Vj

Hi I am a green card holder and am thinking of getting married later this year to a
girl in India. Although I will aplly for her Adjustment of Status I want to get her
here immediately. Is there some way to do it. Is there a fiancee visa or another
category where it takes lesser time. Thanks
VJ.

Gentledoe

you should be US citizen to apply for her AOS.

"VJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Hi I am a green card holder and am thinking of getting married later this year to a
    > girl in India. Although I will aplly for her Adjustment of Status I want to get her
    > here immediately. Is there some way to do it. Is there a fiancee visa or another
    > category where it takes lesser time. Thanks
    > VJ.

Ingo Pakleppa

No. You have to get naturalized first before you have a way to shorten the wait.

There is an alternative, but you need to hire a competent immigration attorney AND
have a very good relationship with your employer, and it is risky: give up your Green
Card, and have the employer apply for a new one for you. When you get the new one,
you and your wife can get it together.

One of the risks is that you may find that by the time you get your new GC, there is
a quota backlog for India again.

Ingo

On 4 May 2002 22:47:51 -0700, [email protected] (VJ) wrote:

    >Hi I am a green card holder and am thinking of getting married later this year to a
    >girl in India. Although I will aplly for her Adjustment of Status I want to get her
    >here immediately. Is there some way to do it. Is there a fiancee visa or another
    >category where it takes lesser time. Thanks
    >VJ.

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 visa denial and suggestions what to do about them, see
http://travel.state.gov/visadenials.html

For DOL Online Labor Certification: 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.richw.org/dualcit/
(dual citizenship FAQ) http://www.ilw.com http://www.srs-usvisa.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://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm http://www.workpermit.com

This is not an endorsement of any of these Web sites. I am not affiliated with any of
the Web site owners and do not receive nor accept payment in return for listing them,
and typically don't even know them.

(if believe you have a good immigration-related Web site and want your Web site
listed here, please e-mail me).

Michael Voight

There is no fiance visas for green card holders. Currently, INS is procession
spouse visas from March 1997. So add a year for processing, transit to the
consulate, and the interview, and it is going to be at least 6 years before your
wife would get a visa.

It is usually better just to wait until you become a citizen and then file the I-130.

VJ wrote:
    >
    > Hi I am a green card holder and am thinking of getting married later this year to a
    > girl in India. Although I will aplly for her Adjustment of Status I want to get her
    > here immediately. Is there some way to do it. Is there a fiancee visa or another
    > category where it takes lesser time. Thanks
    > VJ.