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Do I have to be a citizen for my wife to apply for green card?
- Thread starter Alpha718
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Depends on where the wife is. For USC wife in the US, it can be as little as 3 months., outside may be 5-6 months.
For GC holders, recently the wait time has become much shorter than it used to be. It's about 2-years right now BUT if the same trend continue, it could be much shorter than 2 years, which I can't predict.
For GC holders, recently the wait time has become much shorter than it used to be. It's about 2-years right now BUT if the same trend continue, it could be much shorter than 2 years, which I can't predict.
oh ok.I went to the egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/ProcTimes.do website and I choose form i-130 spouse for permanent resident and it says processing time for Nebraska which is where my green card case was is 5.0 month. Is the process time the same thing? or thats just something else after the 2 years wait?
I-130 is just the first step - this just formally establishes the family relationship in the immigration system. After that, the intending immigrant must obtain a visa, and that's where the waiting game begins.
The number of visas available every year in each category is limited. The visa numbers are issued kind of in a first come first serve basis. So, one has to wait for anyone who applied before him/her to get theirs first. But for immediate relatives of US citizen (spouse/parents/unmarried, under 21 children of USC), there is no wait for a visa. If the I-130 is approved, visa number is available right away. For permanent residents, you wait until your *priority date* becomes current, meaning a visa number becomes available.
The number of visas available every year in each category is limited. The visa numbers are issued kind of in a first come first serve basis. So, one has to wait for anyone who applied before him/her to get theirs first. But for immediate relatives of US citizen (spouse/parents/unmarried, under 21 children of USC), there is no wait for a visa. If the I-130 is approved, visa number is available right away. For permanent residents, you wait until your *priority date* becomes current, meaning a visa number becomes available.
Yes, she does. Technically, she wouldn't need an immigrant visa but she would have to wait until her priority date (you will be notified of this date once you file I-130 for her) becomes current - OR you become a US citizen - whichever is earlier. Then she can file to adjust status to permanent resident.
Until she files to adjust status to permanent residency, she would have to maintain her current status, and not become out of status.
Until she files to adjust status to permanent residency, she would have to maintain her current status, and not become out of status.