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Married 2 Years what's the process?

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Lynnejenkins   0

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Hi Everyone, hope that I have posted this question in the correct location?

I am a Canadian Citizen, met my now Husband 6 years ago here in Canada. We have now been married for 2 years. His work visa expired nearly 2 1/2 years ago when he moved back to the US. He came to Canada where we married & we have been living apart for 2 years with visits back & forth every 3 months. We weren't sure where we wld reside however being tired of living apart this long,we just want to be together. Since we have been in a relationship for this long & married for 2 years, will I be able to move to the us & immigrate to the US any quicker? Or do we need to follow the same process as everyone else? Just due to the fact we have been together this long & married for 2 years shld confirm we married for the right reasons? I heard if we were married for 2 years that we shld be able to go a quicker route? Any help or advice wld be much appreciated.

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GnBnL   50

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you'll still have to apply for a visa to live there with him. Same process, but I believe you may be issued a 10 yr GC instead of a 2yr if you've been married for two years or more. Not positive about this so someone feel free to correct me. Pretty sure the process itself is not any faster, sorry! Why not Canada? their process is MUCH easier.

I-129F Sent : 2011-01-20

I-129F NOA1 : 2011-01-24

I-129F NOA2 : 2011-06-08

Packet 3 Received : 2011-07-02

Packet 3 Sent : 2011-07-03

Packet 4 Received : 2011-07-21

Interview Date : 2011-08-24

Interview Result :Approved!

POE: 2011-09-12

Married: 2011-09-30

AOS filed: 2011-10-17

NOA1: 2011-10-25

Biometrics Appt: 2011-11-09

Case transferred to CSC: 2011-12-23

EAD approval: 2011-12-28

Husband secretly pulled I-864 thus cancelling I-485 application 2012-05-10

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Ryan H   3,813

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you'll still have to apply for a visa to live there with him. Same process, but I believe you may be issued a 10 yr GC instead of a 2yr if you've been married for two years or more. Not positive about this so someone feel free to correct me. Pretty sure the process itself is not any faster, sorry!

Correct, if a couple has been married for 2 or more years, the foreign spouse will receive an IR-1 visa and be issued a green card that is valid for 10 years after entering the US.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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Waiting_Sugar   1

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Hi Everyone, hope that I have posted this question in the correct location?

I am a Canadian Citizen, met my now Husband 6 years ago here in Canada. We have now been married for 2 years. His work visa expired nearly 2 1/2 years ago when he moved back to the US. He came to Canada where we married & we have been living apart for 2 years with visits back & forth every 3 months. We weren't sure where we wld reside however being tired of living apart this long,we just want to be together. Since we have been in a relationship for this long & married for 2 years, will I be able to move to the us & immigrate to the US any quicker? Or do we need to follow the same process as everyone else? Just due to the fact we have been together this long & married for 2 years shld confirm we married for the right reasons? I heard if we were married for 2 years that we shld be able to go a quicker route? Any help or advice wld be much appreciated.

I have a friend in kind of the same position because she has been married for two years while travelling back and forth to see each other and the process is definitly the same as everyone else.. Long and frustrating... Unless your just lucky of course

USCIS STAGE

8/22/2011: NOA1 EMAIL(never received a hardcopy nor txt)

3/23/2012: NOA2 EMAIL!!!! :D

3/28/2012: NOA2 HARDCOPY

NVC STAGE

4/09/2012: NVC Recieved

4/24/2012: Got NVC Case# and Invoice ID#

4/25/2012: Sent DS-3032 email and Paid AOS fee

4/26/2012: AOS fee showed "paid"

5/2/2012: Sent AOS Package and NVC accepted DS-3032 email

5/4/2012: Received and Paid IV fee

5/7/2012: Sent IV Package

5/14/2012: Case Complete at NVC!

6/6/2012: NVC Left!!

Beirut Lebanon Consulate

7/11/2012: Interview!!

Result: My husband is put in Administrative processing :(

8/17/2012: Embassy called my husband to bring the pasport for the visa!! :D

 
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