question about greencard holder

[tvivle 0]

if an approved f2a (unmarried children) immigrant enters USA. how long does he/she be able to get the greencard? can the immigrant file for a petition to his/her parents a year after date from the arrival?. can the unmarried child immigrant be married already if ever he/she is in the USA or there is a waiting period? thank you

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

- if an approved f2a (unmarried children) immigrant enters USA. how long does he/she be able to get the greencard?

They will get the greencard in the mail a few weeks after they arrived. If nothing has arrived within 2 months, I'd check on it, just in case there weas a change of address not recorded or similar.

- can the immigrant file for a petition to his/her parents a year after date from the arrival?

I assume this is a different case to the above, as the above immigrant was sponsored by his/ her parents, thus they are already in the USA... In any case, a greencard holder cannot sponsor their parents. So thye would need to wait until they are a US citizen (5 years), then start a petition.

- can the unmarried child immigrant be married already if ever he/she is in the USA or there is a waiting period? thank you

Once the unmarried child got his/ her visa and is in the USA, they are a greencard holder and can marry who they wish.

[tvivle 0]

thanks for the reply.

-the petitioner is the father. the father and the mother filed divorce long ago. so you mean the immigrant cant file for a petition for his/her mother unless he/she will become a US Citizen?

if ever the immigrant will marry a non-citizen? can she/he petition the spouse?

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

That is correct; only citizens can file for parents.

Yes, once the immigrant is in the USA she can marry and file for their spouse, as a greencard holder or later as a citizen.

[tvivle 0]

thank you for the fast reply. it did help me a lot.

can the immigrant travel to another country? can travel affect in filling for the future naturalization? how many years does the immigrant under f2a category stay in the country before he/she can file for naturalization?