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oat1979   0

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If someone could please help me with some information on what I would need to do to get my girlfriend her Permanent Residence Card, she currently has a B2 Visa (Tourist Visa) which she has had for nearly 10 years. She has traveled to the US at least 10 times with this Visa. I have a Permanent Resident Card for nearly 20 years now. I want to do whatever it takes to have her come here to the US and live with me as my wife.

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Oscar

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If someone could please help me with some information on what I would need to do to get my girlfriend her Permanent Residence Card, she currently has a B2 Visa (Tourist Visa) which she has had for nearly 10 years. She has traveled to the US at least 10 times with this Visa. I have a Permanent Resident Card for nearly 20 years now. I want to do whatever it takes to have her come here to the US and live with me as my wife.

Thanks,

Oscar

1 its best if u get ur citizenship then u can get married and file a i 130 it would take her 10 months to get gc and she could stay with greencard it going to take 3 to 5 years depend on what country she from and she has to go back if she stay on her visa and u have gc its a problem.@oscar

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Jeserguevara   0

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Then all you guys need to do next time she's here is get marry. Once you guys do that then you can petition AOS for her. If you guys in a hurry just get marry through the civil ceremony apply for her green card after that you guys can plan a bigger wedding.

Day_00 05/04 Mailed package (I-130,I-485,I-765)

Day_03 05/07 Package delivered.

Day_07 05/11 Email notification & Text (case accepted on 05/08)

Day_12 05/16 3 NOA hardcopies

Day_17 05/21 Received biometrics appt (scheduled for 06/05)

Day_20 05/24 Walk-in biometrics done!

Day_74 07/17 Received SMS (Appointment for Aug 22,2012.)

Day_75 07/18 Card production order (Work Permit)

Day_? 08/22 Interview and we got approved ! :)

a week after just waiting for CG to arrived in the mail.

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Jeserguevara   0

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1 its best if u get ur citizenship then u can get married and file a i 130 it would take her 10 months to get gc and she could stay with greencard it going to take 3 to 5 years depend on what country she from and she has to go back if she stay on her visa and u have gc its a problem.@oscar

^100% true! It will be a lot faster if you get your citizenship first !

Day_00 05/04 Mailed package (I-130,I-485,I-765)

Day_03 05/07 Package delivered.

Day_07 05/11 Email notification & Text (case accepted on 05/08)

Day_12 05/16 3 NOA hardcopies

Day_17 05/21 Received biometrics appt (scheduled for 06/05)

Day_20 05/24 Walk-in biometrics done!

Day_74 07/17 Received SMS (Appointment for Aug 22,2012.)

Day_75 07/18 Card production order (Work Permit)

Day_? 08/22 Interview and we got approved ! :)

a week after just waiting for CG to arrived in the mail.

Kathryn41 Grand Master

Kathryn41   3,205

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Thread has been moved from AOS forum to Bringing a Family Member of a Permanent Resident to the US forum as a more appropriate forum for this question.

Moderator hat off . . . .

There is no way for you to get your girlfriend a green card while she is still your girlfriend. The fastest way for her to get a green card is for you to apply first for US citizenship and then when you are a US citizen you can petition her either as your fiancee or your wife. Since you have been here for 20 years you should be able to meet the residency and physical presence requirements. Once you become a US citizen you can then sponsor your girlfriend as your fiancee, or you can get married and sponsor her as your wife. In both situations, the processing needs to be done outside of the US in her country of citizenship or residency. She may or may not be able to visit you in the US during this time,although if she has a well established history of observing immigration regulations and can provide good proof of her ties to her home country, she will more likely be allowed to visit during this process.

Only a US citizen can sponsor a fiancee. A Permanent Resident can sponsor a spouse, but the waiting time is currently several years for spouses of Permanent Residents. There is a limit on the number of spouses of permanent residents that are allowed each year and there is a waiting list. There is no limit or waiting list for spouses of US citizens and they can be processed immediately.

Regardless of what route you take you can expect it to take some time. I am not sure of the current citizenship processing times but expect they should be around 4 to 5 months from start to finish.

K-1 fiancee visas and CR-1 spousal visas are both 2 step processes. The first step is approval of your petition requesting permission for your fiancee or wife to apply for a visa. That is currently running between 5 to 8 months. The second step is the processing of the actual visa at the appropriate US consulate overseas. The processing times vary depending on the Consulate involved and can range from 3 months to a year. Each Consulate is different, but all will require medicals,security and police checks, proof of your financial ability to support a spouse, and an interview.

So, a realistic time frame if you have no immigration issues or other extenuating circumstances (medical concerns, security concerns, financial support concerns, etc.) is:

Citizenship: 5 months + K-1 or CR-1 petition: 7 months + Consulate processing: 5 months = 17 months.(This can vary by several months in either direction).

If you get married now, you can apply to sponsor your wife by filing an I-130 petition, but as I said, there is a waiting list for spouses of permanent residents so it will be a few years before her place in line becomes current. She would not be allowed to remain in the US with you during this time, and if she did, then she would not be eligible to adjust status when she overstays her visitors visa and is out of status. Plus, if she is in the US without status for 180 days, then when she leaves the US and tries to return she would face a 3 year automatic ban (10 years if she has more than 360 days out of status).

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kcoyclay1   98

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If someone could please help me with some information on what I would need to do to get my girlfriend her Permanent Residence Card, she currently has a B2 Visa (Tourist Visa) which she has had for nearly 10 years. She has traveled to the US at least 10 times with this Visa. I have a Permanent Resident Card for nearly 20 years now. I want to do whatever it takes to have her come here to the US and live with me as my wife.

Thanks,

Oscar

Only US citizens may petition for fiances. You would need to get married and follow certain guidelines. Below are links with information regarding individuals that PRs or USCs may pettiton.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextchannel=75783e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextoid=75783e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=1d383e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=1d383e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

STANLEY & KAREN
01/15/2009 - Fedex I-130, I-485, I-693, I-864, I-765, G-325A
01/20/2009 - Received in mail-room and signed for by J CHYBA
01/28/2009 - Checks cashed by Homeland Security
02/02/2009 - Received in mail 3 pcs of NOA1 one each for I-485, I-130, I-765 dated 01/28/2009
02/03/2009 - Received email RFE. What did I not send now, whew!
02/09/2009 - Received mails for initial evidence and Biometric appointment (02/19/2009); mailed evidence
02/19/2009 - biometrics done - in a out in 45 minutes
03/14/2009 - Receive NOA2 dated 03/10/2009. AOS interview April 29, 2009
03/18/2009 - Touched. EAD Card production ordered
03/25/2009 - Touched. EAD approval sent
03/27/2009 - EAD card received in the mail; applied for SS# immediately (office is across the street from my home)
04/02/2009 - Received SS# in the mail
04/29/2009 - Interviewed. I- 130 approved, I-485 pending IO's review
05/05/2009 - Received NOA2. Welcome letter for Permanent Residency. I-130 and I-485 approved 04/30/2009
05/08/2009 - Touched. I-485 approval letter sent
05/11/2009 - GC received in the mail. Expires 2019
05/11/2009 - Applied to remove restrictions on my SS Card
05/18/2009 - Received unrestricted SS card
10/13/2009 - My darling husband of 2 yrs 5 months 3 weeks 3 days passed away :(

Naturalization Process (5 Yrs Later) :goofy:

Mar 28, 2014 - Mailed N-400
Apr 08, 2014 - Check cashed
Apr 09, 2014 - Receive Notice letter Priority date April 3, 2014
Apr 11, 2014 - Touched - Email - Biometrics letter mailed
May 08, 2014 - Biometrics done
May 12, 2014 - Touched - Email - In line for interview scheduling
July 12, 2014 - Pre-interview letter (Yellow letter) received in mail
Aug 20, 2014 - Touched - Email - Interview scheduled
Aug 25, 2014 - Interview scheduled for Sept. 24, 2014
Sept 24, 2014 - Passed interview
Oct 06, 2014 - Touched - Email - In oath scheduling que
Oct 08, 2014 - Touched - Text - Oath ceremony scheduled
Oct 14, 2014 - Received letter - Oath ceremony Oct 28, 2014
Oct 28, 2014 - I AM A US CITIZEN! :joy: :joy: :joy:
Nov 12, 2014 - Updated my status from permanent resident to citizen at Social Security
Nov 14, 2014 - Applied for US passport
Nov 29, 2014 - Received US passport book
Dec 01, 2014 - Received Passport card
Dec 04, 2014 - Received Naturalization Certificate

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