Can Wife of permanent resident obtain green card within 6 months instead of 5 years?
Feb 10th 2004, 8:30 pm
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Can Wife of permanent resident obtain green card within 6 months instead of 5 years?
Please can someone explain what benefits result from the following
bill:
H. R. 3701
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions
governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent
resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and
for other purposes.
Does this mean that the wife of a green-card holder can obtain a green
card within 6 months of filing her application? Or does she still have
to wait 5 years based on the quota for her country of citizenship?
Thanks!
Nick
bill:
H. R. 3701
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions
governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent
resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and
for other purposes.
Does this mean that the wife of a green-card holder can obtain a green
card within 6 months of filing her application? Or does she still have
to wait 5 years based on the quota for her country of citizenship?
Thanks!
Nick
Feb 11th 2004, 3:32 am
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Re: Can Wife of permanent resident obtain green card within 6 months
Nick Kerr said on 2/11/2004 1:30:
> Please can someone explain what benefits result from the following
> bill:
There are no benefits from a bill. When (and if) it becomes law,
then there would be benefits.
> Does this mean that the wife of a green-card holder can obtain a green
> card within 6 months of filing her application? Or does she still have
> to wait 5 years based on the quota for her country of citizenship?
The bill, if it becomes law, would remove the quota wait.
Right now, the quote still stands.
-Joe
> Please can someone explain what benefits result from the following
> bill:
There are no benefits from a bill. When (and if) it becomes law,
then there would be benefits.
> Does this mean that the wife of a green-card holder can obtain a green
> card within 6 months of filing her application? Or does she still have
> to wait 5 years based on the quota for her country of citizenship?
The bill, if it becomes law, would remove the quota wait.
Right now, the quote still stands.
-Joe
Feb 11th 2004, 10:55 am
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Re: Can Wife of permanent resident obtain green card within 6 months
>Subject: Re: Can Wife of permanent resident obtain green card within 6 months
>From: Joachim Feise [email protected]
>Date: 2/11/04 11:32 AM Eastern Standard Time
>Message-id: <[email protected]>
>Nick Kerr said on 2/11/2004 1:30:
>> Please can someone explain what benefits result from the following
>> bill:
>There are no benefits from a bill. When (and if) it becomes law,
>then there would be benefits.
>> Does this mean that the wife of a green-card holder can obtain a green
>> card within 6 months of filing her application? Or does she still have
>> to wait 5 years based on the quota for her country of citizenship?
>The bill, if it becomes law, would remove the quota wait.
>Right now, the quote still stands.
>-Joe
Nic Kerr is talking about HR 3701 which pertains to V visas. What Joe is
referring to is S. 2010. Both are important bills, but HR 3701 is the simpler
one and there is no harm to anyone if it is passed. It simply allows spouses to
join GC holders without waiting for the visa numbers. The spouse would still
have to wait a long time for a green card unless S 2010 becomes law.
>From: Joachim Feise [email protected]
>Date: 2/11/04 11:32 AM Eastern Standard Time
>Message-id: <[email protected]>
>Nick Kerr said on 2/11/2004 1:30:
>> Please can someone explain what benefits result from the following
>> bill:
>There are no benefits from a bill. When (and if) it becomes law,
>then there would be benefits.
>> Does this mean that the wife of a green-card holder can obtain a green
>> card within 6 months of filing her application? Or does she still have
>> to wait 5 years based on the quota for her country of citizenship?
>The bill, if it becomes law, would remove the quota wait.
>Right now, the quote still stands.
>-Joe
Nic Kerr is talking about HR 3701 which pertains to V visas. What Joe is
referring to is S. 2010. Both are important bills, but HR 3701 is the simpler
one and there is no harm to anyone if it is passed. It simply allows spouses to
join GC holders without waiting for the visa numbers. The spouse would still
have to wait a long time for a green card unless S 2010 becomes law.
Feb 11th 2004, 11:23 am
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Re: Can Wife of permanent resident obtain green card within 6 months
Hnchoksi wrote on 2/11/2004 15:55:
> Nic Kerr is talking about HR 3701 which pertains to V visas. What Joe is
> referring to is S. 2010. Both are important bills, but HR 3701 is the simpler
> one and there is no harm to anyone if it is passed. It simply allows spouses to
> join GC holders without waiting for the visa numbers. The spouse would still
> have to wait a long time for a green card unless S 2010 becomes law.
Bills have to pass in both House and Senate (and then signed by the President)
to become law.
So there always is a House version and a Senate version of a bill.
And they have to be so close that they in fact can end up as law.
-Joe
> Nic Kerr is talking about HR 3701 which pertains to V visas. What Joe is
> referring to is S. 2010. Both are important bills, but HR 3701 is the simpler
> one and there is no harm to anyone if it is passed. It simply allows spouses to
> join GC holders without waiting for the visa numbers. The spouse would still
> have to wait a long time for a green card unless S 2010 becomes law.
Bills have to pass in both House and Senate (and then signed by the President)
to become law.
So there always is a House version and a Senate version of a bill.
And they have to be so close that they in fact can end up as law.
-Joe
