Timeline/Procedure for applying Spouse immigrant visa for Permanent Residents

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AsifH

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Hullo,
I am a permanent resident in USA (originally from Bangladesh) for last two and a half years. If I go back to my country and get married and apply for my future wife what is the time line for bringing my future spouse to USA?

As I have seen in usual case it used to take somewhere 3-4 years for permanent residents, however in recent time it seems like this processing time got expedited. Here is what 2010 Dec USCIS Visa Bulletin Says-

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, and any unused first preference numbers:
A. Spouses and Children: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;

Family All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA-mainland born DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES

2A 01AUG10 01AUG10 01AUG10 01AUG10 01MAR10 01AUG10

I would really appreciate if anybody can interpret this to me and answer my following question
-If I would have married on August 2010 and applied in Dec 2010 my spouses application is processed/ready?
I would really appreciate anybodys input on this.
Thanks everybody in Advance.
 
No, if you applied in July 2010 your spouse's PD would be current. The priority dates are based on filing dates, not marriage dates.
 
AFTER you actually get married, you file the I-130 and it should take around 6 to 7 months for the priority date to become current (you should get the approval notice by 3 months after filing it). She then has to apply for the Immigrant Visa (filing a form DS-230) and that process will likely take at least another 6 months. Then she will have another 6 montrhs within which she can travel to the U.S. and secure her LPR status.
 
Ah, I was wondering when the DS-230 is used. 6 months after you file a DS-230 you get the physical green card, or an immigrant visa in your foreign passport? I presume the latter, and that can be done by giving your passport to the local consulate? Then how long does it take to get the physical green card after entering the U.S.? (Having originally filed I-130 and I-485 together).

BTW, why don't you file a DS-230 with your I-130? (Yes, I know DS stands for Department of State, which is probably why).
 
The consulate gives her a visa packet which she turns in upon entry in the U.S. Theu send that off to a processing center and send her a greencard in the mail in a few weeks. Upon entry, she gets a stamp in the passport that serves as a temporary greencard.

The State Department contacts her and you too when it is time file more forms. You file the financial support docs (I-864 and evidence).
 
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JAEMM said:
BTW, why don't you file a DS-230 with your I-130? (Yes, I know DS stands for Department of State, which is probably why).
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The LPR or citizen files I-130; the immigrant spouse files a DS-230 at the consulate only after the I-130 is approved and priority date is current. A few weeks or months after the DS-230 is filed, the immigrant spouse will interview at the consulate, then if successful the passport will be returned quickly with an immigrant visa stamped in it.

There will be a 6 month deadline to enter the US after the immigrant visa is granted.
The green card is to be delivered within 30 days after the first arrival in the US with the immigrant visa, but the permanent resident status begins on the arrival date.
 
Jackolantern said:
The LPR or citizen files I-130; the immigrant spouse files a DS-230 at the consulate only after the I-130 is approved and priority date is current. A few weeks or months after the DS-230 is filed, the immigrant spouse will interview at the consulate, then if successful the passport will be returned quickly with an immigrant visa stamped in it.
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INTERVIEWS

Are there two interviews then, one for the I-130 and one for the DS-230, or is the I-130 approved without interview?

Who attends the interviews, and where are each? Does (and/or can) the USC sponsor attend the DS-230 interview at the consulate along with the immigrant spouse?
 
JAEMM said:
Are there two interviews then, one for the I-130 and one for the DS-230, or is the I-130 approved without interview?
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If consular processing is chosen, the I-130 will be approved or denied without an interview.

Who attends the interviews, and where are each? Does (and/or can) the USC sponsor attend the DS-230 interview at the consulate along with the immigrant spouse?
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Only the immigrant spouse must attend the consular interview. The USC sponsor may attend if desired, but the sponsor's presence is not expected or mandatory.
 
Does the immigrant spouse have to do the fingerprints on the day of the interview and how long does the results take to find out..
 
Per U.S. State Department website for Bangladesh, accessed Dec 1, 2010: (She needs to obtain a Police Clearance.)

Police Record

Available. In order to obtain a police certificate from Bangladesh, a fee of Taka 250 (for each police certificate) payable to Bangladesh Bank or Sonali Bank is required by the Government of Bangladesh. Applicants should contact their local police station with a copy of the fee receipt (TR form No. 6), their passports and an application requesting the Officer-In-Charge to issue a police certificate. The police certificate should be reviewed, cleared and signed by the Deputy Police Commissioner and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. The foregoing procedures may be changed at any time by the Government of Bangladesh. For additional instructions applicants should contact the local police station.

For Bangladeshis living outside of Bangladesh, you can obtain guidance concerning police records from the nearest Bangladesh Consulate or contact the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka for further information.

ARREST RECORD: If any applicant has prior arrest record(s), he or she should submit police certificate(s) showing a record of all arrests, the reason for the arrest(s), and the disposition of each case. The documentation must cite the section of law covering the offense.
 
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