Can my husband apply for a Green card?

[Jennifer Nihongi 0]

Hello, 

 

My husband and I are planning on moving to the U.S. I have American citizenship and my husband is Japanese. I talked with a friend of mine and he said that he applied for a green card for his wife and they seemed to have no trouble getting it. 

 

Any advice would be great! :) 

[Dashinka 23,245]

Welcome!

 

You can file for your spouse to obtain a family based visa (CR1/IR1 see the link) which includes the foreign spouse getting a GC.  As to your friends story, every case is treated as its own.

 

https://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

 

Good Luck!

[Roel 7,191]

48 minutes ago, Jennifer Nihongi said:

Hello, 

 

My husband and I are planning on moving to the U.S. I have American citizenship and my husband is Japanese. I talked with a friend of mine and he said that he applied for a green card for his wife and they seemed to have no trouble getting it. 

 

Any advice would be great!

I wouldn't say that its "no trouble". 

 

The process is long and it requires a lot of research on your part. You need to show domicile in the US, your US tax returns and verbally follow the guide for i130 spouse visa. 

 

Or DCF. If Japan still accepts it. 

[Amadia 711]

59 minutes ago, Jennifer Nihongi said:

My husband and I are planning on moving to the U.S. I have American citizenship and my husband is Japanese.

How long have you been out of the US? Can you prove domicile? Are you making enough to sponsor your spouse or have a potential joint sponsor in mind?

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

1 hour ago, Jennifer Nihongi said:

Hello, 

 

My husband and I are planning on moving to the U.S. I have American citizenship and my husband is Japanese. I talked with a friend of mine and he said that he applied for a green card for his wife and they seemed to have no trouble getting it. 

 

Any advice would be great!

Immigration is neither fast nor easy, but spouses of US Citizens usually undergo a relatively smoother process. 

[Ryan H 3,790]

Moved from What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration forum to IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures.

[payxibka 10,044]

On 5/6/2019 at 10:35 AM, Roel said:

I wouldn't say that its "no trouble". 

 

The process is long and it requires a lot of research on your part. You need to show domicile in the US, your US tax returns and verbally follow the guide for i130 spouse visa. 

 

Or DCF. If Japan still accepts it. 

Never have and they are under Seoul's jurisdiction 

Edited May 8, 2019 by payxibka

[Jennifer Nihongi 0]

Hello, 

I posted about spouse visas before and am grateful for the answers I received back. I will try to explain my situation: 

 

I have American citizenship, but have never lived in the U.S. I have relatives living and working in the U.S, but are not in the State my husband and we want to move to. I have filed all my tax returns to date. 

 

A friend of mine told me that I may have to move to the U.S. by myself and apply for my husbands spouse visa then. Is this true? 

 

Anyone who has gone through this, I would love to hear from you! 

 

Sincerely, 

 

Jennifer 

[Ryan H 3,790]

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2 minutes ago, Jennifer Nihongi said:

Hello, 

I posted about spouse visas before and am grateful for the answers I received back. I will try to explain my situation: 

 

I have American citizenship, but have never lived in the U.S. I have relatives living and working in the U.S, but are not in the State my husband and we want to move to. I have filed all my tax returns to date. 

 

A friend of mine told me that I may have to move to the U.S. by myself and apply for my husbands spouse visa then. Is this true? 

 

Anyone who has gone through this, I would love to hear from you! 

 

Sincerely, 

 

Jennifer 

 

[geowrian 22,335]

5 minutes ago, Jennifer Nihongi said:

I have American citizenship, but have never lived in the U.S. I have relatives living and working in the U.S, but are not in the State my husband and we want to move to. I have filed all my tax returns to date. 

 

A friend of mine told me that I may have to move to the U.S. by myself and apply for my husbands spouse visa then. Is this true? 

You will need to either have US domicile or show sufficient intent to establish US domicile before they will issue the visa. This is a requirement of the I-864.

Domicile is more than just a place to live. Check ttu the NVC wiki for some examples: https://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

 

Unless your income will continue from the same source upon coming to the US, or you have sufficient assets, you will need a joint sponsor as well.