following to join - I824 - sponsoring spouse after 485 approves

[jefkorn]

Hi everyone,
I filed my 485 while I was single. Now suppose I get married outside US and come back to US. Now if my 485 gets approved and I get the green card.
Is my spouse still eligible for "following to join" benefit? Is there a time limit within which one should update INS about change in marital status while 485 is pending? What if 485 gets approved and INS was never informed about the marriage, will filing I-824 be ok and be accepted? Please share your experiences. I'm looking into this option as the wait for family based sponsorship is excruciatingly long.

Regards,
Jeff

 

[vinky]

Hi Jeff,

Please share your experience on this as i am also in the same scenarion and don't know how much does it take for processing I-824.

Thanks for reading this mail and will appretiate if you can share your experience. You can mail me at joshi2k4@yahoo.com

 

[TheRealCanadian]

Now if my 485 gets approved and I get the green card.
Is my spouse still eligible for "following to join" benefit?

Absolutely. That's what it's there for.

What if 485 gets approved and INS was never informed about the marriage, will filing I-824 be ok and be accepted?

So long as the marriage took place before the I-485 is approved, you can do FTJ.