Immigrant Visa.........

[generousjido 0]

Hello everyone, i am so confused about something and i need some good explanations please. I am on my NVC process for my immigrant visa (i130). Will i be able to work if i get to the states with the immigrant visa? How many years visa will it be? And how long does it take for me to have the green card once i get to the states? I am a bit confused.

I need some comprehensive responses please.

Thank you.

[Hollyday 122]

Hello everyone, i am so confused about something and i need some good explanations please. I am on my NVC process for my immigrant visa (i130). Will i be able to work if i get to the states with the immigrant visa? How many years visa will it be? And how long does it take for me to have the green card once i get to the states? I am a bit confused.

I need some comprehensive responses please.

Thank you.

1. You will be able to work, yes. You'd need to get an SSN for that if you don't have one but generally yes, this type of visa makes you a legal permanent resident so you can work

2, The visa is valid for entering for approx. 6 months (it's issued after the interview but the 6 months are counted from the date of medical exam). When it's endorsed upon first entry it acts as a temporary green card for one year

3. Actual green card is sent to your mailing address in the US after you enter the country, time of delivery can be up to several months, for me it took approx. 2 months

Check out the VJ Wiki article on that type of visa, it may answer some of your questions.

[Ian H. 207]

Yes, as mentioned above, when you enter the country with your immigrant visa, you will automatically become an LPR. The little stamp they put on your visa, will serve as a GC for all intents and purposes for 1 year. You can work, get an SSN, a DL, etc. In order to receive your GC as soon as possible after entry, it is highly recommended you pay the $165 immigrant fee before you enter the US. Your timeline is incomplete so I don't know if you are CR1, or IR1. If you are a CR1, you will have to remove the conditions on your GC, in 2 years minus 90 days after your entry.

[generousjido 0]

Yes, as mentioned above, when you enter the country with your immigrant visa, you will automatically become an LPR. The little stamp they put on your visa, will serve as a GC for all intents and purposes for 1 year. You can work, get an SSN, a DL, etc. In order to receive your GC as soon as possible after entry, it is highly recommended you pay the $165 immigrant fee before you enter the US. Your timeline is incomplete so I don't know if you are CR1, or IR1. If you are a CR1, you will have to remove the conditions on your GC, in 2 years minus 90 days after your entry.

Thanks for your response. What do you mean by CR1 or IR1. My wife is the only filing for me, i am in South Korea and she is a US citizen living in the states. I want to go to the states for us to live together as a couple. And also can i join the US military with my kind of visa as an immigrant?

[generousjido 0]

1. You will be able to work, yes. You'd need to get an SSN for that if you don't have one but generally yes, this type of visa makes you a legal permanent resident so you can work

2, The visa is valid for entering for approx. 6 months (it's issued after the interview but the 6 months are counted from the date of medical exam). When it's endorsed upon first entry it acts as a temporary green card for one year

3. Actual green card is sent to your mailing address in the US after you enter the country, time of delivery can be up to several months, for me it took approx. 2 months

Check out the VJ Wiki article on that type of visa, it may answer some of your questions.

Thanks for your response. I don't understand what you mean by the visa is valid for approx 6 months. Do i need to be renewing the green card or something? And can i join the US military with my kind of visa as an immigrant?

[Ian H. 207]

The visa is only for you to enter the US. When you enter you will be a permanent resident. If you and your wife have been married for less than 2 years when you enter the US, you will be given a conditional green card that you will have to convert to a permanent green card by removing the conditions for your residency. You would be able to join the military if you so choose. I'm not sure if there's an age requirement, but being an LPR you would be able to join. Please read the guides on the website as they provide very useful insight on how the immigration process works and what different terms mean.

[generousjido 0]

The visa is only for you to enter the US. When you enter you will be a permanent resident. If you and your wife have been married for less than 2 years when you enter the US, you will be given a conditional green card that you will have to convert to a permanent green card by removing the conditions for your residency. You would be able to join the military if you so choose. I'm not sure if there's an age requirement, but being an LPR you would be able to join. Please read the guides on the website as they provide very useful insight on how the immigration process works and what different terms mean.

Thanks for your response. How do i remove the conditions?

[Ian H. 207]

You would file form I-751 in the 90 day period before the expiration of your green card along with your spouse and prove with satisfactory evidence that your marriage is genuine and not for immigration purposes. Again, please read the guides, as they contain very valuable info.

[generousjido 0]

You would file form I-751 in the 90 day period before the expiration of your green card along with your spouse and prove with satisfactory evidence that your marriage is genuine and not for immigration purposes. Again, please read the guides, as they contain very valuable info.

How many years is the green card duration?

[Ryan H 3,834]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to General Immigration-Related Discussion.

[JimmyHou 613]

How many years is the green card duration?

If you got your green card through marriage, you get a conditional green card first.

A conditional green card is good for 2 years.

Before your conditional green card expires, you need to apply for Removal of Conditions (as someone else explained).

Once conditions are removed, you get your "unconditional" green card.

The unconditional green card is good for 10 years.

If you got your green card through some other way (not through marriage), then you just get a 10-year green card (no conditional green card).