KN

I am a US Citizen. I petitioned for my wife's immigration who is currently in the USA at
the Phoenix, AZ INS Office. I had to submit I-130, I-864 and I-485 all together. They are
telling me that it could take upto 40 months before she can get her green card.

40 months seems awefully long compared to other areas in the USA. Can the application be
transferred to another INS field office that takes less time to process immediate relative
applications. We live in a suburb of Phoenix. I work in Phoenix. Does that matter in
whether the application can be transferred?

What are my options to expedite the process for my wife to get her permanent residency?

Nalu

As far as I know, you need to use your local INS office...I am pretty sure you could find
more info on this newsgroup: alt.visa.us.marriage-based

Good luck, Nalu

| I am a US Citizen. I petitioned for my wife's immigration who is
currently
| in the USA at the Phoenix, AZ INS Office. I had to submit I-130,
I-864 and
| I-485 all together. They are telling me that it could take upto 40
months
| before she can get her green card.
|
| 40 months seems awefully long compared to other areas in the USA.
Can the
| application be transferred to another INS field office that takes
less time
| to process immediate relative applications. We live in a suburb of
Phoenix.
| I work in Phoenix. Does that matter in whether the application can
be
| transferred?
|
| What are my options to expedite the process for my wife to get her
permanent
| residency?
|
|
|
|
|
|

Sandy Gonzalez

It takes 40 months to get the final green card, but she can get a work permit within 3
months with her EAD. With that she can get a SSN, Driver's license etc, if that is what
you're worried about. If at the time of your interview you've been married for 2 years,
you won't have to reapply to get the conditions removed from her residency. I'm hoping
that is the case with us so that after the interview we are DONE.....until my husband
applies for citizenship

Sandy the newlywed

Sandy Gonzalez

Oh and you can also apply for Advance Parole if she needs to travel outside the US.

Sandy the newlywed

T Garcia

This may or may not help you. At the very least it may be something you want to remember
for the future. My wife applied for her citizenship while we lived in Texas. 3 months
after we sent in her N-400, we had to move to another state due to a new job that I was
getting. After we arrived at the new state, we called INS to notify them of our new
address. They told us that Texas applications (N-400) took longer than the new state we
had moved to, and that our N-400 would be processed faster! Our field office was still in
Texas, but due to our state status, it would be handled differently. I was surprised to
find that out. She would not explain why, but I suspect that it depends if you live in a
state where there are high number of immigration applications will factor into the time
equation. Tim

Ingo

There really is nothing much you can do, and I should also point out that you are luck
that it takes *only* 40 months. If I tried (not yet a US citizen) the same thing, there
would be a 4 1/2-year waiting period before my wife could even get started with that
process...

You must file the paperwork in the office that has jurisdiction over where you live, and
that's clearly Phoenix for you. The only way you could use a faster office would be to
move. In that case, do not try to have the file transferred. It's almost guaranteed to get
messed up, and the file may well get lost for years. One friend of mine had his file lost
(different type of case), and INS still didn't find it 22 years later.

Instead, withdraw the application and re-file in the new office.

Ingo

On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 16:03:03 -0500, "KN" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I am a US Citizen. I petitioned for my wife's immigration who is currently in the USA at
>the Phoenix, AZ INS Office. I had to submit I-130, I-864 and I-485 all together. They are
>telling me that it could take upto 40 months before she can get her green card.
>
>40 months seems awefully long compared to other areas in the USA. Can the application be
>transferred to another INS field office that takes less time to process immediate
>relative applications. We live in a suburb of Phoenix. I work in Phoenix. Does that
>matter in whether the application can be transferred?
>
>What are my options to expedite the process for my wife to get her permanent residency?
>
>
>
>
>
>

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable advice, please consult with a
professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html
(Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For DOL Faxback status information: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

For non-official information, check:

(When using these sites, and any Web sites, please watch out for privacy, as I do not know
all site operators.)

http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall http://www.murthy.com/ http://www.getusavisa.com
http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/ http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B)
http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee) http://www.kamya.com/misc/ (marriage
and fiancee) http://www2.apex.net/users/thehydes http://www.formshome.com
http://www.workpermit.com

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