Hi,
I have a Green Card for the last 4 yrs. I'll apply for citizenship this Oct. The potential bride has a 10 yr multiple entry visa. So far the plan is that I marry her in India, religious ceremony, she could visit here for 5-6 months, and go back before the I-94 limit. She could stay for 1-3 months before visiting here again. We could do this a couple of times before I get my citizenship papers, hopefully by next Fall. Then I could officially marry her here (around Nov 2010) while she is visiting, and I could file for her status through me. (I don't mind if she has to go back before her I-94 limit expires.) And she could finally be permanent here a yr after I file her papers.
Question: Does the plan seem ok? Is there a faster way to pull this off, to make her permanent here, so people can live together?
Can I marry her and file for her papers when I file my Citizenship papers so I can cut that extra yr of waiting time? Or should I file for her papers only after I have my own citizenship papers in hand?
Thanks so much for all our help. I really do appreciate it.
akash
I have a Green Card for the last 4 yrs. I'll apply for citizenship this Oct. The potential bride has a 10 yr multiple entry visa. So far the plan is that I marry her in India, religious ceremony, she could visit here for 5-6 months, and go back before the I-94 limit. She could stay for 1-3 months before visiting here again. We could do this a couple of times before I get my citizenship papers, hopefully by next Fall. Then I could officially marry her here (around Nov 2010) while she is visiting, and I could file for her status through me. (I don't mind if she has to go back before her I-94 limit expires.) And she could finally be permanent here a yr after I file her papers.
Question: Does the plan seem ok? Is there a faster way to pull this off, to make her permanent here, so people can live together?
Can I marry her and file for her papers when I file my Citizenship papers so I can cut that extra yr of waiting time? Or should I file for her papers only after I have my own citizenship papers in hand?
Thanks so much for all our help. I really do appreciate it.
akash