I want to bring my spouse to the U.S and I am a green card holder.

[alejandro.o.a 0]

We have ben together for almost 2 years now but not living together 100% of the time. How bad can that affect the chance of getting her a green card ?

[Crazy Cat 42,298]

Are you in the US?

[alejandro.o.a 0]

Yes i am a green card holder currently living in the U.S

[Crazy Cat 42,298]

1 minute ago, alejandro.o.a said:

Yes i am a green card holder currently living in the U.S

I guess I don't understand your question.....where is your spouse?

[alejandro.o.a 0]

She is outside the US, specifically in Europe,  and we want to live together here. We are already married but not living together 100% of the time for obvious reasons, she comes to the US and goes back to her country and i do the same. What i am affraid of is exactly that, that they won't give her a green card because we are not living together all the time like a convencional marriage. We have been together for almost 2 years.

[Crazy Cat 42,298]

1 minute ago, alejandro.o.a said:

She is outside the US, specifically in Europe,  and we want to live together here. We are already married but not living together 100% of the time for obvious reasons, she comes to the US and goes back to her country and i do the same. What i am affraid of is exactly that, that they won't give her a green card because we are not living together all the time like a convencional marriage. We have been together for almost 2 years.

None of us who have petitioned out spouses who are outside the US have lived together 100% of the time.......that's the whole purpose of spousal visas...to reunite spouses....relax...

[alejandro.o.a 0]

Do they always schedule an interview ? If that's the case, what do they ask? 

[Ontarkie 14,493]

~~Moved to Bringing Family Of Permanent Residents, from Bringing Family Of USC - The OP is a Permanent resident.~~

[valentinasc 330]

Google spouse visa IR1/CR1 

It takes 11+ months from the time you petition to an approval and yes she must attend an interview at her local embassy. 

 

Lots of paperwork, money and patience ..

Start by filling out a i-130 with USCIS then after being approved comes NVC and then the consulate part (Interview) 

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

  Actually because you are an LPR and not a USC it will be more like 2 years before her interview.  

[geowrian 22,338]

6 hours ago, alejandro.o.a said:

Do they always schedule an interview ? If that's the case, what do they ask? 

Yes.

Could be anything...generally about one's travel history, documents, how you met, what you've done together, potentially about a criminal history of the petitioner (if one), etc. Nothing you shouldn't already know.

 

And as noted, the wait time will likely be ~2-2.5 years from I-130 filing to interview. As an LPR, you have to wait for the Priority Date (PD) to become current in the Visa Bulletin (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html, F2A category) before they will schedule an interview. The wait for the PD to become current in F2A is approximately 2 years right now.

 

Edit: Also, how and when did you obtain your green card?  If from a prior spouse and it's less than 5 years, this is likely an issue where you need to wait for the 5 year permanent residency mark to even start the process.

Edited October 16, 2018 by geowrian

[sherydenise 66]

3 hours ago, valentinasc said:

Google spouse visa IR1/CR1 

It takes 11+ months from the time you petition to an approval and yes she must attend an interview at her local embassy. 

 

Lots of paperwork, money and patience ..

Start by filling out a i-130 with USCIS then after being approved comes NVC and then the consulate part (Interview) 

He needs to google F2A visa as he is a GCH not Citizen. But like everyone is saying, it is taking around 2 years at the moment to get the visas. We applied in February 2017, got a Request for Evidence September 2018 so 19 months later - didn't hear ANYTHING until then. Still waiting for approval now 3 weeks after they received the evidence.

 

Its taking around 18-21 months just to get approval by USCIS and then you have to go through NVC and wait for an interview, the interview date will depend on your consulate and when an interview becomes available for your wife. 

[geowrian 22,338]

To add to the above, even if the I-130 were approved today, the case would still just sit at NVC waiting for the PD to become current. USCIS appears to try to time I-130 approval to be shortly before the PD can proceed with the process (no rush on the I-130 as there is no way to proceed faster anyway).

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

how did you get the green card?

DV lottery or K1 or CR1?

or were you married to her when you got a visa like under the dv lottery?

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

23 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

how did you get the green card?

DV lottery or K1 or CR1?

or were you married to her when you got a visa like under the dv lottery?

Or employment based or parent sponsored or sibling sponsored or.........

there are many routes to a green card