I-130 for spouse - the process and the time line (specifically, Mexico)?
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Do you live full time in Mexico?  You are only allowed to file in Mexico if you live there too.\n\nIf you live in the United States you must return home and file with the CIS Service Center responsible for your area.  Each service center has different processing times based on how busy they are.\n\nOnce the Service Center has processed the paperwork it will be forwarded to the embassy or consulate you designated when you filled out the form.  They'll contact your husband and notify him of what they need him to do.  Once he's done what the embassy needs (physical exam, police clearance, etc.) they'll process the 130 and eventually call your husband for an interview.\n\nYou should figure at least 6 months from start to finish.
681934
I went through a court.\n\nFile a I-130 petition..takes them forever.\n\nThen file the I-485 Adjustment of Status package (for residency)\n\nBeen 4 years and i still haven't done the latter...it takes forever and isn't really cheap...but it's doing it the legal way.
539668
Green card as a result of marriage ... I think that takes about 5-7 years.
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At the short-end, six months. This also depends upon how busy your local INS (Department of Homeland Security) is. If you're in Los Angeles, for example, it could feasibly take YEARS for your case to come up.\n\nThe rules for fiance visas are very particular and a slip-up in filing could really be a set back.\n\nSome lawyers will handle these issues for around $1000 or so. But you also get what you pay for in legal council, just like everything else.\n\nYou CAN do it yourself...a good start would be a major bookstore and getting a how-to book on immigration and all of it's complexities.
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You don't need a lawyer unless there are compelling circumstances. Filing for a fiancee visa is not hard and the processing time takes anywhere from as short as four months to as long as six months in most cases.  It depends on whether she will be interviewing at the embassy or one of the consulates as each have their own backlogs.  She can call the one she wishes to interview at and find out how long is their current backlog.   There is no real way to speed up the process other than making sure all your paperwork is in order and properly filled out.   \n\nThe main thing, and you may know this already, is that you must establish beyond a reasonable doubt that your relationship is valid and she is coming here for the purpose of marrying you.  It helps if she has copies of emails, online chats, and telephone bills showing a record of the two of you being in contact.  Further, it is highly advisable that you make a trip there so that pictures can be taken with the two of you and her family.   If such a trip is not affordable, then it is less likely for the consul officer to approve a fiancee visa as the two of you have never actually met in person.  The consul officer can rule that she return for another interview after the two of you have met if other evidence is not abundant.  Further, be sure that you meet the minimum income guidelines for the Affidavit of Support.  This is about $13,000 a year if you have no kids.  \n\nI have been through this process myself with my first wife and once she gets the visa, its good for a year to enter the States.  After that, you have ninety days in which to get legally married and have her adjust her status with immigration to that of a conditional permanent resident.  She'll have all the rights of a permanent resident but it's conditional until she has her formal interview with an immigration officer a year or two later here in the States at the office nearest to you.    However, the clock starts ticking for her to become a U.S. citizen when she adjusted status to a conditional permanent resident and she can apply for U.S. citizenship two years and nine months later (the application can be sent in three months prior to the required three year waiting period once married to a U.S. citizen).  Once she applies, it can take anywhere from six months to a year (again depending on backlog) before she is naturalized as a U.S. citizen.
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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.
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I suspect if you don't know the answer to this question, your wife must be here illegally.  How did you obtain your green card is the next question I would pose.
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You can bring a 1997 or older vehicle. You would be best off hiring a company at the border (American Side) to fix the papers, otherwise you have to wait at the border for 3 days. Then you cross with the title (showing in your name) pay a fee (the company would know) and then drive past the border, then the aduana, they should only make you pay at the aduana if you also bring alot of things with you. For example, you fill up your truck with furniture to take to Mexico. We have done this several times. If you have any questions or want the number for the company we use in Laredo, email me at chiquitaplatanoerin@msn.com. You can only bring a CAR until the end of MAY. after that the law changes and you can only bring pickups. Another way to go is to bring a car for 6 mos, then bring it back up to the US.
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she will have to divorce. Their marriage is legal as long as they married "de civil" by the law. Alot of couples from mexico may say "mi esposo/esposa" (my husband or wife) and that they are married, when they are only living together. Make sure that they are actually married. If they are by the law in Mexico, they will need to divorse, otherwise they cannot think about getting their papers here.
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Well I'm assuming your are a US citizen and wanting to sponsor your spouse to gain US permanent residency. I'm also assuming that your spouse is already in the US under a non-immigrant status and you are already married. In that case you need to file the following forms:\n\n1) I-130 to sponsor his/her residency\n2) I-485 to change/register his/her permanent residency\n3) I-765 for a work permit (this only if him/her wants to work while waiting for the paperwork to process, once a green card is received a work permit is not needed)\n\nYou can find the forms and explanations here:\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/index.htm
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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!!!
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You should contact a good immigration attorney and make sure he is familiar with the appeals process.\n\nCheck to see why she did not recieve notice from INS---could it be that the I-129 or I-130 had wrong address--because you will have to give a good reason for your petition to be successful.
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.
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Get married, then he can apply for residency.  When you go through the process there is several things you will need to get in order.  \n\nSince you are sponsoring him, you need to show proof of employment for three years.  They will ask you for the last three income tax returns.  This is to show you are able to support him.  I am not sure, because I don't remember since it has been a couple years, but I believe there is an income limit.  You have to make something like 15k or more a year.  \n\nAlso, once you legally get married and he receives his green card, he cannot leave the US.  If he does during that period he will not be allow to return back to the US, they don't tell you this!.  Sure make sure he doesn't travel back to Mexico during this time.  \n\nIf he must leave the country because of an emergency he will have to obtain special permission from INS.  The whole process will cost you about $2,500 and this is without using an attorney but doing it yourself.   \n\nI hope this helps. Good luck\n\nThis is for all the people who are judgmental due to this poor girls predicament,  show some humanity, as if you NEVER made a mistake, give me a break.....
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Yes, I am going through a similar situation. Your question has really scared me.  April 05?!? My husband, from Mexico, just applied in September of this year.  Was your wife in the country illegally or is she currently? That would delay things, right?
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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
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As a US citizen you can file an I-130 (immigrant visa petition) for you wife with your local CIS office. You need to submit your marriage certificate and proof of termination of any previous marriages along with the I-130 petition.  Once this petition is approved CIS will forward it to National Visa Center (NVC) in New Hampshire.  NVC will then contact you regarding some further requirements like an affidavit of support.\n\nOnce you submit a complete affidavit of support to NVC, they will forward this petition to an overseas US embassy or consulate having jurisdiction over your wife's place of residence.  The US embassy will then schedule your wife for an interview and an immigrant visa will be issued provided all the requirements are met.  The whole process may take 6 months or more.\n\nIf your local CIS office takes a longer time to process I-130 you may also file for a K3 visa after you file the I-130. K3 visa takes less time to process.\n\nThe following link would be helpful to you:\n\nhttp://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1316.html