2 YEARS TO WAIT TO PETITION ANOTHER FOREIGN WIFE...

[jimmy_lizzy4ever 0]

Hello there...I just want to know if it is true that only after 2 years a US citizen can petition another foreign wife .And also when will the 2years will take effect ,Is it on the date of file of divorce or is it on the date when the divorce was final.

THANKS!

[payxibka 10,044]

Hello there...I just want to know if it is true that only after 2 years a US citizen can petition another foreign wife .And also when will the 2years will take effect ,Is it on the date of file of divorce or is it on the date when the divorce was final.

THANKS!

not true, multiple filing limits not applicable to i-130's

[HeatDeath 430]

The US citizen has to request a waiver when they file an I-129F if they have had another I-129F approved within the last 2 years [prior to the filing]. So the two years starts from the approval of the previous I-129F, and has nothing to to do with the timing of the divorce [although you need, of course, to have the final divorce decree and be legally free to marry at the time you file the new I-129F.]

Requesting a waiver is done just by adding a paragraph to your cover letter stating that you request a waiver from the 2-year filing limitation.

The other filing limitation is that a US citizen can only usually file two I-129F's in a lifetime. Any filings over and above that require a waiver request as well. I don't know how often either kind of waiver is granted, but I think the first one, at least, is fairly routine.

EDIT: None of which, of course, is relevant to an I-130 filing, which has a completely different set of rules than the I-129F Fiance petition.

Edited November 26, 2011 by HeatDeath

[jimmy_lizzy4ever 0]

My husband filed a I-129F for his ex-wife they are divorced nearly two years now and He intend to file a I-130F for me.So, do u think we dont have to wait 2 years to file the I-130F .WE really want to be together soon but were having a second thought because of this issue.THANKS///

[HeatDeath 430]

I just gave the I-130 instructions a quick read: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-130instr.pdf

There do not appear to be any restrictions based on the timing of previously filed petitions.

So if you two are married now, and have the paperwork to prove it, and the final divorce decrees from any previous marriages, I think you can file right away.

Good luck!

[payxibka 10,044]

My husband filed a I-129F for his ex-wife they are divorced nearly two years now and He intend to file a I-130F for me.So, do u think we dont have to wait 2 years to file the I-130F .WE really want to be together soon but were having a second thought because of this issue.THANKS///

again, it does not matter if your husband filed one or six I-129F's in the past. the limitation does NOT apply to an I-130 at all or at any time.

PS

No such thing as an I-130F

Edited November 26, 2011 by payxibka