A green Card holder need to bring his wife

[mahmoud751 0]

Hello, 
I'm a green card holder from Egypt. from a year ago.
and i want to bring my finances here (I will marry her in 2 months). she is in Egypt
so is there any way to bring her to the US? is there any way to bring her faster? and how many years should we wait till she gets here? is what kind of visa it should be K-1 or K-3 ?

Thank you so much

Edited January 4 by mahmoud751

[TBoneTX 45,259]

*** Thread is moved from the K-3 Process forum to the CR-1 Process forum. ***

5 minutes ago, mahmoud751 said:

what kind of visa it should be

Welcome to the forum!

 

If you're marrying her soon, it would be an I-130 petition for the CR-1 visa.  Wait until you become a U.S. Citizen.

[mahmoud751 0]

Oh! Have I to wait 3.5 years? to bring her here? wow! is that right?

[powerpuff 6,680]

5 minutes ago, mahmoud751 said:

Oh! Have I to wait 3.5 years? to bring her here? wow! is that right?

If you petition as a GC holder, it’ll be about 5 years and the category is F2A.
 

You can also file now and when you become a US citizen, you can convert it into a IR1, spouse of a US citizen.

[mahmoud751 0]

wow!!!!  5 years?? oh my god! is that right?? impossible! 

[powerpuff 6,680]

2 minutes ago, mahmoud751 said:

wow!!!!  5 years?? oh my god! is that right?? impossible! 

That’s correct. Green cards for spouses of GC holders are numerically limited each year per the law which creates a long backlog of cases. 

Edited January 4 by powerpuff

[pushbrk 12,870]

7 minutes ago, mahmoud751 said:

wow!!!!  5 years?? oh my god! is that right?? impossible! 

It is what it is, which simply "is".  So, "possible".  Could be faster, but no guarantee.  Marry, file now, and upgrade after Naturalization.  Should save a year or more.

[mahmoud751 0]

I just came here almost a year ago. I got frustrated. that's insane. 
even if she comes here with a B2 visa?

[Daphne . 1,852]

4 minutes ago, mahmoud751 said:

I just came here almost a year ago. I got frustrated. that's insane. 
even if she comes here with a B2 visa?

A B visa is not an immigrant visa so should never be used with the intent to immigrate. 

[mahmoud751 0]

she already has it, i mean if she comes here, and i marry here. is that gonna make it faster or we can't do that?

 

[appleblossom 2,445]

15 minutes ago, mahmoud751 said:

I just came here almost a year ago. I got frustrated. that's insane. 
even if she comes here with a B2 visa?

If you’re suggesting that she enters on a B2 with the intention of staying, that would be immigration fraud. 
 

If you’ve not held your GC for even a year yet then it’s likely to take about the same amount of time whether you’re a GC holder or apply for citizenship in 4 years or so. 
 

Your wife’s category will be F2A, you can keep an eye on the Visa Bulletin once you’ve filed to see how it’s moving forward - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-january-2024.html

 

As you can see from that, those that applied in November 2019 have visas available to them now. 
 

If you get citizenship, her category will change and spouses of citizens are Immediate Relatives, so no wait for her Priority Date to become current. 
 

Good luck. 

 

Edited January 4 by appleblossom

[Daphne . 1,852]

2 minutes ago, mahmoud751 said:

she already has it, i mean if she comes here, and i marry here. is that gonna make it faster or we can't do that?

 

Make what faster? The process takes this long, there are no shortcuts. 

[mahmoud751 0]

Thank you all,

i have another question, if we got a baby while waiting, he or she will travel easily with his/her mom? 

[pushbrk 12,870]

25 minutes ago, mahmoud751 said:

Thank you all,

i have another question, if we got a baby while waiting, he or she will travel easily with his/her mom? 

 

No. A baby will actually complicate things.

[SalishSea 17,801]

3 hours ago, mahmoud751 said:

she already has it, i mean if she comes here, and i marry here. is that gonna make it faster or we can't do that?

 

Only US citizens may petition fiances for K-1 visas.  
And she can visit on a B-2, but she won’t be able to stay and adjust status.  Not only is it fraud, but there is no visa available in that category even if she was already in the U.S.  

 

There is no way for you to circumvent the wait times.

 

Did you not research any of this when you decided to pursue a green card???