Family & Marriage Based US Visa Immigration Discussion

[ahma 0]

Hi every one

I got my permanent residence card (green card) in 2012 and got married in my country in 2013. Due to the fact that I was not be in the US for six months every year for the next 10 years, I could not apply for citizenship, so I renewed my green card in 2022.  It is worth to mention that once in 2015, I applied for a marriage visa (i-130) for my wife and stepdaughter but I could not be in US for that period of time, so although the marriage visa application was approved, it was invalidated over time. Now that after 12 years I want to apply for a marriage visa for my wife and stepdaughter to live with me in the US, but I found out that one of the conditions for applying for a marriage visa is that "spouses must not be outside the US for more than 2 years” but I have been outside the US for more than two years, so I cannot apply for an alien marriage visa.

If I understood correctly, please guide me how to bring my wife and adopted daughter to US?

[Boiler 45,445]

Where do you live now?

[OldUser 6,608]

3 hours ago, ahma said:

If I understood correctly, please guide me how to bring my wife and adopted daughter to US?

The fastest route is for you to become a citizen first.

[pushbrk 12,870]

Visa for spouses and step children have the exclusive purpose of uniting families in the USA.  Until you live in the USA and qualify through the whole process taking 18 to 24 months, there will not be a viable path to these immigrant visas.

[ahma 0]

15 hours ago, Boiler said:

Where do you live now?

thank you for your attention and reply

i'm not in US now, got my ticket and will be in US 09/15 

 i'm worried i can't bring my familiy via i130 forms, becuse i had lived out side of US until now. is there any other way or form that i can apply, 

 

[appleblossom 2,445]

1 hour ago, ahma said:

thank you for your attention and reply

i'm not in US now, got my ticket and will be in US 09/15 

 i'm worried i can't bring my familiy via i130 forms, becuse i had lived out side of US until now. is there any other way or form that i can apply, 

 

 

As said above, best thing would be to get your citizenship then apply. If you apply as a green card holder (when you are eligible) then it will take many years longer than if you petitioned them as a citizen. 
 

How much time have you actually spent in the US since you became a permanent resident? 

[Boiler 45,445]

You seem to be playing fast and loose with you status, will you now be back for good?

[powerpuff 6,680]

*** Thread moved from IR1/CR1 spousal visa forum (spouses of USC) to Bringing family members of LPRs - OP is a GC holder ***