How fast is my spouse can get a green card based on my green card?

[Bill Dugan 0]

I'm not a US citizen, I received my GC in June 2018. My girlfriend is Chinese citizen and studies in US. Her legal standard expires in 2 years.

How long is the process of adding my spouse to my green card - If we get married? Which steps need to be done after marriage? On the web site travel.state.gov here Visa Bulletin shows "C" or "current" under the application category F2A. Does it mean that if the marriage happens now then we can file all documents and get GC soon?

 

Thanks

[Just Paul 4,591]

USCIS processing is about two years under your LPR status or one year once you become a citizen.   

 

The C is for the Visa status, after USCIS processes.

 

[Bill Dugan 0]

1 hour ago, Paul & Mary said:

USCIS processing is about two years under your LPR status or one year once you become a citizen.   

 

The C is for the Visa status, after USCIS processes.

 

Paul & Mary thank you for the reply.

 

Did I understand it right: If we get married and start process today (Jul 2019) then it will finish approximately in Jul 2021 and my spouse will get a green card?

 

Or we will need to wait for Visa status after that? What will our priority date be in this case?

 

Thank you

Edited June 30, 2019 by Bill Dugan

[Just Paul 4,591]

1 minute ago, Bill Dugan said:

Paul & Mary thank you for the repyly.

 

Did I understand it right: If we get married and start process today (Jul 2019) then it will finish approximately in Jul 2021 and my spouse will get a green card?

 

Or we will need to wait for Visa status after that? What will our priority date be in this case?

 

Thank you

Marriage by two LPRs isn't really my knowledge base, my reading is  . . .            Your priority date will be the day you file the petition.  Even if the priority date is current it will take 2 years for USCIS to process since you are a LPR.  She should plan on interviewing overseas.  If you happen to finish the I-130 processing and she is still in the US she can adjust her (assuming the visa priority date is still current.  If the I-130 isn't approved then she needs to leave the US as her presence is not forgiven like a petition from a USC.

 

So I'll say, un-romantically, get married now and file to get the clock going

[Daphne . 1,671]

Just now, Paul & Mary said:

 

 

So I'll say, un-romantically, get married now and file to get the clock going

The original post did not have the ‘romantic -getting married’ vibe to it anyway  so I think the approach is spot on! 😄