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branci Newbie

branci   0

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Please help!

My boyfriend is green card holder- he won on lottery! I came in USA as a tourist. What is gonna happened with me when we get married? We are planning to do that in USA.

What kind of visa I can get? Do I have to wait 5 years for a green card? Am I legable to work during that time?

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eau_xplain Experienced

eau_xplain   2

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You can get married when you come into the US on a tourist visa but, since your (soon to be) spouse is not yet a USC, you cannot apply for AOS. You will have to leave on or before the date your I-94 expires. Your husband will then file an I-130 for you and you have to wait for an immigrant visa number to be available to you.

08/17/08: Mailed N400 to TSC

08/19/08: USPS attempted delivery

08/20/08: TSC received N400

08/21/08: TSC cashed check

09/02/08: Received NOA...........Priority date: 08/20/08

..............................................Notice date : 08/22/08

09/02/08: Received Biometrics Notification

09/18/08: Biometrics completed - Charlotte DO

10/24/08: Received Interview Letter

12/08/08: Interview @ 1:00pm. APPROVED!

01/05/09: Oath Ceremony 10:00AM. Now officially a USC!!!

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01/17/09: Applied for US Passport and passport card

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01/29/09: Received naturalization certificate back from passport office

Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   46,108

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Diito to the above.

You might want to see if you can qualify for any other visa, work, lottery for yourself for example.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

lucyrich Proficient

lucyrich   20

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How long has he held his Green Card? He should be eligible for citizenship after holding the Green Card five years. He can send the paperwork off up to 90 days before he reaches his five year anniversary of Green Card status.

It may be that the fastest route to status for you is to marry, have him file an I-130, and have him become a citizen. Once he is a citizen, he can upgrade the I-130 to be handled as a citizen-filed petition. There would be no waiting for an immigrant visa number, since at that time, you'd be the spouse of a US Citizen.

04 Apr, 2004: Got married

05 Apr, 2004: I-130 Sent to CSC

13 Apr, 2004: I-130 NOA 1

19 Apr, 2004: I-129F Sent to MSC

29 Apr, 2004: I-129F NOA 1

13 Aug, 2004: I-130 Approved by CSC

28 Dec, 2004: I-130 Case Complete at NVC

18 Jan, 2005: Got the visa approved in Caracas

22 Jan, 2005: Flew home together! CCS->MIA->SFO

25 May, 2005: I-129F finally approved! We won't pursue it.

8 June, 2006: Our baby girl is born!

24 Oct, 2006: Window for filing I-751 opens

25 Oct, 2006: I-751 mailed to CSC

18 Nov, 2006: I-751 NOA1 received from CSC

30 Nov, 2006: I-751 Biometrics taken

05 Apr, 2007: I-751 approved, card production ordered

23 Jan, 2008: N-400 sent to CSC via certified mail

19 Feb, 2008: N-400 Biometrics taken

27 Mar, 2008: Naturalization interview notice received (NOA2 for N-400)

30 May, 2008: Naturalization interview, passed the test!

17 June, 2008: Naturalization oath notice mailed

15 July, 2008: Naturalization oath ceremony!

16 July, 2008: Registered to vote and applied for US passport

26 July, 2008: US Passport arrived.

 
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