Please help me !

[Maan Habib 1]

Dear all ,

Im so depressed and I don't know what to do !

I am a a green card holder since 2010 , I work with the US international broadcasting as a news anchor , and I got married before two

years ago, I'm trying to bring my wife since two years throw a visitor visa and it's not working , I lost to baby's thro her pagnency she lives in

Baghdad and im so confused I've meet two lawyers and they told me I have to apply for her I-130 form which is gonna take 3 years from

now !!!! And it's so hard for us to wait 3 more years , please guys I need you advice , what's the shortest way to come here ..

Many thanks,

Edited October 21, 2012 by Maan Habib

[aleful 1,905]

Dear all ,

Im so depressed and I don't know what to do !

I am a a green card holder since 2010 , I work with the US international broadcasting as a news anchor , and I go, married before two

years im trying to bring my wife since two years throw a visitor visa and it's not working , I lost to baby's thro her pagnency she lives in

Baghdad and im so confused I've meet two lawyers and they told me I have to apply for her I-130 form which is gonna take 3 years from

now !!!! And it's so hard for us to wait 3 more years , please guys I need you advice , what's the shortest way to come here ..

Many thanks,

and why didn't you file the i130 immediatly when you became a resident? you lost 2 years of precious time, she could have been here in a few months, next year. now you have to file for her and the wait is over 2 years. there is no shorter way for a LPR, unless she comes on a work or student visa.

[Maan Habib 1]

and why didn't you file the i130 immediatly when you became a resident? you lost 2 years of precious time, she could have been here in a few months, next year. now you have to file for her and the wait is over 2 years. there is no shorter way for a LPR, unless she comes on a work or student visa.

She applied for a refugee resatellment before we got married we were waiting for the dession from the UN , untile now theres no response from them , that's why we are looking for another soloution now!

[aleful 1,905]

She applied for a refugee resatellment before we got married we were waiting for the dession from the UN , untile now theres no response from them , that's why we are looking for another soloution now!

the i130 wouldn't have hurt that petition, so now you have to file the i130 and wait.

[Maan Habib 1]

the i130 wouldn't have hurt that petition, so now you have to file the i130 and wait.

If I apply now for 1-130 can she apply later for visitor visa until she gets her approval I mean is there anyway to come and go back until she gets her paper done?!

[aleful 1,905]

If I apply now for 1-130 can she apply later for visitor visa until she gets her approval I mean is there anyway to come and go back until she gets her paper done?!

yes, she can always apply, but that doesn't mean she'll get it

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

Sorry to hear of your loss. The I-130 is necessary to get her here quickest with your current immigration status.

[N Ahmed 13]

Pls file I-130 asap without losing even one more day.

[apple21 953]

Apply for I-130 (F2A-Spouse of LPR/Green Card Holder) as soon as possible. Waiting time is at least 2 YEARS.

She can also apply for a tourist visa before or after you file the i-130 but there's a 50/50 chance she'll get it.

If she gets a tourist visa, she cannot stay beyond 6 months (or the time limit of a tourist visa) because immediate relatives of Green Card Holders cannot adjust status in the US, only immediate relatives of US citizens are allowed to do that.

Good luck.

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

Apply for I-130 (F2A-Spouse of LPR/Green Card Holder) as soon as possible. Waiting time is at least 2 YEARS.

She can also apply for a tourist visa before or after you file the i-130 but there's a 50/50 chance she'll get it.

If she gets a tourist visa, she cannot stay beyond 6 months (or the time limit of a tourist visa) because immediate relatives of Green Card Holders cannot adjust status in the US, UNLESS THEY ARE IN A LEGAL STATUS THAT ALLOWS THEM TO FILE THE AOS/I-485 I.E. F1...IF NOT only immediate relatives of US citizens are allowed to do that.

Good luck.

[bigdog 376]

Best off luck sorting this out.

[Boiler 43,433]

I woupd say her chance of obtaing a visitor visa is close to zero.

[Leelamaneesh 7]

Hey sorry to hear ur problem. N I can very well understand what u both r going through cos I have gone thru d same situation. Even I got married in 2009 n tried for visitors visa for whole one year n then in 2010 I applied for I 130. N my dear frnd this is d only way to get her to usa. Now m alnmost done wid process n getting current in 2 months. Good luck to u dear. My of is 16 November 2010.

N yes d chances of getting visitors visa r least

.. still u can try ur luck

[Justine+David 218]

Maan, go to the top of this page and click on the "guides." You need to file a spousal visa for her. Because you are a permanent resident, you'll have to wait awhile. Read on this forum for details.

I would bet a lot of money that she will never be approved for a visitor visa. Why would they give her one? She has a husband in the USA and intends to live here. There's just no chance. You can try, of course, but I think you're wasting the money.

File the spousal visa as soon as you can (if your case is uncomplicated, you don't need a lawyer; you just need to be able to follow instructions very carefully). I wish you the best of luck.