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bornamachine   0

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Short version: Can a permanent resident that has lived in the US marry a foreigner?

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Hello all, I have been living in the US since i was 9 on permanent resident from Russia, I am close to 24 now... I met a girl in Uganda and recently visited her after 7 month of getting to know each other, now I wish to marry her... I am expecting the worst but hoping for the best, since I am not a US citizen, and now regretting not getting one sooner as this may complicate things I presume.

Can someone please clear up the procedures I need to take to make this happen.... also, I will be applying for a US citizenship as soon as I get back to the US from my trip to Russia, I realized now that I love the US :)

Can someone knowledgeable please advice, thank you in advance.

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Habakkuk2vs3   3

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You have to be U.S citizen to file for her, I will advice you continue to gather your evidence now and you file right away after you obtain your citizenship.

Good luck with the journey

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Harpa Timsah   13,258

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Yes, you can marry a foreigner. You can petition her as your spouse if you remain a Permanent Resident, or you can petition her as a either a fiance or a spouse as a Citizen, depending on what she is. Good luck.

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missicy   87

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You can marry her and petition her as a permanent resident but it will take a few years to bring her over.

Or you can file for citizenship and then petition her either for a fiancee or spouse visa, which will be faster than petitioning as a permanent resident.

My Immigration Journey:

K1: June 2010 - December 2010

AOS: April 2011 - June 2011

ROC: April 2013 - August 2013

Naturalization: March 2014 - August 2014

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bt1   42

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Short version: Can a permanent resident that has lived in the US marry a foreigner?

Long version;

Hello all, I have been living in the US since i was 9 on permanent resident from Russia, I am close to 24 now... I met a girl in Uganda and recently visited her after 7 month of getting to know each other, now I wish to marry her... I am expecting the worst but hoping for the best, since I am not a US citizen, and now regretting not getting one sooner as this may complicate things I presume.

Can someone please clear up the procedures I need to take to make this happen.... also, I will be applying for a US citizenship as soon as I get back to the US from my trip to Russia, I realized now that I love the US :)

Can someone knowledgeable please advice, thank you in advance.

Apply for citizenship then K1 fiancee visa, I think that's would be the fastest option (mind you, "fast" in this case means around a year. I too had to apply for citizenship first then the K1 visa and altogether took 1 year from the day I applied for citizenship till the day my fiance (now husband) came to the USA.

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