immigration visa

[Amiz 0]

actually i just joined this web today,and i don't know how to use it.. so, the think is that..i am a permanent resident of U.S. and i passed like 2 and a half year here..and in June 2012 it will be 3 years. and this coming August im going back to my country Pakistan for getting married.so i want to ask that should i apply for him( husband) after getting married on my permanent resident or should i wait for my U.S Citizenship? i want to see that in which process he should be here soon.

[aleful 1,905]

actually i just joined this web today,and i don't know how to use it.. so, the think is that..i am a permanent resident of U.S. and i passed like 2 and a half year here..and in June 2012 it will be 3 years. and this coming August im going back to my country Pakistan for getting married.so i want to ask that should i apply for him( husband) after getting married on my permanent resident or should i wait for my U.S Citizenship? i want to see that in which process he should be here soon.

marry and file for him, the wait for spouses of LPR currently is over 2 years.

You have over 2 years until you can file for USC, then you have to wait for several months until you become a USC, and then if you file for him, the wait is several months more, so it would be over 3 years if you wait to become a USC and file for him at that time.

[N E O 176 19]

actually i just joined this web today,and i don't know how to use it.. so, the think is that..i am a permanent resident of U.S. and i passed like 2 and a half year here..and in June 2012 it will be 3 years. and this coming August im going back to my country Pakistan for getting married.so i want to ask that should i apply for him( husband) after getting married on my permanent resident or should i wait for my U.S Citizenship? i want to see that in which process he should be here soon.

this link will help u http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

[immiprocess 1]

actually i just joined this web today,and i don't know how to use it.. so, the think is that..i am a permanent resident of U.S. and i passed like 2 and a half year here..and in June 2012 it will be 3 years. and this coming August im going back to my country Pakistan for getting married.so i want to ask that should i apply for him( husband) after getting married on my permanent resident or should i wait for my U.S Citizenship? i want to see that in which process he should be here soon.

In my opinion, applying for immigration of spouse on PR card is much more hassle than simply waiting for citizenship and applying as citizen.

US citizen gets high preference and no wait time when applying foreign spouse than PR. I will strongly suggest you to wait until you get US citizenship.

In my opinion, it is really hard to maintain distance relationship for years. my two cents.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Actually,

the I-130 has to be filed either way. It takes about 5 months to adjudicate, so that's the time that can be saved by filing before becoming a U.S. citizen. For a purely strategic perspective, it makes the most sense to file about 6 months before becoming a U.S. citizen. That leaves the door open for potential problems with the spouse, and enough time to get the I-130 approved by the time the resident becomes a citizen.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Given the time it takes for you to become a US citizen, it is better for you to file now.

There is the possibility that your husband could immigrate to the US before you complete the US citizenship process. This sure beats waiting to petition for him after you become a US citizen.

If he is still waiting for a visa when you become a US citizen, you can upgrade the petition to a US citizen petitioning for a spouse. The advantage over waiting until you become a US citizen is that USCIS will probably have approved the petition and sent it to the NVC. This will save you time vs. waiting to file as a US citizen.

As you can see, there is no advantage to waiting to get US citizenship and then file. It is better to file now.

[Mohsin786 23]

Aaron is 100% right , there is no point in waiting, and during the process if u should happen to get your citizenship u can always upgrade the papers,,when you are in a long distance relationship/marriage you will realize that each day without that person is like a lifetime.

[Amiz 0]

please guide me... because 1 person says that its better that if applying for immigration of spouse on PR card is much more hassle than simply waiting for citizenship and applying as citizen. US citizen gets high preference and no wait time when applying foreign spouse than PR..

tell me what should i do? im consfused:-S

[ceadsearc 516]

It's true that a visa number is available immediately for the spouse of a USC. But it still makes sense to file now as the spouse of a permanent resident. If you become a USC before a visa number is available you can upgrade your petition and your spouse will immediately be eligible for a visa. If a visa number becomes available before you become a USC you simply proceed that way.

You have nothing to lose by filing now. It may or may not save you time in the end but it won't make it any worse.

[Amiz 0]

It's true that a visa number is available immediately for the spouse of a USC. But it still makes sense to file now as the spouse of a permanent resident. If you become a USC before a visa number is available you can upgrade your petition and your spouse will immediately be eligible for a visa. If a visa number becomes available before you become a USC you simply proceed that way.

You have nothing to lose by filing now. It may or may not save you time in the end but it won't make it any worse.

if i file right now than i know i have to pay the fees.. but my question is now, that when i get my USC than again i have to pay them for upgrade?

[Ghanasco 4]

There's no fees to upgrade from LPR to USC, No additional fees to pay. So I will advice U to file now rather than later. Good luck.

[naruto05 0]

I have the same situation. I am getting married so that I can file F2A for him.

I want to ask if I'm going to marry him, my surname will be changed. should I updated my passport and visa with his surname before going back to US? or should I do it whenever I got back to US? I am afraid the immigration won't allow me to enter the US because my surname has change. thank you so much for your help.