Does follow to join benefit applicable to the spouse and children already in USA (on H1 and H4 respectively) of a Green card holder or its only applicable if the family is in the home country? We have been married for last 18 yrs and my wife got green card last year. I am wondering whether I can apply for I 485(based on follow to join benefit) without I 130. Any suggestions or comments will greatly help.
Raj
go to state ins office in u r state they will give u 485 to file u can get work permit with receipt of u r 485 from the state ins office
Aparna,
Please read the following URL. This may help you...
http://www.ins.gov/graphics/howdoi/appproc.htm#3
Regards,
Sampath V
Ram,
Read this URL for more information...
http://www.ins.gov/graphics/howdoi/appproc.htm#3
Regards,
Sampath V
sampath
thats an excellent web address for this thread
kusum bandari and others must have a lot of relief
also the local ins office answers this question
reassuring the quick issuance of a work permit to spouse
if present here in usa
thanks
dear kusum bandari,
hope this will help u
a friend of mine is going thru identical situation. he said the indian consulate can help him get quicker green card issuance. however the ins shd send the file to indian consulate first then on it shd be dealt with by the indian embassy- u r at their mercy and nobody can help u from here ie., the us ins will lose control of u r immigration,
alternatively u can go thru adjustment of status here in the usa.this as u can imagine take sometime, but i believe u will get the employment authorization as soon as u r 485 petition is received by the ins. the receipt notice will automatically entitle u to an empl. auth. card. this is done by the local ins state agency upon producing the receipt notice. post here u r findings please.
I am working here on H1B visa and recently got married to a US citizen. I am also a canadian permanent resident. Is it possible for me to apply for green card from Canada and also continue my H1B status and continue working in US.
Thankyou!
niti
niti gupta
yes. absolutely
Hi Dharma,
In that case, will my application be considered as a change of status or filed from outside the country. As these 2 are totally different category. One takes about 3 yrs and the other app 9 months.
I heard that once you file your application for GC, you no longer can enter US on any kind of visa.
Thankyou!
niti
I am deperately in need of some help. I can not find my situation in any of the boards. I am a US citizen and moved to the UK to marry a UK citizen nearly 2 years ago. We have been married 1 year in May.I want to come back home and bring my husband with me. I have filed an I-130 in England but I do not qualify for the affadavit of support because i dont reside in the US.No hope of getting a joint sponsor. Is it true that we can move back to the US and file a I-485 right away without having to file the I-130 first? If so, do I need to cancel my I-130 here? Also because I was married in the UK do I need to get married again in the US? How long will it be before my husband gets approval to work if we do it this way? Please help, desperate to get home to my children. Sorry so lengthy
Hi, I am a chinese. I got married this spring. My wife tried to apply H4 visa twice and was rejected. She was told that I should go back and apply H4 visa with her. Right now I am going to file I485. ( I already delayed this petition for several months due to my wife H4 visa). My lawyer told me that if I file I485 it is even harder for my wife to get H4 visa even if I keep the H-1B visa. He said that the consul can check the INS system and get my I485 application. I am not sure whether this is true. Someone told me marking NO for question 26 in form 156 (which inculde whether you file for AOS). I am not sure whether this is kind of cheat or very dangerous. Anyone knows such case will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
niti gupta
since u r on h1 now in the usa u r in good shape.
u can apply for consular processing from canada or adjustment of status here. either process does not take away u r current h 1 status. try to maintain the h 1 as long as possible
the adjustment of status gets u a very quick work permit so u r off the h 1 employer\'s hook, but the green card issuance takes time.
in the consular process, find out the waiting time for canadian citizens, if its not much go thru the same
but us citizen\'s spouses get adjusted real fast i think.
hope this helps and contribute to this thread please.
Aparna, Did you find any route for filing GC . I
am also in the same boat .
Thanks,
NickI485
dear 485 quest,
Congrats on 485 stamping.
nice to have you back after a long period of silence, I agree that many who contribute
to this forum are better informed than the ones who stamp IVs ( like they say,
an old patient is better informed than a young doctor!)
what are u doing with your sons IV. Is he not coming here as a dependent first to
get adjusted, or are u now applying for I 824 and 864 for the dependents for
consular processing?The latter sometimes gets prolonged for no particular reason you see.
hi kusum bandari,
whats happening? ur input is appreciated!
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