Lavender7

I'm talking about Green Card. I already own b1b2 visa. After getting aprooved for the Green Card , any idea how long do I have before I move to the States?

You are getting Green Card and Visa mixed up.

At your interview at embassy after approval you pick up Passport with your Visa. The Visa allows you entry into US. It expires 6 months from the medical date.

Green cards are either 2 years (Conditional-people married under 2 years at time pf Point of Entry) or 10 years (over 2 years married).

I'm talking about Green Card. I already own b1b2 visa. After getting aprooved for the Green Card , any idea how long do I have before I move to the States?

You are getting Green Card and Visa mixed up.

At your interview at embassy after approval you pick up Passport with your Visa. The Visa allows you entry into US. It expires 6 months from the medical date.

Green cards are either 2 years (Conditional-people married under 2 years at time pf Point of Entry) or 10 years (over 2 years married).

And my b1b2 visa doesn't expire another 7 years, I got a 10 year B1B2.

After noa2 you have a year to contact the NVC. You can theoretically send several years at the NVC submitting things slowly.

Thank you so much for this answer!

So, anyone?

My husband is from Pitt as well and we are planning on relocating there. You can PM me. I know how you feel..

It's different, because you did Adjustment of Status, so you became a permanent resident when it was approved. However, the OP (from posts to previous topics) is doing Consular Processing to get an immigrant visa, so will only become a permanent resident upon entering the US with that visa. The date he/she enters the US is under his/her control (as long as it's within the validity period of the visa).

By the way any idea what is the validity period of the visa? This topic seems to be pretty vague. Any idea how long would ones GC be valid before they enter/move to the States?

You have to be married for 2 years at the moment they approve your GC. Let me explain myself. We got married on 03/15/2014. I applied for my GC on 11/18/2015 but my GC was approved in my interview on 05/02/2016. At that point in May we had been married for more than 2 years, so no conditional GC for me. I got the 10 years card and 90 days before my 3rd anniversary being a legal permanent residen I can apply for citizenship, more exactly on 02/01/2019.

Congratulations, and thank you for your answer We got married in 2014 as well, in September so by the time I will get my GC should be fine as well..

Hello everybody , I'm wondering can I take time proceeding with my further green card application after my first petition gets approved? (NOA2) Or do I have to proceed further right away after the approval? Could I take couple months to do that?

The title of your post, and your post are slightly in conflict, hence the confusing answers

If you enter the US AFTER your second wedding anniversary then you will automatically get the 10 year GC, if you enter prior to that you will get a 2 year GC and need to file for removal of conditions 90 days before that GC expires

Yes, exactly My second anniversary is at the end of this September and I thought I had to wait to apply for my very first GC after the anniversary but now I learned that I can apply earlier! I won't get a conditional one thus won't have to remove any conditions in the future.

Thank you guys , well that's good news means I don't have to wait all the way till the beginning of October to apply for my GC I might as well ask another question I forgot to post earlier - Is it true that we will have only 6 months to move to the States after I receive my GC?

You need to wait until the time frame within 90 days before your conventional GC expires to remove the conditions, if you apply before that time the application will be rejected

Umm.. I'm not sure you understood my questions correctly, I haven't applied for GC yet , and I'm not planning on getting a conditional one, that's why I'm trying to make sure I don't.

No. The 2 years or more applies at POE not when you apply. So you can file whenever and you would receive the 10 year green card.

Thank you for your reply! I'm not sure I know what POE means though

Hello everybody ,

Me and my husband are planning on applying for my marriage based Green Card this October. At the end of this September it will be 2 years since we are officially married. If we actually apply this October I should not receive a conditional GC since, it will be 2 years after the marriage. My question is - In case we decided to apply earlier then our 2 year wedding anniversary, would that mean that I will get a conditional GC ?

Thank you everyone for your replies and suggestions! Hoping for the best..

You where not arrested at the scene but you where issued a summons to appear and you paid a fine which means guilt was admitted. The fine is basically you paying for the courts time (in most states) be honest from the beginning and what ever you said to the judge state in any paperwork. Hope for the best as well... Its a misdemenor you prob plead down to...

In my state the judge wont take any money on a first offense and just continue for a few months if no further issues its wiped clean...is this the first time ?? ?

Yes! It was first and LAST time. I never had any kind of problem with law EVER. This one is the only problem I have ever had.

Lets make it clear, you were NEVER arrested, I believe you were charged with a crime and issued a notice to appear.

The most important question here is : DID YOU PLEAD GUILTY TO A CRIME?

if yes, then you were in fact convicted. You will need to find out what charges you plead guilty to, and you may need a waiver for your green card application.

If no, then you shouldn't have a problem. If you are ever asked about it by USCIS, just be honest and let them know that it was a simple mistake.

First of all thank you for your reply, I appreciate that and absolutely - I was issued a notice to appear. So I believed no arrest was involved whatsoever. I didn't know what else was there to be done..I have all my papers with me , I have the check of what I did pay and in the first place they told me there would be no court at all, because the amount of stolen items was less then 25$. But somehow I still received a notice after 2 weeks , while I was just waiting for a notice to simply pay my fine.

If you got fingerprinted, then you were arrested and released with no jail time. You may want to get your record before you answer no to having ever been arrested. If you say no and it's yes, you may be looking at a material misrepresentation that could lead to a permanent inadmissibility and make it difficult to get a visa.

I have all my records with me. I believe I was not arrested, I had to go to a police office to give my fingerprints about 10 days after the incident and then leave. And I was mistaken about the fine it was actually 1$ but the court cost was 150$.

Shoplifting is a CIMT.

I'll hold my tongue about the rest.

What does CIMT mean?

Hello dear VJ community, I want to share one unfortunate experience from my life which I'm so worried will affect my future application for Green Card. To say briefly, I am married to a U.S. citizen since 2014 , I've been to the United States two times using my B1B2 visa. Never overstayed. During my second visit though, I was stupid enough to make a bad mistake - while shopping for groccerries didn't pay for everything .. using the self checking kiosk. So it was 27$ worth we haven't payed for but still have the check for the rest. It was mainly vegetables and a magazine. I still terribly regret that and would never ever make the same mistake in my life. They called police but they just smiled at us and let us go. They told us we would have to pay a fine and no court would be involved. But after couple weeks we received a notice from the court. I got fingerprinted and at the end had to pay fine of 150%. No arrest was involved. For 2 years now,me and my husband are living in my home country but are soon planning to apply for my Green Card. We are also planning to have a baby in the meantime here. So our plan is to move to the States with the baby. I never had any sort of conviction anywhere. This is my one and only. I still feel terrible and regretful about it, it was a huge lack of judgement from my side. My question would be - Is there a big chance I will be denied Green Card due to this?

I sent my I-130 on May, 2dn. 2016 and I got an email of acceptance on Friday 6th.

The case was sent to Nebraska.

for all may filers lets see if we can united and keep this forum going, so we can help each other.

Thanks,

Yoel

Oh, wow! That was really fast! Did you file from the States or from overseas? I am planning to apply for mine in September can't wait!!

Its up to you. I just suggest. Good luck!

Thank you

Hi! I Suggest by the due date to come to USA,to have baby in USA. It is a long and hard process and with baby for (her or his) citizenship it will be another process.

Well since the childbirth costs in the States are much more expensive then here I would probably still do it here , plus Most children born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent(s) acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. As soon as possible after the birth, the U.S. citizen parent(s) should contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

Hi and welcome to the journey :-)

1) That's up to you and depends on your personal situation.

2) There's no field office in Georgia, so no DCF available. You will need to file your I-130 petition with the Chicago lockbox.

3) Yes, you need to register the baby at the embassy to obtain a passport etc.

4) Currently the spouse visa takes about a year. It's not very different between countries.

Thank you very much for your reply

Hello dear VisaJourney community members! I am really glad I've discovered this amazing website, it seems to be extremely helpful and full of all kinds of needed info regarding Visas . I will try to explain our story as short as possible and then ask some questions

Me (Georgian citizen from Tbilisi) and my husband (American Citizen by birth from Pennsylvania) met in the beginning of 2013 online. After having distant relationship for around 8 months I've decided to apply for my B1B2 visa to visit him in the U.S. because I could not stand the distance anymore. Surprisingly, even after some horror stories from others about obtaining visas to the U.S. I got my B1B2 right away. So in September 2013 I went to the States to see my then bf and stayed there for 3 months. Afterwards we together came back to Tbilisi and stayed here for 6 months. In summer 2014 we went back to the states (suing my present b1b2 visa) and stayed another 6 months there. I never overstayed on neither of my two visits in the States. Although, last time I was given 6 months period by the officer at the airport and I did used it up completely, left the day when it was turning 6 months of my stay there. During my second stay in the U.S. we got married in September 2014. Long story short, we are both here now, in Tbilisi for almost two years since we left States. So here comes the most important, we want to apply for Green Card really soon, (October 2016) and before that we are planning on having a child here in my country and then when I get my GC(IF I get it , hopefully I will!) move back to the U.S. Now, the thing is that I am trying to do the right timing, with the baby and the Green Card so everything works out as smooth as possible with minimal complications. We are planning to have a baby by March 2017, when my GC application will be already processing etc. So here are the questions:

1. Although we've pretty much decided to have a child here, due to lower costs of childbirth compared to the United States, I am still very interested on what would you guys suggest about that, should we wait until I get my GC and move to the States to have a baby or have it here...?

2. DCF this is a huge question I am having for a long time and trying to figure our whether or not we can do the direct consular filing in Tbilisi. Some say it would be only possible if Georgia had USCIS office but it doesn't, hence we can't do the DCF which apparently would make the process a little faster and easier? Or am I wrong? Since my husband lives here for much longer then 6 months continuously(will be 2 years in december 2016) and has Georgian permanent residency , we should qualify for DCF.

If anyone has any info about DCF in Tbilisi please comment I would appreciate that immensely

3. If our child is born here in Tbilisi, will he or she become an American Citizen by default considering the fact that father is citizen by birth holding an American passport ?

4. How long it would take me to get my CG as I am applying from Georgia? I think there are some time differences between countries of application. And also how much would it cost me in total?

For now these are all the questions I can think of , more will come to me later after your kind responses

Cheers!

Nini