewhere in the 20's so these are McDonald's manager rejects. Don't expect anything from them.\n\nShe would be better off if she was a terrorist!  Mohamed Atta and Marwan Al-Shehhi were issued valid student visas for their Florida flight school six months after they had flown into the World Trade center.  \n\nMy advice is to hire an immigration lawyer.  You have to force them to act.  It will be worth the money.
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You must file a I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. \nOnce the application is successfully and a visa number is available your children will receive permanent residency and after 5 years citizenship.\nYou did not mention if they were married or not. If your children are not married then they fall under category 1, if they are married they fall under category 3.\n\nThe current wait time for a permanent visa under category 1 is about 5 years, and under category 3 about 8 years.\n\nWhy did you not bring your children when you first came to the US ? Unfortunately, it is too late now... it'll take at least 10 years before they become citizens...
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First of all, DON'T WORRY. It will be perfectly OK.\nI obtained my green card through marriage 8 months ago.Don't believe in any of those stories about color of toothbrush or on what side do you have the light switch on in your bathroom. I had my paperwork taken care by a paralegal and he had done a great job. Paralegal is not an lawyer so he cannot represent you in the INS but he can fill out all the paperwork for you and be with you during the interview if you wish(that gave me peace of mind!). My friend tried to do it by herself (to save money) and it took her extra nine (!!!!) months because INS was holding on to her paperwork for silly reasons and not letting her know that they needed something else. So think about paralegal service. I believe it's worth it.\nMy interview was very nice. I brought our photo albums with me (they like to see them as another way of proof of your relationtip) and show the INS Officer - she went through all of them. Make sure your and his name is on the bills like :apartment  rental agreement, phone bill, water bill, electricity bill. Have a joint bank account. Maybe add your name to his car at DMV. We bought a dog and the Kennel registration form has both our names. Little things like that.\nBut still there might be a different situation if you have never lived with him before.I don't know exaclty you situation so it might be different.\n\nI had my Masters Degree documents evaluated here and they "gave" me my MBA, it was very easy and costed about $100. You should not have any problems to find a job. But make sure you ask all of your previous employers to write you a Letter of Recommendation. It is always very helpful because you can show potential employers that you were good at what you did. Also make sure you have a good resume when you start looking for a job.\n\nYou can always email me and I'll be glad to help you with any questions you might have. When I had to go through that process I was scared to death. Believe me!!!!! I know what you're going through right now.\n\nOtherwise good luck and congratualtions
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Was your green card a conditional green card (with a 2 year expiration date)? If so, you will have to start all over again and have your new spouse apply for you. If so, I highly suggest that you hire an immigration attorney (NOT AN "IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT"!), as you will have a very difficult time explaining why your first marriage didn't last long enough for you to get your green card.\n\nIf it was a permanent green card (with a 10 year expiration date), you have not lost your residence status. You simply file a Form I-90, which has a $260 filing fee.\n\nYou can download the form at the URL listed below. You mail it to:\n\nU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services\nP.O. Box 54870\nLos Angeles, CA 90054-0870\n\nThey will send you a letter telling you to go to have your "biometrics" (fingerprints) taken at an Application Support Center. Sometime after that happens, you will receive your new card in the mail. Make sure you take your old card with you when you go to the ACS for the fingerprints.
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What?! You are waiting for over 10 years? They lost your papers long time ago. Why didn't you call them back in 1995 and asked the same question? The most people wait is about a year. They lost your papers. Or maybe you moved and didn't do the change of address thing. You need to apply again and follow up on your application by calling them every 3 months or so regarding the status of your petition/
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I married my husband (now ex) in Jan 98.  He was just visiting the US when we got married and so we had to go through all the immigration stuff to have him stay here.  Did you go to the interview alone?  If you missed the interview as well, the Immigration service will consider that an abandonment of your application.  If your application is no longer in process then your visa status may have expired - you may now be in the country illegally.  I would call an immigration attorney ASAP.
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Call the US Embassy and ask! With both parents being American Citizens, they can "sponsor" you. You should have no problems getting a "green card" and working here. Just do things "by the book" so that you don't have problems later.