My husband is still an an LPR Immigrant for 20 years help!

[chibiyen 0]

Hi! I have several questions:

Can my Husband (Filipino Born) a LPR for 20 years Immigrant ( not yet a citizen) can petition me his wife to the U.S. even though he is still in college studying? Does Joint Affidavit of Support from his sister or mother can help?

He got a criminal record for attempted robbery when he was 18 years old (now hes 32) he was imprisoned for 2 days; will that affect our visa approval rate?

Is it true that when you are a newly citizen of america, you can't stay to other countries for vacation more than 4 weeks?

Or is it just better for us to wait for our 2nd Year Wedding Anniversary to start our Visa Journey?

please help i really don't know who can help us... i will really appreciate it! thank you

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Can my Husband (Filipino Born) a LPR for 20 years Immigrant ( not yet a citizen) can petition me his wife to the U.S. even though he is still in college studying?

Yup. For spouse of permanent residents, there is a wait for the visa number to become current. The wait is very short now. File soon before it gets longer.

Does Joint Affidavit of Support from his sister or mother can help?

If he doesn't have enough current income, yes, he will need to find a joint sponsor.

He got a criminal record for attempted robbery when he was 18 years old (now hes 32) he was imprisoned for 2 days; will that affect our visa approval rate?

Not sure about this. I doubt it; he's not the one immigrating.

Is it true that when you are a newly citizen of america, you can't stay to other countries for vacation more than 4 weeks?

Absolutely false. If you're a citizen, you can leave the U.S. for however long you want and come back at any time.

But you're still a long way away from being a citizen. As a permanent resident, you need to maintain residency in the U.S. There starts to be questions if you leave the U.S. for more than 6 months; and you need to have a re-entry permit if you want to leave for more than a year.

Or is it just better for us to wait for our 2nd Year Wedding Anniversary to start our Visa Journey?

It's up to you. If you wait until you're married for 2 years, or almost married for 2 years (so that by the time it gets approved, you'll have been married for 2 years), then you will skip the whole Removal of Conditions thing. But is it really worth being separated?

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So, he doesn't have to apply for naturalization citizenship and petition me to united states? even though he is only LPR? and he is only a collage student though...

Yup. For spouse of permanent residents, there is a wait for the visa number to become current. The wait is very short now. File soon before it gets longer.

If he doesn't have enough current income, yes, he will need to find a joint sponsor.

Not sure about this. I doubt it; he's not the one immigrating.

Absolutely false. If you're a citizen, you can leave the U.S. for however long you want and come back at any time.

But you're still a long way away from being a citizen. As a permanent resident, you need to maintain residency in the U.S. There starts to be questions if you leave the U.S. for more than 6 months; and you need to have a re-entry permit if you want to leave for more than a year.

It's up to you. If you wait until you're married for 2 years, or almost married for 2 years (so that by the time it gets approved, you'll have been married for 2 years), then you will skip the whole Removal of Conditions thing. But is it really worth being separated?

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So, he doesn't have to apply for naturalization citizenship and petition me to united states? even though he is only LPR? and he is only a collage student though...

Yes, permanent residents can petition spouses. The difference between him being a permanent resident vs a citizen is that for a spouse of a citizen, visa numbers are available immediately, whereas for spouse of a permanent resident, they are not. However, the wait is not that long currently.

Being a college student is not relevant other than him not having income. If he does not have enough income, he will need to get a joint sponsor.

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ohh i see.. wait i have to clarify this first: ahm... his non-american passport has no visa, he only use his permanent residency card to enter united states. is that a green card? or LPR card? is there any difference? sorry i know this is a stupid question from a newbie like us... please bear with me

Yes, permanent residents can petition spouses. The difference between him being a permanent resident vs a citizen is that for a spouse of a citizen, visa numbers are available immediately, whereas for spouse of a permanent resident, they are not. However, the wait is not that long currently.

Being a college student is not relevant other than him not having income. If he does not have enough income, he will need to get a joint sponsor.

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ohh i see.. wait i have to clarify this first: ahm... his non-american passport has no visa, he only use his permanent residency card to enter united states. is that a green card? or LPR card? is there any difference? sorry i know this is a stupid question from a newbie like us... please bear with me

Nothing stupid about your question.

Legal permanent Resident is his status and the green card is his proof od such status.

So the card he has the "permanent resident card yes is his green card.

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Nothing stupid about your question.

Legal permanent Resident is his status and the green card is his proof od such status.

So the card he has the "permanent resident card yes is his green card.

cool! how much do you think we need to get through this process? and how long will it takes?