If you're a green card holder in US, what is the fastest way to get your spouse to the US from another country
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If your Dad is a US citizen, then you should be too so I am assuming he is not your biological father.  With that assumption, your fiance should contact INS and simply state that he wants to visit and if all goes well with family, etc.. that you want to marry and what will happen at that point. \n\nHe will probably get a green card too.  You should get your citizenship as soon as you can, I dont know the rules on how long  you have to be in the country. \n\nIf he works in computers or another hard to recruit field, he may be able to get an H1b visa as well.
865016
If you are a US citizen you can sponsor her through marriage  and the process would take from 6 to 8 months for her to get her Green Card, the best thing is that you sound you have a legit relationship and if that's the case you shouldn't have any problem getting approved, so she don't have to leave the country.\n\nGood luck!
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.
931626
Only  US citizens can file for a fiance visa (K-1).  You can however, get married first, then apply for a spouse visa (K-3, CR-1).  But, if you marry and file the spouse visa before your wife becomes a citizen, it will probably take several years for an immigrant visa to be processed for you since priority is given to USC's first, then Permanent Residents.\n\nIf your fiancee will probably get her citizenship within 6 months, it would be best for you to just wait until she has it, then decide whether to file a K-1 (which is usually pretty quick) or a K-3 or CR-1 (which takes longer).
187819
It is very difficult. The main ways one can immigrate to the US are 1) marriage 2) family (parents, brothers/sisters) 3) work ( must have a bachelor's degree minimum, some experience) 4) Green Card Lottery (50,000 residence visas are given at random from 3 million applicants)\n\nAll of the above ways are quite difficult and involve lots of paperwork, money and very long wait time. Don't listen to people who tell you that it's as simple as going and applying for a visa (they don't know what they are talking about)...\n\nOnce you have your permanent residency you can apply for citizenship after a 5 year wait ( 3 years if you marry a US citizen. Marriage to a US citizen remains the easiest way to immigrate to the US. The green card lottery is also quite easy but you must be very lucky !\n\nUS is certanly a good country to be in but don't be fooled there are many countries in the world that provide a much higher standard of living...
325564
file for a green card and start waiting, when you get it them move to flordia.
671445
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
1055921
i lived with my husband many years in egypt as contractor. many mixed marriages i have seen and many green cards to the usa for egyptians.\nyou marry him there! but not at embassy, you must go to the shar el akari (he will know, where it is). then you proceed the papers to us embassy and after your marriage is recognized and all papers translated he will get a visa to usa. fiance visa takes forever later to get the green card.\nthe whole process will take you at least 2 month in egypt and later in usa he will wait about a year for his greencard, ssn and workpermit.\nbut open speaking.... don't marry him! the cultural differences are way to big and in my friends it turned out to be at least 70 % divorce rate. plus be prepared, that you have to convert to muslim to marry him. if you don't have a problem with this fact, ok......
792884
Was your green card a conditional green card (with a 2 year expiration date)? If so, you will have to start all over again and have your new spouse apply for you. If so, I highly suggest that you hire an immigration attorney (NOT AN "IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT"!), as you will have a very difficult time explaining why your first marriage didn't last long enough for you to get your green card.\n\nIf it was a permanent green card (with a 10 year expiration date), you have not lost your residence status. You simply file a Form I-90, which has a $260 filing fee.\n\nYou can download the form at the URL listed below. You mail it to:\n\nU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services\nP.O. Box 54870\nLos Angeles, CA 90054-0870\n\nThey will send you a letter telling you to go to have your "biometrics" (fingerprints) taken at an Application Support Center. Sometime after that happens, you will receive your new card in the mail. Make sure you take your old card with you when you go to the ACS for the fingerprints. \n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=b3f7ab0a43b5d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
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There is nothing to keep you from getting married. Simply go to the courthouse and get you marriage license and tie the knot. If you are looking to immigrate him. You will need to file for an immigrant visa / adjustment of status. The basis for filing will be "Spouse - Married to USC (United States Citizen)". The process will take quite some time and during that time he will not be able to return to his country without an "Advance Parole". Contact the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Service near you; get some sound advice from an "Examiner" and obtain the necessary forms or you can spend lots of money on an attorney and have the attorney file the forms on your behalf. The forms are simple and straight-forward. You shouldn't have any problems unless your fiance has a criminal record. Best of Luck.
74165
If you are a US citizen and she is outside the US, you should apply for a K visa.  Depending on where you live, it will take from one month to approximately five months to process.    It is a relatively simple application and you can fill it out youself online at www.uscis.gov.  You should include some information that proves your relationship with her is not a fraudulent one, like pictures of your wedding, a letter explaining how you met and dated and why you decided to marry.  Especially helpful are any children you have together or financial documents in both names.    After she is here, she can apply for her permanent residence.  I would suggest an attorney for that process because it involves a lot of paperwork, some of which is a bit complicated.
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.
216357
Ok I can will tell you the steps and give you some web addresses, I have already done this, I am USA citizen and I married someone in a part of Africa.  First you need to file the form I-130 and send this in, this is the paper that will get your wife her visa, but right now it can take up to 1.5 year for this process, but after you file this form you will get a receipt in the mail showing they received it and it is being looked too (you will get the receipt in no more than 30 days, I got mine in 2 weeks.  After you get this receipt you need to file the I-129F form, this form will get your wife the K-3 visa, which means she can come here to be with you while the process of her normal visa is being done.  Always remember, your wife can come here on the K-3 visa cause she is considered your immediate family and they put this first when doing the visas.  The first form costs 190$ to file, and the second one is 170$.  After you do this second form you dont have to do anything else unless the immigration contacts you and needs more information, like information about your financial status, how you will support her while she is here, and you might have to have a meeting with someone from immigration.  After they receive the I-129F form at the immigration office they will contact the embassy in her country and the embassy will contact her to prepare for her meeting with the ambassador and so forth.  I hope this helps and gives you a good idea.  Below is some webs that are very important, and the first one is where you should download and print out the forms i told you about.
565153
you won't be an american citizen.  If you marry outside the US your husband who is american would have to come back to the US and file paperwork to get you a visa to come here.  The process takes about a year, then when your here you have to file additional paperwork to become a citizen, that process depending on the state you live in can take from 2 to 5 years. It a long process been thorugh it with my husband from Ecuador, but if you really love the man it's worth it.
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Yes there is a huge difference.  I'm married to a French citizenship and I'm an American citizen.  A Marriage visa is only a visa for a person to come and visit for a period of time, longer than 6 months.  Enough time only to allow the person to get their marriage license.  Then, you have to start your paper process with his green card through the closest INS.  Start the petition process as soon as possible.  Even if you are married, they can still send him away back to his country if he didn't get his green card yet.  If he's in the process of getting a green card, tell him not to travel anywhere.  If he's going to stay longer than 6 months without the marriage visa, then the consequences can be that he gets deported back to his country and banned from the US for 10 years.  I'm listing a website source made by an immigrant lawyer that may help you understand the process a bit.  Don't do anything foolish...my advice!  This is a big issue.
38707
find someone realiable who is us citizen. and tried you best through the immigration interview, there will be no trouble. and the best and fast way to get the green card
321160
the best and quickest thing to do is to get married in the states and start the process while you both stay together here. how long it'll take it really depends and varies greatly. if your wife gets pregnant after you get married that will show INS that you live like a real family and it's not a fake but it won't speed things up. yet i don't think that having a baby to use it for immigration purposes is fair and mature. i know for a fact that INS does very thorough background check including criminal records but i don't know if they would actually deny your green card just because of that. of course it depends on what record you have too