My wife is a US Citizen can she sponsor my parents for a green card?
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I can not asnwer but try this website below, you can link to the regulation.\n\nI think you can conatct the INS via this website and ask the question directly, they will know best.\n\nGood Luck \n\n(I think she can ..............)
917733
A baby is not an anchor.  A US citizen child can not apply for their parents who are non citizens until they are 18 and over and must be able to prove an affidavit of support, which also prohibits the family from seeking public assistance for 5 years.  If they can not pass a background check or have been deported they  can fight the decision in Immigration Court.  If there has been a previous deportation or they entered illegally, they can be punished with a 10 year penalty to not enter the country or, in the past pay a large penalty fee (for illegal entry)
626043
Unfortunately green card holders are not afforded the same privileges as U.S. citzens. As such, although he can petition for you through USCIS and then through the State Department, you are looking at a substantial waiting time. In cases such as yours, oftentimes the green card holding spouse will naturalize long before you can obtain an immigration benefit through the U.S. consulate. Once he becomes a citizen, however, you can apply for immediate immigration benefits.\n\nIn the meantime, there is very little you can do. You can attempt to apply for a tourist visa, but you have a very low margin for success (probably about 5%) since you have a spouse that is a lawful permanent resident. In cases such as these, the consulates and the officers at the border (if you get that far) will deny the visa/entry since you have a substantial tie to the U.S. that generally cannot be overcome by other ties to your home country. \n\nI would advise you have him begin the family immigration petition process and then wait out the time until either he naturalizes, or your visa number becomes available at the consulate. In the meantime, he would be free to visit you whenever he likes.\n\nGood luck!
673222
Generally, because you have a child who has the US citizenship due to the birth in the US, does not grant you the US citizenship at all.  I have not heard any cases due to a sole reason that a parent was granted the permanent residency status, because the child was the US citizen.  (I caution you that I do not practice immigration law full time, however)\n\nHaving said that, your status as being a student (assuming legally student for 5 years) should not affect your green card application status, barring some unknown facts.   I suggest you apply for the permanent residency through the work permit (H-1) or apply for the lottery program (50,000 slots every year for qualified applicants).
226711
At least at the begining, part of your being allowed your green card is that you will not use these social welfare programs and thusly become a burden on the state otherwise your sponsor will be required to pay that back. I do not know if that ends when you are a premenant resident or if it doesn't until you are actaully a citizen.
951722
If she married an American in America, she doesn't need a green card, she is automatically a citizen, unless her marriage is BOGUS, and illegal, which it probably is since she had no ID. There is something wrong with this question, I think it's BOGUS, too.
26024
You can marry a US citizen. This is the easiest way to get green card.
29087
everything is possible if you put your mind into it and for you to do that, you have to go to the immigration website and see what would be needed so she can get a visa. here is the link and hope it can help you.\n\nhttp://www.greencardplus.com/visa_f1.html
936592
No, you will have to wait and let your husband petition for her when he is a US citizen, you can be her sponsor though. If he does a petition for her it can take about 10 years.
637842
you can get the immigrant visa at the same time your parents get it (not later) as long as you are under 21 at the time of the visa issuance (the category doesn't matter). US consulates normally try to speed up the process if they know that a child is about to reach their 21st birthday, however, you MUST be under 21 at the time of visa issuance.\n\nIf that doesn't work out, your parents can still petition for an immigrant visa for you under family immigration, however, the wait time for children over 21 of permanent residents is ridiculously long (10 years on average)
376362
NO.\nOnce they become citizens ,however, they can sponsor you under the family immigration class to get your permanent residency.
252813
The child has duel citizenship.\nThe Mother does not.  Marriage to a U.S. citizen will keep her here, but there are not many other options, unless she can extend her work visa
5541
Well it depends on you situation.. Where you currently reside and your educational / family background.\nFor example you can be a student, apply to university in the States, apply for a job, apply for a work permit (H1-B) VISA and maybe your employer can sponsor you for a green card. Other possibilities include getting sponsored by a family member who already has a green card, or through politicaly asylum (if you are a refugee of your country for example), or if you marry a U.S. citizen. \nI can't go into much more detail not knowing your particular situation but a great site is http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/greencard/greencardFULL.html \nand has information for various ways for obtaining the green card.
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I'm not an attorney nor do I play one on TV however...\n\nIf she needs a visa - your best bet it to work with an immigration attorney. Below is a link with some information about the K visa
96778
Every year thousands of American citizens marry foreign-born persons and petition for them to obtain a permanent residency (Green Card) in the United States. Spouses of U.S. citizens are considered "immediate relatives" under immigration laws, therefore they are excluded from all numerical quota limitations. This means that there is an unlimited number of Green Cards available to foreign nationals who marry U.S. citizens. The process of completing and submitting a request for a Green Card through marriage to a United States citizen can be both costly and confusing. The "Green Card through Marriage Information and Application" package is a step-by-step immigration guide to help you file your Green Card application as efficiently and quickly as possible \n\nYou can order the application at the link provided
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If he's here as a legal permanent resident - none! If he's here on a visa you can marry and file for Residency as a couple. You will have to provide details of earnings for the past 3 years to show you won't be a burden on the state and are above the poverty line in income. As the sponsor you also take on the liability of reimbursing any costs the Govnt may incur should he be out of work for any reason (social security etc) Check the immigration website for full details, downloadable forms etc.\n Once you have obtained Residency status for your spouse he will have to be resident in the US for 3 years with no break longer than 6 months before he can apply for citizenship. If he is already a permanent resident, obtained in a way other than marriage, he will have to wait 5 years before applying for citizenship.
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If she is over 18 and her dad never claimed US citizenship, she is SOL.  She is not nor can she claim US citizenship.  My wife was the same way, it sucks, but thats the law.\nP.S. In 1943 the Japanese ran the Philippines, any American would have been in a POW camp.