How can my Irish husband come over to the States?

[twohearts 0]

This past November my husband, who is Irish, and I were married in Ireland. We are currently living in Ireland. I am a U.S. citizen and was wondering what steps do we take in order for us to move to the States? Does he need a greencard or a special visa?

Thanks! Any help on this subject would be most appreciated.

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[Wyld Blu 35]

This past November my husband, who is Irish, and I were married in Ireland. We are currently living in Ireland. I am a U.S. citizen and was wondering what steps do we take in order for us to move to the States? Does he need a greencard or a special visa?

Thanks! Any help on this subject would be most appreciated.

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Hi and welcome to VJ. You are going to want to check the guides out first off. You will probably need to file for a CR1, to bring a spouse over. But look at the guides, they will help you a lot.

-Blu-

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

Yes, first do your reading assignment.

Then file the CR-1 "special visa" which will lead to the green card.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

Hi there!

I am an Irish citizen and my husband is from the USA, we did this process last year. You will be filing for an CR-1 visa if married less than two years (leading to 2 year green card upon entry to the USA), or IR-1 if married more than 2 years (leading to ten year greencard once entered the USA). You can file DCF, which is directly via the embassy, and makes the process very quick-see my timeline. It starts with you filing an I-130 form and supporting documents by mailing this to the embassy, the guides here and on the Dublin US Embassy website are a great help.

[twohearts 0]

Hi and welcome to VJ. You are going to want to check the guides out first off. You will probably need to file for a CR1, to bring a spouse over. But look at the guides, they will help you a lot.

-Blu-

Hi there, thank you so much for your reply, I reside in Ireland so it looks like I will have to file for the DCF, the only problem is it says I must be permanently resident abroad for six months prior to applying for the I-130, what does ''permament'' imply exactly? Because at the moment I reside in Ireland and have been issued a certificate of registration by the police here after getting married, but have to renew it once a year.

Thanks again for your help.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

That is fine for Dublin, or at least was last year.

[twohearts 0]

thank you so much, your post was a great help. One last question though, do we need to have a place of residency already set up in the U.S.A before we apply?

[Dakine 26]

thank you so much, your post was a great help. One last question though, do we need to have a place of residency already set up in the U.S.A before we apply?

You have to prove domicile in the US. Having a place to live would be part of that. You also have to qualify financially or get a cosponsor that does.

Edited January 3, 2010 by Dakine

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

As PP said, you need a mailing address of some kind for them to send the green card etc once you move over. You don't have to own property or anything; many people use a friend or relative's address until they can find their own place.