UK RESIDENT WANTING TO MARRY USA GREEN CARD HOLDER

[kieta 0]

AM Presently residing in UK and is now engaged to a green card holder of the USA i would like advise on how to go about obtaining the required documents to make this move possible. I WANT to move to the USA with him

[Clarax 0]

AM Presently residing in UK and is now engaged to a green card holder of the USA i would like advise on how to go about obtaining the required documents to make this move possible. I WANT to move to the USA with him

You need to have your fiance file form I-129f for you. You should deff check out the guides that are provided on this forum. Go to the "guides" tab and then click on the fiance (K1) guide and the process is layed out step by step for you.

[Jenn! 918]

A legal permanent resident can not file a fiance petition, only a USC can do so.

You can either wait until your fiance becomes a U.S. citizen and file for a K1 fiance visa, or you can get married, and try to do it that way. I think the process is pretty lengthy for a permanent resident to bring over a spouse.

[aussiewench 9]

AM Presently residing in UK and is now engaged to a green card holder of the USA i would like advise on how to go about obtaining the required documents to make this move possible. I WANT to move to the USA with him

As a LPR one is not able to petition for a fiance.....that is only available to USC

LPR's can file a petition for a spouse. Therefore you must be married prior to filing.

Have a read in the Guides section on K-3 and CR-1, at the top of the page.

All the best to you and welcome to VJ

I think the process is pretty lengthy for a permanent resident to bring over a spouse.

VSC is currently processing petitions with a receipt date of Oct 2005 for permanent residents filing 1-130 for spouse.

If you are a lawful permanent resident and your petition for your spouse is approved, your spouse will be notified by the Department of State when a visa number becomes available.

Edited June 3, 2006 by aussiewench

[motu 6]

Be careful with the green card holder applying for your immigrant visa (family based.) Last week I checked and saw that the waiting time for a spouse for most countries was 5 years. If he gets his citizenship (after 5 years of residency) then he can do a K1 or a K3 depending on your marrital status at that time. A K1 or K3 can take a few months (3 to 6 months generally) where as an LPR petitioning is taking years and no guarantee if the dates are pushed back or not. Best bet - have him talk to an immigration attorney and then decide which route he should follow. Good Luck

[gag54611 1]

Talking to an immigration attorney is not going to get you any better advice than you received in the posts here. Either get married now and file the I-130, or wait until he becomes a citizen and file the I-129F. Of course, you could get married now, file the I-130, and if you are still waiting when he becomes a citizen, then I think he can file again and get precedence because he is now a citizen.

Best of luck,

G