how soon can a green card holder bring her husband to america?

[omowunmiakinmurel 0]

good day house,my name is omowunmi,i have a question bothering me pls house how soon can a green card holder bring  her husband to the US i just came from nigeria in may with my son and i have a fiance in nigeria we are yet to marry, but we have a child together and i am a green card holder.pls how soon can i start filing for my husband as a green card holder .NOTE:we are doing our registry in december after the registry how soon can i start his processing and how long is it gonna take for him to get here??

[HRQX 4,145]

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[omowunmiakinmurel 0]

THANK YOU

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

You can apply the day you marry if you so choose. But you must be married first- can’t petition a fiancé .

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

• you call him your husband and fiancee
• which is he?

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

11 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

• you call him your husband and fiancee
• which is he?

This is important

green card holder can not apply for fiancee

but can do the I 130 for a husband

[omowunmiakinmurel 0]

he is still my fiancee but we are getting married in december

[TurtleMoss 17]

You can file an I-130 for your husband when you are legally married. The process to adjudicate I-130 petitions for spouses of lawful permanent residents generally take longer. Don't expect this to be a short process. I-130's filed by LPR's take longer to adjudicate than I-130's filed by US Citizens. Last time I checked the process takes about 2ish years. 

[Mollie09 1,543]

How did you get our green card? If you got it thought marriage there are additional issues.

[omowunmiakinmurel 0]

no I did not  get green card through marriage I got my green card through my mum,she filed for me,

[Divinepath 13]

On 8/20/2021 at 11:52 PM, omowunmiakinmurel said:

no I did not  get green card through marriage I got my green card through my mum,she filed for me,

Please what questions were you asked at your interview. My mum has also filed for me . 

[omowunmiakinmurel 0]

at the interview i was asked questions abt my mum since she is the petitioner,they asked like whats my mum's address and when last dis she come home to see us,and where does she work and all.it wasnt that hard.

[Divinepath 13]

On 8/23/2021 at 1:55 AM, omowunmiakinmurel said:

at the interview i was asked questions abt my mum since she is the petitioner,they asked like whats my mum's address and when last dis she come home to see us,and where does she work and all.it wasnt that hard.

Thanks and pls did you travel with other siblings if yes did you all get the same interview  date?

Edited August 24, 2021 by Lee1303

[x86diaspora 0]

Dear Omowunmi,

According to USCIS, 

 

There are no fiancé visas available for foreign nationals wishing to marry U.S. permanent residents. Fiancé visas are available only to people coming to the U.S. to marry U.S. citizens.

 

That been said,  my best advice is to plan visiting regularly until you become a citizen, after then you can file for your spouse.  I say this because I am a green card holder too.... my spouse and I  are currently 2years 3 months since we started the petition, we are close to finalize... however we are still looking at 4 months at most before my spouse can be called for interview.   Think twice before you file.  The 2 years is just an estimate, it is not definite.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

11 minutes ago, x86diaspora said:

Dear Omowunmi,

According to USCIS, 

 

There are no fiancé visas available for foreign nationals wishing to marry U.S. permanent residents. Fiancé visas are available only to people coming to the U.S. to marry U.S. citizens.

 

That been said,  my best advice is to plan visiting regularly until you become a citizen, after then you can file for your spouse.  I say this because I am a green card holder too.... my spouse and I  are currently 2years 3 months since we started the petition, we are close to finalize... however we are still looking at 4 months at most before my spouse can be called for interview.   Think twice before you file.  The 2 years is just an estimate, it is not definite.

Why would she wait  ~5 years before she can even file rather than wait for him to come 2 years from when they get married? The logical thing to do is to file as soon as possible and if by some chance she becomes a citizen before the process is finished, then upgrade the existing petition from F2A to IR.