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Married my spouse in the USA, what do I need to do?

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ayang   0

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I married my spouse while he was in the USA (from China) on a 6 month tourist visa. He is still in the USA, his visa is up 12 of September 2016. Do I start with the I-130? Anyone done this before and have advise or timeline information?

Thanks!

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Da&De   23

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you may file i-130 Petition for Alien Relative abd i-485 Ajustment of status together.

the important thing is that you and your spouse didnt make any plans about getting married when coming to the US on a tourist visa, because that way uscis will consider it a visa fraud. because if you intended to get married than you should have applied for fiancee visa

so if he just came to visit you and you decided to get married after that, its fine.

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AOS EAD

5/5/2016 - sent docs to Chicago, AGAIN (i-485, i-130, i-765, i-864) [Day 0] 5/16/2016 - NOA [Day 11]

5/6/2016 - delivered and signed up for by R Mercado [Day 1] 7/20/2016 - called to submit a service request for my EAD. [Day 76]
5/12/2016 - checks cashed [Day 7] 7/28/2016 - case numbers for i-130 and i-765 started working to say case was received on May 6 [Day 84]

5/16/2016 - got 3 NOAs in the mail, dated May 12, priority date is 7/29/2016 - case status of I-765 is "New Card Is Being Produced", later in the evening - "Case Was Approved" [Day 85]

May 6 (haven't received any emails or texts) [Day 11] 8/1/2016 - received answer for the service request "your case is under review" [Day 89]

6/10/2016 - got biometrics letter in the mail, notice date is June 4, 2016, which 8/1/2016 - received answer for the service request "your case is under review" [Day 89]

is day 30 from when they picked up the package [Day 36] 8/2/2016 - case status of I-765 is "The Card was Mailed to you" [Day 90]

6/21/2016 - Biometrics walk-in in Philadelphia [Day 47] 8/4/2016 - received I-797 Notice of Action for approved I-765 [Day 92]

6/22/2016 - Scheduled Biometrics Appointment [Day 48] 8/5/2016 - EAD in mail [Day 93]

6/30/2016 - online case status started working "case is ready to be scheduled

for the interview" [Day 56]

8/9/2016 - Interview is Scheduled [Day 97]

9/14/2016 - Interview Day [Day 133]

ayang Newbie

ayang   0

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you may file i-130 Petition for Alien Relative abd i-485 Ajustment of status together.

the important thing is that you and your spouse didnt make any plans about getting married when coming to the US on a tourist visa, because that way uscis will consider it a visa fraud. because if you intended to get married than you should have applied for fiancee visa

so if he just came to visit you and you decided to get married after that, its fine.

We did not have plans to get married before he came here. I live in California and we went to Las Vegas for a few days, and just wanted to get married :) Thanks for helping. Do you know how long the process takes for the green card?

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Da&De   23

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We did not have plans to get married before he came here. I live in California and we went to Las Vegas for a few days, and just wanted to get married :) Thanks for helping. Do you know how long the process takes for the green card?

well it usually takes about 6 months to get a green card, but this differs from office to office.

The forms you'll have to submit are quite easy to fill out and I'm sure you won't have any troubles, especially when you are a member of this forum, you'll be able to find the answers to all your questions.

If you have any, feel free to contact me ;)

I also came here as a visitor and married my husband, but we actually met after I came here, but still. Like you, there was no fiancee visa procedure for us :)

AOS EAD

5/5/2016 - sent docs to Chicago, AGAIN (i-485, i-130, i-765, i-864) [Day 0] 5/16/2016 - NOA [Day 11]

5/6/2016 - delivered and signed up for by R Mercado [Day 1] 7/20/2016 - called to submit a service request for my EAD. [Day 76]
5/12/2016 - checks cashed [Day 7] 7/28/2016 - case numbers for i-130 and i-765 started working to say case was received on May 6 [Day 84]

5/16/2016 - got 3 NOAs in the mail, dated May 12, priority date is 7/29/2016 - case status of I-765 is "New Card Is Being Produced", later in the evening - "Case Was Approved" [Day 85]

May 6 (haven't received any emails or texts) [Day 11] 8/1/2016 - received answer for the service request "your case is under review" [Day 89]

6/10/2016 - got biometrics letter in the mail, notice date is June 4, 2016, which 8/1/2016 - received answer for the service request "your case is under review" [Day 89]

is day 30 from when they picked up the package [Day 36] 8/2/2016 - case status of I-765 is "The Card was Mailed to you" [Day 90]

6/21/2016 - Biometrics walk-in in Philadelphia [Day 47] 8/4/2016 - received I-797 Notice of Action for approved I-765 [Day 92]

6/22/2016 - Scheduled Biometrics Appointment [Day 48] 8/5/2016 - EAD in mail [Day 93]

6/30/2016 - online case status started working "case is ready to be scheduled

for the interview" [Day 56]

8/9/2016 - Interview is Scheduled [Day 97]

9/14/2016 - Interview Day [Day 133]

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Ontarkie   14,304

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