LPR's Wife to USA - What is the process?

[DeathStrike 9]

Hi,

I am sure this has been asked quite a number of times here, just that I cannot see any in first few pages.

I am currently an LPR in US for 4years 5 months now. I will be eligible for citizenship application in March 2011. Recently I had been married, she lives outside US and never been to USA before. Now I want to apply for her so she can come here and finish her studies here.

My question is, what should be the process? I understand I have to file I-130, G-325A for her PR, which will take quite a long time (as far I remember the current date for F2 category is 2008)

1. Can I change my category once I become citizen? will that save time if I apply now or should I wait for citizenship and then apply?

2. Other than I-130, what other options I have to bring her here? If there is any other, please mention if she will be eligible for studies and employment.

3. Other than I-130, G-325A and G-1145, do I need to submit anything else for F2 category?

4. In I-130 instructions, document requirements mention " joint ownership of property (E)", "joint tenancy of residence ", "co-mingling of financial resorces(G)", "birth certificates of children born to us (H)", "affidavits by third parties(I), "any other relevant document(J)". I have none of E through H. What exactly they mean by I, and if I cannot secure a "I-affidavit", what else can be submitted as relevant document to show this is an ongoing marital union (that we are married) other than the marriage certificate ?

Thanks.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You can file I-130 now and then upgrade the petition when you become a US Citizen. The I-130 is the beginning of a path that will lead her to entering the US and triggering her own Permanent Resident Status.

Regarding proof of a bona fide marriage, if you have no financial mingling, you can include anything you would think validates a "proof of relationship." An affidavit is a statement from someone you know who describes what they know about the marriage and verifies it is real. You would ask someone to write one. Good luck.