Need help on what to do keep getting different answers when calling uscis.

[vsvahia007 0]

Hello everyone,

I am a US citizen who recently got married my wife is on Esta Visa from the UK what are the correct forms to fill out for her to become a permanent resident. Please if you could help point me in the right direction and what type of time frame I am looking at???

Thanks in advance for the responses

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Do this: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

[vsvahia007 0]

Do this: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

Thank you for the quick reply and helpful guidelines. I have all of the forms filled out ready to send out but the following statement in that thread has me confused and concerned.

If you are already married, and your spouse came to the US on a tourist visa with the intent of immigration and marriage, then he/she should return to his/her home abroad, and the I-130 (or along with an I-129f for a K-3 Visa) should be filed with the relative outside of the U.S. to avoid denial, deportation, or even being banned from re-entry to the US.

Should my wife go back to England then submit the forms?

[*Snowdrop* 604]

Did she come with the intent of getting married and immigrating to the US?

Or did she come for a vacation and then you suddenly decided to get married while she was here?

[vsvahia007 0]

Did she come with the intent of getting married and immigrating to the US?

Or did she come for a vacation and then you suddenly decided to get married while she was here?

She came to surprise me for my birthday and then out of the spur of the moment we got married. She came on a visitor visa.

Edited September 18, 2013 by vsvahia007

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

So that warning doesn't apply to you.

If you go that route, she will not be able to go home (or leave the country) for around 3 months. If that is okay with you, then go ahead. If not, there are other methods.

Edited September 18, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[Ozz777 23]

She came to surprise me for my birthday and then out of the spur of the moment we got married. She came on a visitor visa.

Then she doesn't have to leave for immigration purposes. Just follow the guide for filing when your spouse is already in the country.

[vsvahia007 0]

Thank you for the support right now I just need to know what forms to fill out what immigration procedure does my wife and I have to go through to have her become a permanent resident. Please if you can help label it out step by step you are all the help I currently have. Thank you soo much.

[stevie b 141]

Thank you for the support right now I just need to know what forms to fill out what immigration procedure does my wife and I have to go through to have her become a permanent resident. Please if you can help label it out step by step you are all the help I currently have. Thank you soo much.

harpa gave you the link

click it

[Boggy1974 124]

Thank you for the support right now I just need to know what forms to fill out what immigration procedure does my wife and I have to go through to have her become a permanent resident. Please if you can help label it out step by step you are all the help I currently have. Thank you soo much.

1. Also you can visit uscis.gov

2. Click on forms

3. Click on the I-130 form and its instructions.

4. The rest is all laid out clearly for you. Good luck!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Thank you for the support right now I just need to know what forms to fill out what immigration procedure does my wife and I have to go through to have her become a permanent resident. Please if you can help label it out step by step you are all the help I currently have. Thank you soo much.

This is a do-it-yourself site so you have to find your way in the guides that have been written. You were given the guide link. There are sample forms filled out too. Look at the menu bar for those.Also each form will have many pages of instructions to study.

If you want a personal escort for every step and form, an immigration lawyer can fill out the forms for you, send them, and even attend the interview with you. Sometimes that is the best way to go if reading the do-it-yourself information is too confusing. You do want to get this done right because if there is a problem and you should get denied, there is no appeal process when she entered as a visitor on VWP instead of a proper immigrant visa.

[vsvahia007 0]

Thanks everyone for the help sorry for asking step by step instructions but just want to correct forms for my situation since I married my wife on a visitors visa out of spur of the moment. Thank you all for the replies.

[Ozz777 23]

Thanks everyone for the help sorry for asking step by step instructions but just want to correct forms for my situation since I married my wife on a visitors visa out of spur of the moment. Thank you all for the replies.

The link you were given goes to the step by step instructions that you are looking for. There are only three ways to file for a wife; If she's in the US, if she's outside the US, and if you are both outside of the US legally and living in a country which does DCF. That's it. I'm not sure what else you are hoping to find. The guide is even called;

Step-by-Step Guide on How to File an I-130 for a Spouse Inside the US

Just follow the Step-by-Step instructions and enjoy the fact that you can wait it out with your wife, unlike most people.