How does a permanent resident apply for a visa to bring a lover?

[Paradox101 0]

Assalamwalikum & Namaste.
Hi,
I have a really complex query.
Let me put it forward as simply as i can.
My uncle (my dad's brother), went to USA through DV Lottery.
Then after a while, he applied for his siblings, (3 brothers and 1 sister)
It happens that they are all married, and have children, making a head count boom to a staggering 18 people in total.
Now it has been almost a decade now since he applied.
And the last update confirmed that we will probably have to apply for the visa next year.
Thanks to Almighty.
However,
Here is my issue.
I have a lover, and i am very serious about her.
I wonder what to do.
I want to bring her to USA as well.
But my family is very conservative about premarital relationships.
In other words, i want to bring her to USA without their consent.
Now,
I can afford the expenses.
I am a EEE graduate, and working in a Bank in the IT department.
So i also have a decent job experience,
I believe i can provide for her once she is here.
Now that you understand my predicament.
I need to know.
1. Right after i will land in USA, what is my status, am i a citizen or a permanent resident?
2. When can i apply for my girl friend, and which visa procedures do i have to follow?
3. If there is no such procedure, can i come back to Bangladesh, marry her, get a marriage certificate to prove the validity of marriage,
and then once i return to USA, then can i apply for a visa to bring her to USA?
4. How long will this procedure take?
5. What will be the expenses involved?
Please Help!!! I am in need of your advice. Thank you.

Edited March 16, 2014 by Paradox101

[kzielu 1,149]

1. Permanent resident

2. No girlfriend / fiancee visas for permanent residents. You can apply for fiancee visa once you're a citizen.

3. Yes, it'll take probably between 1.5 - 2.5 years to bring her over.

4. See above.

[Paradox101 0]

Thank you Sir,
So you are saying that,
once i become a citizen, i can apply for the "fiance visa"
but how long till my status upgrades form "permanent resident" to "citizen"?

[canadian_wife 1,822]

It does not automatically upgrade, you will have to apply for citizenship once you are eligible, after 5 years of being a PR

good luck

[kzielu 1,149]

Thank you Sir,

So you are saying that,

once i become a citizen, i can apply for the "fiance visa"

but how long till my status upgrades form "permanent resident" to "citizen"?

As said as above you will be eligible to apply after 5 years of being resident. You will have to meet certain requirements to become US citizen. At this point much shorter path to bring your partner over is marriage and spousal visa.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

You will be an LPR for at least 5 years. You can file for a spouse or minor children and unmarried adult children

A USC can file for fiance, spouse, children of all sorts, and parents.

[milimelo 4,481]

How old are you now? Depending on how long it took to approve the I-130 for your father, you may have aged out. If that's the case and you don't qualify for the visa, you will have to remain unmarried until your parent(s) filed for you and you get your immigrant visa.

[Paradox101 0]

Sir milimelo,
My date of birth is 28th June, 1991 (22yrs 8mths)
My uncle consulted with the experts,
and according to them, the new system has no age barrier of 21 years.

[Paradox101 0]

5 years is a long time, and then a further 2.5 years.
I trust my girl friend, that she will try her best to wait for me.
However, Bangladeshi culture, like most Asian cultures, give a lot of authority to the parents in finding a suitor for the marriage of their son/daughter.
And so, she will be easily forced into marriage.
I don't want to sound dramatic, and don't want to over share my problems, and bore you.
But i am at the edge of my wits here.
Is there any other way.
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Furthurmore,
I am planning to apply for my Masters Degree in
a US university.
I will be applying with a F1 visa as a international student.
But after that i will also become a permanent resident.
Will there b a conflict of any sort?

[milimelo 4,481]

I really wouldn't say the "new system" - whatever you consider it to be doesn't have any age limits.

So - what is the PD date of the petition and when was the petition approved (NOA2) - determine if you're eligible for an immigrant visa or not. If petition was approved in more than 2-3 years you can deduct the processing time from your age and you should be ok with immigrant visa.

BTW, once you enter the US using your immigrant visa and are processed at POE, you're a permanent resident. You can turn around that or next day and go back to Bangladesh and get married there, return to the US and file I-130 for your spouse.

[Paradox101 0]

Thank you Sir, for the information.
You have mentioned that once i become "permanent resident", i can come back to my native country, get married, and return to US, and then apply for I-130 visa for my spouse.

Would you be kind enough to tell me,
how long might it take for me to become "permanent resident" right after the day i land on USA for the first time?
And how long will it take for my spouse to come over to USA, once i applied for I-130.

[milimelo 4,481]

Thank you Sir, for the information.

You have mentioned that once i become "permanent resident", i can come back to my native country, get married, and return to US, and then apply for I-130 visa for my spouse.

Would you be kind enough to tell me,

how long might it take for me to become "permanent resident" right after the day i land on USA for the first time?

And how long will it take for my spouse to come over to USA, once i applied for I-130.

At POE (entry into the US), they will take your immigrant visa paperwork the Embassy gives you and stamp your passport where your immigrant visa is placed. That makes you a permanent resident. The stamped immigrant visa serves as your temporary green card until you received a real green card in the mail (you have to pay the $165 fee before entry to the US for green card production).

Once you get married and apply for I-130, you can expect around 2-2,5 yrs* until your spouse has an immigrant visa. *Depends on the visa bulletin and PD processing times which are subject to change.

[Paradox101 0]

God Bless you, your family and all those who matter to you.
Thanks for all the information you provided.

[Ryan E 10]

Take a look at the guides on the top of the page. You seem to be lacking a significant amount of basic information about the immigration process. Those guides well help a lot.

[Boiler 45,525]

Nice to have an uncle with a six figure salary.