Marry with a Green card holder

[haljbr 4]

I am green card holder living in US.

I want to bring my girlfriend to live with me in US.

Is it better get marry? If yes in US (if it is possible) or at her home country?

Thanks

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

There is no fiancé visa for a greencard holder to sponsor a girlfriend or fiancé. You must be married. Whether you marry in the US or in her/your home country does not matter, but if she is able to get a visa and come to the US to marry you, since you have decided to bring her, she will have to return home to her country to wait. You are looking at about a two year wait to have her live with you, take or give a few months to a year. I believe you want to look up the requirements for an F2A visa, which I'm pretty sure is the spousal visa for a spouse of a permanent resident.

[Ian H. 207]

Hi,

As an LPR, you cannot petition for a fiancé, only for a spouse as mentioned above. The wait is about 2 to 3 years to receive the visa, although it may be a little less since the PD's seem to be moving a little faster.

Best way is for you to travel to Brazil or you both can travel to another country to get married. She may have a hard time getting a tourist visa approved so I would't risk $160 on that. I don't know if you're Brazilian also, but if you aren't you may also need a visa to enter Brazil.

Brazilians can travel to all of Europe, SA and I think Australia and many others without a visa so you can consider these countries as places to get married as well.

Edited October 12, 2014 by Ian H.