how long it will take to get green card after marriage ??(for F-1 visa to GC)

[Maunik 0]

Hey Everyone,

I need your help!!

I am having similar type of situation...can you please help me ??

Let me explain my situation in details :

1) On Jan 2012, I entered in usa for my master degree. (F1-Visa) (Student Visa Exp : Jan , 2017)

2) I graduated in dec 2013 from texas university and applied for OPT card. I got my OPT card for 12 months (12 month OPT Period : Jan 2014 to Jan 2015)

3) I started new job as software developer on jan,2014 to present...

4)I am eligible for STEM extension after 12 month So,I applied for OPT Stem Extension (17 Months). Last week ,I got my new OPT ext Card for another 17 months. (17 month new OPT Ext Period : Jan 2015 to June 2016)

5)Now, the main confusion is :

-My girlfriend has greencard and she entered in usa july , 2014.

-she is working in Cvs.

6) we are planning to get married in Aug. 2015 !!

7)After marriage , What do i need to do ?? I don't know any process or further steps to follow.

-I don't want to leave my job and don't want to leave usa.

-if i will apply for GC then how long it will take to get a GC after marriage ?????????

-Can i continue working , after i applied for GC ??

I am totally confuse about USCIS process !! I don't know what to do in this type of scenario.

Can you please suggest me the best option for me ??

Thanks a lot for your help in advance!!

Regards,

Maunik

[nov14filers 8]

Maunik

How long does she have a green card? If She has had a green card for a while and entered USA in 2014, I think it will take 24 months stay for her to be able to apply for the citizenship. Its a lot easier for you if she gets her citizenship done. This means she can apply for her citizen ship in July 2016. assuming everything goes smooth timeline wise, she probably can get her citizenship by the end of Dec. 2016. At that point she can file for your greencard and it will take you 6 months based on the citizenship.

Get an attorney and Consult her/him before taking a step. its worth every cent.

If you are in Atlanta and need a good good attorney, go to Humera Subhani. She handles these types of cases. She handled mine which was a very complicated case.

[Maunik 0]

Hey,

She has green since last 7 months.....

My NEW (OPT)EAD card /work permit will expire in june 2016 as i discussed earlier.

So , Can i apply for GC immediately after we are getting married ???? ( we are planning to get married in Aug. / Dec 2015)

If yes, then how long it will take to get my GC bcz i had my own EAD card based on my master degree ??

Can you please give me some more idea ?

Thanks a lot

Regards,

Maunik

[NancyNguyen 1,658]

After marriage, your spouse will file I-130 for you, this is not GREEN CARD application. You can work with your OPT no problem. But because your spouse is not USC, which doesn't give you a visa number right away so you have to wait until your visa number available.

F2A Category: Spouse of Green Card Holder. Waiting time is about 2 year for available visa number, and no one can predict how it is gonna be in next 2 year, progressing or retrogressing. Actually it is retrogressing. So you cannot adjust status in the States because your OPT extension will be expired by the time your visa number available. You will need to leave to your country to start on spousal visa. Good thing you will have IR1 if you pass your interview in your country so you don't have to worry about removing condition on your green card later.

Edited December 15, 2014 by NancyNguyen

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

***** moving to Bringing Family of Greencard Holders as a more appropriate forum, and removing dupe in another member's thread *****

[Maunik 0]

Oh really ???

I don't want to leave country....Do i have any other better option to get GC asap ???

Now, i am vary confuse about my status after getting married...

Please let me know if you have any good idea..

Thanks,

Maunik

[Dohan 133]

Oh really ???

I don't want to leave country....Do i have any other better option to get GC asap ???

Now, i am vary confuse about my status after getting married...

Please let me know if you have any good idea..

Thanks,

Maunik

First, there is no such thing as getting a GC "ASAP."

You mentioned you are here for your masters and that your student visa is valid until 2017, I am not sure how long your masters program is but so long as you are enrolled in school as per requirements of your visa you may remain in the US to complete your studies.

You also said you have an EAD, please note an EAD does not give you any status, it is merely a permission to work. If you breach requirements of your student visa, the EAD does not kick in as a protection.

Since your lady has only been in the US since 2014, she is not yet eligible to apply for naturalization, therefore it is best to wait until she naturalizes to marry and do your AOS.

From the timeline you have given, this looks like a new relationship, take the time to get to know one another, marriage is not something to rush into as it's a forever kind of thing It will give you time to gather all the evidence of your relationship.

Your student visa is valid for a while and you have secured employment, congratulations! Prove yourself to your employers and you can eventually talk to them about getting a work visa so that you can wait while your lady naturalizes.

All the best!

[Visa Grant 78]

Apart from all the above best course of action....After getting married, Your lady can file a I-130 petition for you under F2A and later on when she gets her citizenship in 2016, you can upgrade the present petition filed for faster processing...

Good Luck

[kzielu 1,149]

Apart from all the above best course of action....After getting married, Your lady can file a I-130 petition for you under F2A and later on when she gets her citizenship in 2016, you can upgrade the present petition filed for faster processing...

Good Luck

If she entered US in 2014, earliest she can get citizenship is 2019 (unless she got it through marriage to US citizen but I am guessing not in this case...)

[dnp2014 44]

Oh really ???

I don't want to leave country....Do i have any other better option to get GC asap ???

Now, i am vary confuse about my status after getting married...

Please let me know if you have any good idea..

Thanks,

Maunik

like others replied.. your status won't change after you get married here... She just immigrated here few months ago and you are here on F1.. after married you will not able to adjust your status to spouse of legal alien (she is LPR it will take her 4-5 years to get citizenship). you can stay If you are able to secure employer sponsorship ..

[NancyNguyen 1,658]

Maunik

How long does she have a green card? If She has had a green card for a while and entered USA in 2014, I think it will take 24 months stay for her to be able to apply for the citizenship. Its a lot easier for you if she gets her citizenship done. This means she can apply for her citizen ship in July 2016. assuming everything goes smooth timeline wise, she probably can get her citizenship by the end of Dec. 2016. At that point she can file for your greencard and it will take you 6 months based on the citizenship.

Get an attorney and Consult her/him before taking a step. its worth every cent.

If you are in Atlanta and need a good good attorney, go to Humera Subhani. She handles these types of cases. She handled mine which was a very complicated case.

Do you know what you are saying about?

[Boiler 46,144]

The quickest way would be to find a Girlfriend who is not a USC.

Otherwise get you Employer to sponsor you for a work visa/GC.

[Visa Grant 78]

The quickest way would be to find a Girlfriend who is not a USC.

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Boiler, u are a Immigenius... ...., How can it be a quickest way, if it is not a USC.....