I am a U.S. citizen woman married to a Canadian who wanted a green card.  Married for 2.3 yrs. What are my rig
348735
What do you want to do?  By the way, isn't what youre doing illegal?
1108817
You be better if you would have given a bit more information like are you LPR or illegal? If your a LPR than you have to stay within USA for 4yrs 9months before you can apply for citizenship technically you can say after 5 yrs you can apply for the citizenship. \nBut if your illegal but guess would be to marry an American citizen and get your status legalized first and after 3 yrs of marriage you can apply for the citizenship. Make sure that you do not marry for citizenship only but marry for good cuz when they will interview you for your LPR, trust me immigration officers are not nice when they see marriage case. If you get thru that than your good to go but keep in mind that if your wife does report you to the immigration that you married for LPR they still can deport you. that why i said do not marry for LPR or citizenship marry for good. \nGood Luck.
55772
You can petition her as a fiance. It is probably best to get a lawyer. My husband is from Mexico and he entered the country illegally, we married here and I petitioned him as my husband, he had to pay extra and write a statement apologizing for entering this way. I chose to join him in Mexico during his waiting time (5 mos) because he was not allowed to leave his country. He is now living here as a permanent resident, he can work legally and in 2 more years he can try to become a citizen.
602317
it deppends where u go. Y ou should go to chatolic chateries they have good lawyers there like in 3 months she would get a permit to live the u.s and to work permit but for the green card a little bit longer
102992
These are good answers, although they assume you already have a permanent resident card. Is that your case?
263156
http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm  this  site is very good im Brit that married a american now have green card :-))))))
765765
There is an immigration process but it's tedious. You have to be able to prove you didn't marry for the purpose of the green card.\n\nThe easiest way is to get her here on a tourist visa and marry in the states. Then apply for permanent resident alien status, then citizenship.
190082
There are two ways, if you have a driver’s license that’s good enough in some states. Second, if the person you are marrying is a U.S. citizen of the country you want to be in, return to your home country get married and then have the US citizen file the paperwork with Immigration and the State Department, you will be allowed to stay in the United States until you get a green card. You will need documentation, so have the US citizen contact the State Department/ Immigration first to find out what you will need.
450657
I find your situation quite bizarre. How can you be in the US without a permanent resident status ?\n\nWhat status do you have ? Are you illegal ?\n\nOnce a foreigner marries a US citizen, they automatically qualify for a permanent resident status but this is not automatic. The US citizen spouse must petition the USCIS for a permanent resident status for their immigrant spouse.\n\nAfter 3 years of marriage the immigrant spouse qualifies for  US citizenship. The immigrant spouse must apply with the USCIS for citizenship.\n\nNow, if you've been married for 6 years you do qualify  for citizenship but only if you were a permanent resident for at least 3 of years. \n\nIf you don't have permanent residency you must first apply for that and after 3 years you are eligible for citizenship. There is no way to bypass directly to citizenship.\n\nTime spent in the US in a status other then permanent resident does not count toward citizenship !\n\nRESPONSE:\n\nWow this truly amazing. I have never heard of anybody waiting for so long. The most I have ever heard of anybody waiting is like 15 months ( PR based on marriage).\n\nDo you have a receipt of your applicaltion indicating the date that you applied on ?\n\nI can tell you with definte certantity that they lost your application, it's simply impossible to last so long.\n\nHave you tried contacting the National Customer Service Center 1-800-375-5283 ? Do not speak with the operator the first answer the phone (they are clueless), insist that you want to speak to an immigration officer (they are available to answer calls but it's hard to get to them)\n\nI also think it would be a good ideea to contact an immigration lawyer, they usually have contacts and can find out more info.\n\nI think you should really put a lot of pressure on them, call them everyday if you can !!! This is simply unacceptable ! Don't count on them or belive it when they tell you you just have wait.\n\nLastly, I'm just curios, how were you able to work all this time ? Did they give you an Employment Authorization Card that you kept renewing ?
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The answer is of course to get maried!!!And dont listen to whoever tells u that  he has to go back to his country and wait there!!!Get a good immigration lawyer and u can start the process right a way.Very soon after you file the paper work,he is going to get a work permit and a few months after that you will be called to and intervue where the INS will determine if your mariage is real,but sinse you have a child that shouldnt be hard to prove.Then he is going to get a green card.The whole ordeal does not take more then 8-9 months now days,in some places longer,in some even shorter time!Good luck!
462170
you will want to check with the Immigration rules on this one but i am sure you are good to go . as long as husband and wife's name is on the birth certificate your OK  but I'd still get professional advice even ask a lawyer won't hurt better to be safe then sorry ..wish you all the luck
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The current wait time for a visa availability under category 2A (spouses and children (under 21) of green card holders) is approximately 4 years.\n\nSee the April 2006 State Department bulletin:\nhttp://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2847.html\n\nIf you are eligible for US citizenship in the next 2-3 years it may be faster to just wait and sponsor him/her after you become a US citizen.\n\nMeanwhile, you can explore other non-immigrant options (i.e. work study) to bring your spouse in the US but it'll be difficult.
339588
Until the visa number becomes available, you can not adjust your status. While the I-130 was filled by your husband, the I-485 should be filled by you (once the visa number is available). You get a letter when the visa number is available.\n\nIf you waited for 2 years then it sounds to me that USCIS screwed up somewhere, the visa number should've been available by now. There is no quota for spouses of US citizens so there is no waiting period (other then processing) for get your green card.\n\nYou need to call USCIS customer service 1 (800) 375-5283 and find out what's going on
989102
A passport!  My husband (American) and I (legal resident in the U.S.) drove to Canada.  I had to show my Green Card and my husband showed his driver's licence and the officer said "no, I need to see your passport".  Luckily, he had brought it.
752502
Yes, you can marry a U.S citizen to get a green card. To become a U.S citizen, you have to wait at least five years.
388370
I'm not going to list any sites for you - all I can say is that you need to get to a Canadian embassy and have it out with them. \n\nYour wife should be filing papers for you, petitioning for a work visa for yourself. This is all an expensive process - you're going to need to apply for citizenship and it may take up to 3 years. \n\nJust.. trust me when I say you need to go to an embassy.
1148688
Not Enough information here, Did your Husband sponsor you? What is his staus in Canada? What visa are you using to go to Canada? Why cant you wait till 12/06?