Jeffmat

Hi To All:

I have a couple questions to ask concerning permanent residency. My
wife is a Canadian and we have been married for over four years now.
I am an American citizen. We lived in Canada for more than three years
and were married there. She is currently living with me in the United
States on an L1-B (specialized knowledge) visa. She does reasonably
well financially and works for a well-known company. My wife still
has about two years left on her original L1-B permit.

The question I have is this. A couple INS officials and a lawyer for
my wife’s company told her that with her having a good job, the
fact that she is in the United States on an L1-B and with her having
been married (to an American citizen) for over four years all will be
of help when it comes to the residency process. I hope that they are
correct but what I am really interested in is what are the best sites
and resources for gathering all of the paperwork for my wife to become
a permanent resident of the United States. I have found some very
good sites, but I cannot seem to find anyone that has a similar
situation to mine. That is making me wonder does my situation require
the I-130 and the I-485 or just the I-485 or possibly something else?
I really want to know what forms I need to complete and get this
process going as soon as possible. I just want to know what is the
best way to have my wife stay in the United States permanently.

I have received a fair amount of suggestions from people concerning
this issue and some even mentioned that my wife could attain permanent
residency on her own, but I would assume that her ties to me would
make it easier than doing it on her own? We have no children to
complicate matters. The only problem I can foresee is that I am
unemployed at the moment and living in an area that is not going to
emerge from the recession anytime soon; but, as aforementioned, my
wife does well. I dont know if it is like the K-1, the I-130, because
my parents do very well and would be glad to sponsor my wife. I dont
know if that could help me avoid any complications or not? This
really concerns me.

I am sorry for going on for so long and that I have so many questions
but all of this is so confusing and upsetting. I am very concerned
that I am not employed at the moment and wonder if my wife can file
the affidavit of support jointly; her W2 is quite good. Any
information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you to all that read this message and reply,
Jeff

Mrraveltay

JeffMat wrote:

    > Hi To All:
    >
    > I have a couple questions to ask concerning permanent residency. My
    > wife is a Canadian and we have been married for over four years now.
    > I am an American citizen. We lived in Canada for more than three years
    > and were married there. She is currently living with me in the United
    > States on an L1-B (specialized knowledge) visa. She does reasonably
    > well financially and works for a well-known company. My wife still
    > has about two years left on her original L1-B permit.
    >
    > The question I have is this. A couple INS officials and a lawyer for
    > my wife’s company told her that with her having a good job, the
    > fact that she is in the United States on an L1-B and with her having
    > been married (to an American citizen) for over four years all will be
    > of help when it comes to the residency process. I hope that they are
    > correct but what I am really interested in is what are the best sites
    > and resources for gathering all of the paperwork for my wife to become
    > a permanent resident of the United States. I have found some very
    > good sites, but I cannot seem to find anyone that has a similar
    > situation to mine. That is making me wonder does my situation require
    > the I-130 and the I-485 or just the I-485 or possibly something else?
    > I really want to know what forms I need to complete and get this
    > process going as soon as possible. I just want to know what is the
    > best way to have my wife stay in the United States permanently.

Her income can be used to sponser her.

She would file I-130 and I-485
Look here
http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/legpermres.htm