I have already got DV visa (DV2011) on january 2011 as a single.
But i still haven't go to USA and the last date to hit USA soil is 18 july 2011.
Do i need to go earlier before july?
Now I want to marry before I go USA.
Is there any problem when I marry?
How can I change my marital status when I reach USA?
How to call my wife to USA?
Tks
The embassy will automatically think it is a fraud marriage and you will have to overcome that presumption. It is not easy.
IF you are
unsuccessful in adding her (most likely outcome) THEN come to the U.S. in time to claim your greencard status. Immediately upon entry, your visa in your passport gets stamped and activated as a substitute for the greencard (good for one year) the actual card will arrive in the mail usually within a month. Make sure you have a safe mailing address in the U.S. by the time you arrive on that first trip!
You
can immediately file an I-131 for a re-entry permit (REP) for which you will need to get fingerprinted usually 2 to 4 weeks after filing the I-131. AFTER getting fingerprinted you may proceed abroad and can have the actual permit delivered to the embassy/consulate or USCIS Office abroad for you to pick-up. The REP allows you to remain abroad for up to 2 years without losing your LPR or "greencard" status. BUT that time will NOT count towards building eligibility for naturalization. A REP may be obtained a second time for another 2 years (you have to come back to the U.S. to apply and get fingerprinted again). A 3rd REP might be approved for one year or denied.
Additionally, once you arrive, the validated visa (substitute for the greencard) also allows you to file an I-130 relative petition for your wife (and any children, including stepchildren who were under 18 when you married the mother) on one I-130. By the time you run out of REP time, an immigrant visa should be available or very close to available for your wife.
How you proceed is up to you, consider your options carefully. In order to secure the visa for your spouse and any children, you will need to qualify for the I-864 Affidavit of Support, ie., you need sufficient income so she will not be a "public charge" AND you will have to have a U.S. residence by that time which is late in the visa process when her visa is almost ready. Residing abroad may be bad for BOTH of those issues. You can get joint sponsors to help with the income BUT as a DV, you may be the first of your entire family to come to the U.S. and a sponsor must be either a USC or LPR residing in the U.S. in order to file an I-864. You might not have anyone to help you out?
If you remain in the U.S. to work, you will be apart from your wife. It is a difficult choice to make. The proper
planning of your time spent in the U.S. and abroad will be an important part of your overall plan.
