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i want to petition my girlfriend but i want her to live permanenty in the united states

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Cody and Daisy   373

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I wasn't correct.

Read here - http://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/spouse/bringing-spouses-live-united-states-permanent-residents

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Hypnos
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No one can petition a girlfriend - be they a US citizen or LPR - because there are no visas for girlfriends (or boyfriends). An LPR can petition for a spouse, and as stated it would take approximatel

mayfield
mayfield

My advice to the OP, Is as follows; 1) Calm down, this is a very serious and tedious process, 2) Go to the Philippines, Marry your girlfriend, In a church as long as the certificate is legally recog

aaron2020
aaron2020

Hi Elizer21, You are a green card holder. You can return to the PI and marry your girlfriend. You can file for a spousal visa. With the spousal visa, she will get a green card when she comes to Am

Unidentified Mentor

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Is she allowed to work at the u.s also with spouse visa?

You have to wait until you're a citizen before you can petition her for any type of visa. For the spousal visa (CR1) she can work as soon as she gets here but the process until she actually comes to the US is about a year. If you go for the fiance visa she has to apply for permission to work once she arrives in the states which can take a while. The fiance visa process can take anything from a few months to almost a year depending on the speed of the service centers.

But as we have already told you: as a green card holder you can't petition for a CR1 or K1 visa. You have to be a US citizen.





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Saffer   27

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No one can petition a gf/bf. Only fiance, spouse or family member.

I thought so too :) So OP needs to get engaged or married before even thinking of petitions.

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john_and_marlene   162

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No, he needs to become a US Citizen before even thinking of petitions.

LPR can petition for their spouse.

No, he needs to become a US Citizen before even thinking of petitions.

F2A category

05/16/2005 I-129F Sent

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12/07/2005 POE Minneapolis

12/17/2005 Wedding

12/20/2005 Applied for SSN

01/14/2005 SSN received in the mail

02/03/2006 AOS sent (Did not apply for EAD or AP)

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02/16/2006 Case status Online

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05/27/2008 Lifting of Conditions sent (TSC > VSC)

06/03/2008 Check Cleared

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04/20/2009 Lifting of Conditions approved

04/28/2009 Card received in the mail

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LPR can petition for their spouse.

F2A category

Okay then I apologize for missing this one.

But then the question to the OP is: since you're a Green Card holder, how long before you're a US citizen?

Only reason I ask is because it seems like the F2A visa can take several years so they question is will it just be quicker to wait until he's a USC or go with marriage and an F2A visa? Since that visa seems to have a processing time of at least 2-3 years?





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john_and_marlene   162

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He can file I-130 for a spouse as a permanent resident now. If he becomes a citizen before the priority date becomes current, then he can update the petition getting an immediate current priority date based on his new status.

05/16/2005 I-129F Sent

05/28/2005 I-129F NOA1

06/21/2005 I-129F NOA2

07/18/2005 Consulate Received package from NVC

11/09/2005 Medical

11/16/2005 Interview APPROVED

12/05/2005 Visa received

12/07/2005 POE Minneapolis

12/17/2005 Wedding

12/20/2005 Applied for SSN

01/14/2005 SSN received in the mail

02/03/2006 AOS sent (Did not apply for EAD or AP)

02/09/2006 NOA

02/16/2006 Case status Online

05/01/2006 Biometrics Appt.

07/12/2006 AOS Interview APPROVED

07/24/2006 GC arrived

05/02/2007 Driver's License - Passed Road Test!

05/27/2008 Lifting of Conditions sent (TSC > VSC)

06/03/2008 Check Cleared

07/08/2008 INFOPASS (I-551 stamp)

07/08/2008 Driver's License renewed

04/20/2009 Lifting of Conditions approved

04/28/2009 Card received in the mail

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No, he needs to become a US Citizen before even thinking of petitions.

wrong, an LPR can petition a spouse, it just takes longer, about 2 years.


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Saffer   27

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wrong, an LPR can petition a spouse, it just takes longer, about 2 years.

LOL, my USC spouse petitioned me and it took around 16 months which is nearly 2 years. So not much difference. USCIS is a joke at the moment and not a funny one.

EDIT: I know 16 months is not 2 years but it has felt like it :)

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Okay then I apologize for missing this one.

But then the question to the OP is: since you're a Green Card holder, how long before you're a US citizen?

Only reason I ask is because it seems like the F2A visa can take several years so they question is will it just be quicker to wait until he's a USC or go with marriage and an F2A visa? Since that visa seems to have a processing time of at least 2-3 years?

From the OP's initial post asking about being here for 5 years before he can petition her and his English skills, it seems that he just recently got here.

It would take time for him to become a U.S. citizen before he can pursue a spousal visa as a citizen. You are failing to consider the time it takes to get US citizenship which is 5 years of being an LPR.

Your advice has been really off - in your prior posts and in this post. You need to do more research before posting again and confusing the poor guy further. (The entire 2nd page of this thread has involved correcting your bad advice. This is not helping.) Not trying to be a d--- just trying to stop the flow of bad information to this poor fellow.

He can file as an LPR for a wife. If he gets US citizenship (after being a green card holder for 5 years), he can upgrade the petition. There is absolutely no reason for him to wait to get US citizenship before petitioning for a wife when he can upgrade the petition.

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