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10 minutes ago, arken said:

I-130 is not an application for a green card. Once i130 is processed and approved, it goes to NVC and after successful NVC processing, it goes to the US embassy serving your residence. You'll appear for an immigrant visa. If it's approved and you enter US with that visa, your GC will be mailed to the address provided during NVC processing. The moment you enter US with the immigrant visa, you are considered a permanent resident or conditional permanent resident regardless of when the GC is delivered. In other words, you are no longer applying for permanent residency from that point, so don't worry about quotation you are using from google. That's not applicable to your visa case.

ok, well thanks for all ur replies I appreciate it, one last thing, the processing time varies from service centres for example in california it takes an estimated 21.5-28 months but in texas the service centre predicts 8.5 to 10.5 months and even in nebraska it estimates 2-7 months, Is there any way to make my case to be reviewed at one of the service centres that predicts the shortest wait time, does it depend on where my petitioner lives, what if my petitioner mails it to another service center, one that estimates a short processing time.

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On 6/3/2021 at 4:19 AM, pushbrk said:

A visa is not a green card.  Your CR1 visa will be issued at a US Consulate in your home country.

 

You get a green card after you use the visa.  

yeah, I get the green card mailed to the address I would reside in that I put on the I-130, but is the visa not an application for a green card? My question is pretty much, lets say my spouse petitions an I-130 for me, after the USCIS verifies they received the documents and the process begins, am I allowed to remain in the states until the application is decided upon? I understand I don't receive the green card as soon as it is approved and I receive it shortly after I enter the states, but then it is already too late, I have my green card now and I can stay in the states so it it doesn't matter anymore. Google says and I quote "Any immigrant with a pending green card application (for U.S. permanent or conditional residence) is allowed to remain in the United States until the application is decided upon by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)." The visa I am applying for is the CR-1 which gives the beneficiary conditional residency therefore meaning it is an application for a green card and I can reside in America while the application is being processed and reviewed 

On 6/2/2021 at 7:54 PM, Jorgedig said:

Do you mean that your US citizen spouse is petitioning you, and that you're currently in your home country?

yes

I'm confused, google says a person with a pending application for a green card may remain in the states while until the application is decided upon. I'm going to be petitioning a CR-1 Visa and I'm wondering if condition residency is considered an application for a green card (meaning I would be able to remain in states) and if so, would I be allowed to work 

23 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

This: https://www.visajourney.com/guides/

To evaluate what's feasible/required.

 

You can also look at the official USCIS website. 

 

You are talking about a lot of different topics, jumping from one, to another... Look up ITIN, military requirements, age of consent, etc., to learn more about what you are talking about/trying to do.  Do not dismiss your partner moving to you for school, or work. Discuss it together, you've got time, and homeworks.

 

Also, double read this:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/emergencies/arrest-detention/crimes-against-minors.html

 

 

Okay, thank you all for your help for putting me on the right track and answering all of my questions and being patient with my ignorance. now one last question, how do i terminate my forums post?

4 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

Have you read the guides?

this? https://www.visajourney.com/ir1-spouse-visa-overview/

recently my girlfriend talked to her brother who also dealt with immigration and filing all the paperwork with his wife, the fact is I am actually turning 18 in July so I am currently 17 while my girlfriend is 20, in the states that is indeed illegal but that's not the case in Canada so if we filed for the spousal visa when I would be going to get married (in the summer, July or august) we would only be LEGALLY TOGETHER for 1 month at max and I'm assuming 100% the us immigration services would see this and probably assume this is fraud and what could really be done to show it isn't at that point I think the chances of acceptance would be like 5%. with that being said her brother mentioned possibly signing a contract with the military or getting an ITIN #, I have not researched this, they also claimed that the government fees would be a lot more than just a 1200$ USCIS fee if anything a lot more including possible lawyers.

thank you all for your help, In my situation (being married for less than 2 years) I will petition for a CR-1 spousal visa, this is my understanding of I need to do, First we need to get married and file the paperwork for the marriage and then my spouse will need to file a I-130 form and then as soon as that is accepted I will need to go to the us embassy or consulate in Toronto Canada and apply to become a lawful permanent resident and obtain my green card, following that I will then have my interview and my medical exam and I will need to pay all the government processing and medical exam fees and then wait to see if it is approved. correct me if I didn't include anything or missed certain documents my spouse or I need to file

I think the best bet to immediately go after I finish my studies in college in 2022 and stay there indefinitely would be to apply for a h-1b right now and hopefully get it accepted so I can move and work there, but since being an electrician isn't considered a specialty occupation I'm assuming my chances of being accepted would be slim to none correct? I am trying to research how to achieve the best possible outcome, me graduating from college and instantly moving to the states and working but my options are, get married wait around 1-2 years to get my green card then move permanently, get sponsored for my apprenticeship which is highly unlikely or apply for a H-1B so when I finish school I have my work visa so I can move there for a long enough time to stay while my marriage paperwork is processed and accepted but that's also unlikely because electricians aren't considered specialty occupations

Sorry, I tried researching if being an apprentice would fall under needing a student visa or a work visa and I wasn't able to come to a conclusion it stated that being an apprentice is in between the lines of education and working so its unclear which visa would work. Do you know whether it would be education or work or if a student visa would work?

so it would be pretty unlikely to get sponsored as an electrician to do my apprenticeship?

so after we file the paperwork for the marriage I would need to leave the country and wait around 18ish months before I could come and stay permanently?

that has been considered an option but just like the work visa's, I'm extremely ignorant when it comes to this stuff, as soon as we would get married and file the documentation would I become a permanent resident in the states immediately and be eligible to start working as well or would I need to wait the many months until the documentation is reviewed and processed and then be able to move there indefinitely and work 

id be looking for any program that will allow me to do my apprenticeship and yeah id be looking to move over there around next year

I looked at the nafta requirements and my profession (electrician) isn't listed so I wouldn't be eligible for this visa so my best course of action would be looking for an electrical union in the area that I want to travel to and find one that does offer sponsorship?

Hi, this is my situation, i am a canadian citizen in a relationship with a us citizen, we are currently looking at what documentation and paperwork would need to filled for me to be able to go to work in the states, this confuses me tho, do i need to have applied and  been accepted with an H-1B documentation or can i simply apply at a company in the states and get accepted by them and they would supply me with the work permit/visa, what i am saying is that im confused on if an h-1b is when you do not have a job offer yet but in my case lets say i do have the job offer would i still need to apply and be accepted for the h-1b documentation, the company says applicants must be a us citizen or meet the i-9 requirements of the immigration and naturalization service (ins).