How much did it take? Visa or permanent residence...
2007-02-05 07:17:29 · 7 answers · asked by rijojunior 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Embassies & Consulates
I didn't but my coworker did. His wife is the one who married for permanent status. They have to remained married for a certain amount of time. I believe he said a year but they were married longer than that.
2007-02-05 07:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by ambr95012 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the country the Consulate is located in. Some countries take longer than others. My wife came from China. From the time I submitted the I-130 and G-325a's for both me and her to when she received her visa took about a year. We didn't use a lawyer. I paid a filing fee of $185 to the USCIS for the Immigration Petition. When the approved petition transferred to the State Department Visa office I paid them $65 for a check of my financial status, then $370 for the visa application. She had to pay the equivalent of $100 for her physical.
Add in the cost of notaries, money orders, postage and other incidentals she cost me less than $1000. I still believe it was money well spent. Now this was about two years ago, so the rates may have recently increased, but I don't think you need as lawyer unless you anticipate some difficulties. Go to WWW.visajourney.com It is a forum of people in various stages of the visa/ immigration/ citizenship process with spouses from all over the world.
2007-02-06 11:05:44 · answer #2 · answered by carlsharp2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We did, but I heard people that had a much easier time that us. After spending about 1200$ over the period of a year and three months, we gave up and I moved to live with my husband.
I recommend the spouse living in the States use an immigration lawyer...it will save alot of frustration.
Most people I spoke with told me it took beween 6-9 months.
This was for permanent residence.
2007-02-05 07:48:37 · answer #3 · answered by Saffy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think perhaps you may want to go to the US site to get legal infos .....not quiet sure of your question here ?
a visa obtained by # fiance # visa , allows you to live in the states if you are married within 90 days , after that? a living accord ,since you are married to a US citizen .........
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?
vgnextoid=54519c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=54519c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
2007-02-05 08:35:44 · answer #4 · answered by HJW 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see the uscis info before you must now stay married for 7 yrs. they changed the laws about a decade ago.
2007-02-05 09:26:51 · answer #5 · answered by CCC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I married a US citizen and askef for a green card but they gave me a credit card and told me that I was born here and I had to pay off my new wife's debts. Crap! I want to move to Fiji.
2007-02-05 07:22:08 · answer #6 · answered by Tom W 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i love you and would have waited til we got the right answer i love and miss you sooo much xoxoxoxoxoxoxox
2016-05-24 19:00:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋