How long can my wife, now a green card holder, petition me for a green card as her spouse and my children?
812708
If she is not a citizen. along time.
721701
You can apply for your green card as soon as you have a marraige certificate.\n\nThen you need to do both of the following:\n\n1. Your wife will need to submit a visa petition for you \n2. You need to file for adjustment of status from immigrant to non-immigrant.\n\nYou should definitely consider hiring an immigration attorney to handle your case.  You can find some on the web that have very low fees.
721139
This takes very little time. Less than an hour at most. Just remember to have all appropriate documentation: Marriage license, passports, birth certificates, her social security card, utility bills, pictures of you together are always good, and even bring along kids if you have any. Anything and everything that you both share is good. \n\nThey'll ask you questions on your ages, parents maiden names, places where you were born... personal details to make sure you two are really in love or really married. Also it doesn't hurt to call up an immigration attorney and have him talk to you about it. \n\nI hope this helps... -ER
175179
Their permanent resident status is conditional to being married to you. After 2 years of marriage the permanent resident spouse is eligible for a waiver of the requirment but this is not automatic. The person must file an application with the immigration.\nIf you divorce before 2 years are up, they automatically loose the permanent resident status and must depart the country.
242434
It depends on if you have citizenship or green card. If you have citizenship 4 to 6 months. If you have a green card 10 to 11 years.
547063
It depends.  If said foreign national remains married, then he or she is eligible to apply for citizenship after three years of receiving the green card.  If there is a divorce, however,  then the answer is five years.\n\n----\n\nFYI, the above people are wrong.
21121
You have to wait 57 months after recieving your green card to apply for citizenship unless you are married to a us citizen in which case you would have to wait 33 months.
915635
If your spouse filed the IR-1/CR-1, once the petition has been processed and approved you will be granted a greencard based on marriage to a US citizen.  Once you have entered the US on your IR-1/CR-1, you will receive your greencard in the mail within a few weeks and will then be able to apply for a SSN and be able to work.  Because you have been married 2.5 years, you will mostly likely receive the 10yr greencard.
11267
Assuming you are either US Citizen or Green Card holder, you may file an application for your husband immediately.\n\nUse Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, and also your husband should file a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status at the same time.\n\nMore info on http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/spouselive.htm
924571
YES, YES, YES, you can petition him, it´s called Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative and you as a lawful permanent resident may petition for your husband.
248873
I think Godzilla made it quite clear. If they officially divorce less then 2 years after the immigrant spouse got their green card then the immigrant spouse will automatically loose their immigrant status and must depart the country. The US citizen spouse can notify USCIS of the divorce. \n\nIf the immigrant spouse does not leave the country in a set period of time (30-60 days I belive) after the divorce, they will be deported.
997768
Unfortunately if you are waiting for the laws to change for your husband status to change, then you might find your husband on the opposite side of the law. If you are married to him and you are a citizen or a resident why not file for him. Depending on the state that you live in, he could get his green card in 9 months or 2 years. Before he receives his green card, he will receive an EAD card which will allow him to work. This card is given to him within 90days depending on where you live. Isn't this the very reason why you want him to become a US resident? To work. Consider contacting uscis.gov or www.emichoice.com for assistance. At, emichoice, I know that the rates are fair and you dont have to pay anything until you get your documents. It cant get any easier. You do have the option of holding your breathe to see if he get's permission to work in the US for a period of time according to the laws that bush is trying to push on congress, or whether congress decides to make all persons here, who are illegal; felons, which was also suggested. Being married to you as a US citizen or resident does not make him legal and it does not give him any rights, if his I-94 is out of status.
505333
If you are a U.S. citizen, you need to file for a K-3 visa through USCIS and the National Visa Center. Begin by filing the immediate relative petition, and then the appropriate visa forms when you get a receipt from USCIS. Assuming your wife is granted K-3 status, she can then come to the U.S. and immediately apply for her lawful permanent residency (green card). Unfortunately there is no way to speed this process along, and you are looking at about a 6-10 month process to get her here on a K-3.\n\nIf you are not a U.S. citizen, then the picture changes considerably (way too much to list in this response).\n\nGood luck!
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.
1099073
You can try to get a work visa, if a company sponsors you, otherwise you can fill out the I-130 form which is  the "Petition for an alien relative"  (if your wife is sponsoring you for a Green Card based on marriage, form I-485)along with the I-765 which is the "Employment Authorization Card" and that will give you freedom permission to work here legally.
159437
Sounds to me like you want a Green Card more than a wife.
902260
You are rushing things.  Your marriage to a US citizen doesn't automatically get you anything.  If your wife wants you to join her, she must petition for you.  If the petition is approved, you must then apply for an immigrant visa.  If the visa is granted, you can finally go to the US and receive a green card, which will entitle you to live and work in the US.\n\nHere is the process:\nhttp://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2991.html