anonymous12
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I am US green card holder and I would be eligible for US citizenship next year. If I marry someone who lives outside of USA what are my options and how long will it take for her to come to USA? I was looking into that and here are my few thoughts, any suggestions what else could I do as I really want to get married?
Option 1: Apply for investor GC for her but I don't have $500k spare change.
Option 2: If I marry now and apply for her GC based on my GC status, and I found current priority date is 2004 then it will take her like 5-6 years to come to USA.
Option 3: Apply for US citizenship and If I get it (hopefully there should not be any issues), then it will take even longer based on current priority dates. Why is that? I heard it used to be 1 or 2 years for spouses of US citizens to get GC and come to USA.
Option 4: Wait until next year until I get my citizenship then apply for fiance visa for her. Does this work for South Asian countries? I am sure visa officials know most parents don't send their daughters to USA on fiance visa in order to get married in USA. How most people do it? What is definition of marriage here in USA? Is Nikah is considered to be married?
Option 1: Apply for investor GC for her but I don't have $500k spare change.
Option 2: If I marry now and apply for her GC based on my GC status, and I found current priority date is 2004 then it will take her like 5-6 years to come to USA.
Option 3: Apply for US citizenship and If I get it (hopefully there should not be any issues), then it will take even longer based on current priority dates. Why is that? I heard it used to be 1 or 2 years for spouses of US citizens to get GC and come to USA.
Option 4: Wait until next year until I get my citizenship then apply for fiance visa for her. Does this work for South Asian countries? I am sure visa officials know most parents don't send their daughters to USA on fiance visa in order to get married in USA. How most people do it? What is definition of marriage here in USA? Is Nikah is considered to be married?
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