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[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

when my husband received his green cards we were engaged (august2011) we got married in October ( 2011 ) and he went to usa in february 2012 before he doesn't know about the procedure.récently he has seen a lawyer who éxplain about the procedure of our situations

this week my husband will add my fille and i want to ask for a tourist visa next monthe what do you think????????

The tourist visa will not be approved because they will assume you would not return and want to stay with your husband. Wasted time and money.

Your best chance is the CR1 spousal visa with well documented proof of the engagement that came prior to his GC to show it was not a DV lottery induced "hook up" for you both, meaning you need to be able to show that you didn't get married just because he was DV approved and proof a bona fide marriage.

[Sarah B 26]

A tourist visa will not be approved because your goal is not to be a tourist but to rejoin your husband (je t'ai dis la meme chose en francais) your husband needs to file the I130 so that you can join him here permanently

[jpaula 20]

The wait time for a spouse of a LPR is significantly longer than for that of a USC. There are annual limits on the number of family visas for LPRs so you have to wait for a space to become available. When I last researched this for a friend several years ago, average wait time was 5 years. It may be different now, but a quick google should give you current data. Many people are still waiting by the time their spouse becomes a US citizen at which time they change their petition. Though in your case, as your husband cannot get his citizenship for almost 5 years, it is probably best to start the process now.

As noted, you should be prepared to show evidence about your relationship and explain why you were not mentioned on his lottery application and were married very shortly after he got his green card.

Having listened to much incorrect visa advice in Algeria, from lawyers, well-intentioned friends and family etc I really encourage you to do your own research and, if you want legal advice, have your husband talk to a lawyer in the US. And please, please, please, even if someone knows someone who did (fill in the blank) and got a tourist visa while married or got the visa in a very short time, take it with a grain of salt and just focus on doing your own process correctly. If you are honest on a tourist visa--as you MUST be--and state that you are married to an LPR, you will not get a tourist visa. So, do this right and prepare for a long wait. Don't listen to anyone who tells you there are shortcuts.

[jpaula 20]

I just noticed there is a board here on the topic. Maybe ask here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/112-bringing-family-members-of-permanent-residents-to-america/

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

Great advice jpaula! I didn't know that about the difference between USC's petitioning and LPR's petitioning. It looks like this thread was originally posted on the board you linked to but it was moved to MENA.

Gosh I am so sorry to hear about the awful long wait to be with your husband. We're here if you need us.

[jpaula 20]

Hmm, I wonder why they moved it from there to MENA. Maybe they were hoping someone could give you information specific to petitions going through Algeria. The wait times do vary by country and I would guess Algeria is below average since fewer applications go through there than, say, India, and annual allotments are by country.

I cannot think of any LPR on the MENA forum who has filed for a spouse, but maybe someone has and can give you a better guess as to time. My only advice is to get as much accurate info as you can, start the process now (file the I-130 and front load it with evidence of your relationship and an explanation of the timing of your marriage), do it right, and be patient.