how much time it takes to get us i129f visa for Pakistani spouse of us citizen from losangeles ?
107417
BCIS says upto 1 year is the processing time ... as long as you have a reciept number don't worry you are legal. Consult a good lawyer as the processing times are different for different states mostly due to the number of case they handle.
567591
marry her first. then apply for LPR status based on marriage to a US citizen.  She can get work authorization within 90 days after your marriage.  File the I-130 and work auth papers immediately after your wedding.  Good luck and congratulations!!!
851981
Before you marry while your still in the USA you need to File \na K-1 Fiance Visa. They will approve it or deny it. Once it is approved he can get his passport to come to the USA. You have 90 days to marry after his arrival to the USA. His Visa will be conditional and if he does not marry within the 90 days he will have overstayed his visa and a letter of deportation will be issued. Its actually not a hard process, it can be costly and can take some time to finish. Once you both are married in the USA you will need to file a 245-I application which consists of a (I-130 showing he is married to a US citizen and a 485-I is an adjustment of status) After filing this they will do a name check and then approve his greencard for 3 years. After 3 years he would then be able to file for citizenship as long as he meets the requirements.
711287
From start to finish, it can take anywhere from about 4-6 months, all depending on what service center you filed at (some are faster than others), or if you've received any Requests for Further Evidence it can delay you by months, and how quickly your fiance's consulate is at scheduling interviews.
46849
It took me approximately 4 months to hear from the embassy after my fiance sent the F-129 form, and after that another 3 months for me to get the visa. If you have any more questions let me know, we got married and we are not done yet. Good Luck.
240787
There are two legal ways to bring your wife over.\n\nFirst and the officially approved way is to apply for a Finance visa (K1 visa).  This is a very slow process and can take months to get approved.  Once it is approved, she is free to come over to marry you here within a 3 month period of arriving.\n\nA second method is to have your fiancee come over on a tourist visa.  Once here, you can marry her and apply for an "adjustment of status."  This is more difficult to obtained and can be refused.  However, while they are making a determination, she is free to legally remain in the United States but it NOT permitted travel out of the country.  THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!  If she leaves for ANY reason without first obtaining permission from immigration, she WILL be refused reentry into the United States.\n\nPlease note this process if very costly and takes approximately 2 years to get her permanent resident alien card (green card).
325622
If your wife is a US citizen and you filed for an I-751 when you arrived in the US to lift your 'conditional status' then you would have to wait 3 years to apply for citizenship. Once you have filed the initial paperwork, the process will take approximately 6 months to 1 year. It might take longer if there are complications in your case.\n\nIf your wife is NOT a US citizen and you both immigrated to the US, then you have to wait 5 years before applying for citizenship. Once you file the first set of paperwork, it should take approximately 6-12 months.\n\nhope this helps!
633080
It depends: if the person is married to US citizen or a "green card holder"   also known as resident alien. \nwith the experienced I have, to have the wife or husband who is married to US citizen , you have to apply for a I-129 also known as Fiancee visa , to expedite your K-3 visa (non-immigrant )simultaneosly apply I-130( to petition alien relative -spouse) as soon as the wife/husband will arrive in the US, then you can apply for Adjustment of status I-485 , to get the green card , I started working on documents of my daughter in-law last August 2005 , she is coming here July 6,2006 . She had her medical April 27, and have the interview at the US Embassy overseas last May 5,2006 , approximately about 10 months.It all depends on what country , some takes awhile .\n\nGreen card holder , approximately 2 years , depends on the country too.It would be advisable to be a US citizen first to petition the wife/husband in any case.
677965
You need to file a fiancee visa petition. Following that (assuming it is approved), the petition is sent to the National Visa Center for processing. At that time, they will ask for an affidavit of support (I-864) and you will need to complete the visa processing forms. Once they are done with it, they will send the petition to the U.S. Embassy Consular Section in Lagos at which time your fiancee will be called for an interview (and its a good idea for you to be there as well). At the interview, he/you will need to prove the bona fides of your relationship and intent to marry. Assuming he gets approved, he can then enter the U.S. and you must get married within 90 days and then apply for his adjustment of status (green card).
626993
FOR YOUR SPOUSE TO GET A K3 VISA I BELIEVE THEY HAVE TO BE IN INDIA, ALSO THE PROCESS TO GET A K3 VISA WILL TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS AS WELL.  THE ADJUSTMENT CAN TAKE EVEN LONGER AND CAN BE A HASSLE..  I KNOW IT IS HARD BUT JUST WAIT FOR THE IMMIGRANT VISA.  YOUR SPOUSE WILL ENTER AS A CONDITIONAL RESIDENT.  AFTER TWO YEARS YOU WILLHAVE TO FILE A FORM 751 TO REMOVE THE CONDITIONS.\n\nCHECK THIS PAGE OUT\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/hdiknonimm.htm
441846
K-1 visa is the fastest way to get in the US. Your boyfriend needs to file a K-1 visa petition with USCIS, the petition then gets forwarded to the embassy of your country where you both need to go for an interview.\nK-1 visas are rarely turned down just make sure you stick to one story.\n\nOnce the visa is issued you have 6 months to go in the US, within 90 of you arrival in the US you need to get married and file for a status change, it'll take 6-12 months to get your green card.\n\nIf you get married in Philippines you can file for a green card directly with the embassy but you must wait in the Philippines until it is approved (may also take up to 1 year)\n\nK-1 is definitely the best option if you want to be in the US during the processing period.\n\nLastly, I must also stress that it sounds quite odd that you have just met (have you even met?) and already thinking about marriage. I'd be careful if I were you... a green card ain't worth it !
109531
I went through this, I’m from Lebanon from the date my husband (my fiancé back then) sent the paperwork till I got the visa it was 8 months. It depends on the state you applied in, some states handle a lot of immigration paperwork so it takes more time, like in TX but fortunately our paperwork went through a different state and we got off faster than expected.
532093
I've heard it can take up to 2 years. Are you trying to get your spouse here? visapro.com has a lot of good information.
988408
Depends what sort of visa. For a permanent residents visa or a spouse's visa it can take up to 2 years.\n\nYou can get a tourist visa in a few weeks.
899586
If you still outside you have to apply for a Visa, it will take from weeks to a Year, then you will have 6 months to use that Visa, when you get to the US you will have up to 90 days to get married then apply for a green card which will take up to 3 moths to get.
443817
I'm a U.S. citizen and I married a foreign citizen (who was already here on a student visa).  It took us 6 months to get his green card after we applied to adjust his status to permanent resident.  It depends on what city you apply in, though.  The INS office in New York gets a lot more applications than, say, in Kansas.\nIf she's not already here, then you have to bring her on a K-1 Fiance visa, then get married, then apply to adjust her status.
917290
I have heard that it is best to call Islamabad after lunch, as before lunch they are pretty busy.  Or you can try to e-mail them at pakivinfo@state.gov.\n\nDon't know how long it is taking to schedule interviews, but http://www.visajourney.com has a large forum of people doing K-1/K-3 visa's thru Islamabad and someone there would probably be able to answer your questions.