LPR applying for spouse

[agermano 0]

If an LPR applies for spouse to get GC how long does the whole process take? From I-130 to I-485 approval?

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

If an LPR applies for spouse to get GC how long does the whole process take? From I-130 to I-485 approval?

When was the case submitted.... The priority date? If the case was recently submitted then you can excect 2-4 years. The visa bulletin should be at it'a best perhaps by sept/oct 2011

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

If an LPR applies for spouse to get GC how long does the whole process take? From I-130 to I-485 approval?

You submit an I-130 first. The day it's received by USCIS is the priority date. When the priority date becomes current then USCIS will finish processing the I-130, and a visa number will become available.

The spouse of an LPR is family based (FB) class 2A. In the latest visa bulletin they were processing I-130's with a priority date of January 1, 2007 (except for Mexico, which is currently January 1, 2006). Based on this, you can expect a wait of about four years from the time you submit the I-130 until a visa number becomes available.

A beneficiary of an approved I-130 with a current priority date can apply for a green card (I-485) if they are currently in the US, but only if they entered with inspection using a visa or other non-immigrant entry pass, and if they have maintained their lawful non-immigrant status. If they entered without inspection (e.g., walked across the border) or their authorized stay has expired then they cannot adjust status. This means a spouse of an LPR may have a very limited window of time where their priority date is current, and they are lawfully present in the United States, and therefore eligible to adjust status. The majority of these beneficiaries never have such an opportunity, so they never actually apply for adjustment of status. Instead, they apply for an immigrant visa at the US consulate in their home country. If they are approved for an immigrant visa then they wouldn't ever apply for adjustment of status - they would receive a green card automatically a few weeks after entering the US.