how long it takes to get green card???
461365
See the State Department Visa Bulletin for April 2006\nhttp://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2847.html\n\nIf you are under 21 the wait time approximately 4 years, if you are over 21 the wait is approximately 10 years.\n\nThis is because congress only approves a limited amount of visas for each category and over the years a huge backlog was created. See above bulletin for explanation.\n\nRecently, a V visa was create for people that waited 5-6 years and still didn't get their permanent resident visa.
494255
To receive US citizenship through marriage, you must first get a green card (permanent residence), after two years have the conditions of permanent residence removed, and after one more year, if you have lived in the US continuously for 3 years or more with trips of no longer than 6 months, you can apply for citizenship.
75996
First, you must apply for permanent residency, and then be a permanent resident for 5 years, at which point you can apply to naturalize. The details vary greatly depending on your situation, so I would just take a look at the site below.
181731
It may take up to a month for the NVC to receive your case from USCIS. \n\nHow long has it been since your USCIS petition was approved?
1060292
years ago it used to take weeks to get approval.  Last week I got approved in about 15 minutes.  However, it was conditioned on verifying employment, income, etc.  I suppose that will take a couple weeks.
993547
Depends on your luck. If you are chosen to pass outside background check, it might take more than a year. Otherwise it should be around 6 months. Some luck people got it within 4 months.
99683
Usually 2-3 months but more like 3 months.  Then you have to have 2 more interviews, the second takes place 6 months later, and the 3rd after a year. Then 5-10 years later you go for another appointment and hopefully a green card.
858008
That depends on your location! A place like LA or New York can take a long time! Smaller towns not so long! I filed mine in Portland Oregon and it took  a little under a year and a half! This was together with my permanent residence. US citizens do not have any advantage over permanent resident applicants!!
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.
685633
Well,if you are in my boat(husband from Mexico),you can't automatically become a citizen when you marry.First,you need to apply for a temporary work permit and a green card.That can take anywhere from 6mos. to years.It all depends on your lawyer.After you have a green card,then it's awhile (maybe 5yrs,not sure) before you can apply for citizenship.
1170989
are you coming in with an immigrant vise or non-immigrant visa....b/c a non it probably would be 1-2 years at the most, Immigrnt would be good until you become a citizen...which takes 5 years unless you are getting married than it is 3 years until you are eligible to take the Citizenship tests
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.
1140922
I think the legal requirement is 90 days... That means 90 days after you file your initial petition, you have a right to demand an EAD... regardless of the outcome... Granted it has to be a legitimate petition.  \n\nMy husband got his EAD about 4 weeks after he filed his petition, and about a 2 weeks after he got fingerprinted... but it differs by how busy your local immigration office is.  We filed in Las Vegas where it wasn't so busy... as maybe the immigration office in Los Angeles or New York City... \n\nBut the maximum number of days you wait is 90 days...
929912
Once married file for the I-485 to adjust your status. The I-485 includes the application for pettition, work permit etc.. Once you have filed that it will take approximately 3 months to get your work permit and social security card depending on which state you live. The more populated states with high immigrant populations takes longer. States like New york, Texas, Georgia, California, Arizona, you get the point. Happy marriage
1147172
If you got caught once and you have been finger printed. Well that will be harder for you to get leagal status. Also the person that said you can get it faster when you married a citizen. Well they are wrong. Laws have changed and it is harder for you to get your green card. I dont understand why did you wait 16yrs to ask this question. People llike you are the ones that caused this problems at this time. You are lazy. Do you have a driver license? If yes then why did you decide to get a DL first and not the most important thing you needed. BE RESPONSIBLE! YOu're going to pay bundle to get your legal status. I know cause I worked the Calif/mexico Border with the US Army. I did the drug enforcement and learned all the laws for immigration. So dont be happy about marring a american. Remember LAWs has changed. \nThat order of deportatiion is a WARRANT.
264214
Approximately a month I think. You can e-mail US immigration at their website and ask them.  I had to e-mail them twice and they responded the next day both times.  Good luck and congrats!\n\nwww.uscis.gov
1164741
First try the Green Card Lottery. My wife got her Green Card that way. \n\nBasically you fill out a form online and the gov. chooses 50,000 entries who are given an opportunity to get a Green Card. It has been around for many years.\n\nWhen my wife did it she won it after 3 years of trying. \n\nIf you are married then you can both enter on your own. If one of you wins then both of you (because you are married) are given the chance to get the Green Card.\n\nIt is free to enter the lottery but if you win it costs about $600 to get all the paperwork and stuff together but it sure beats the thousands you might pay a lawyer to do it for you.\n\nIn all I know 7 people who have gotten their Green Cards that way.\n\nIf you choose to try it then DO NOT go through an agency to do it. It if 100% FREE to enter the green Card Lottery so why would you pay someone else to do it for you. It takes abour 10 minutes to fill out the form online.\n\nHere is the link to the details on the US Govt. site. \n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/divlott.htm\n\nOnce again - DO NOT pay someone or some company to do it for you.