Marriage before getting Permanent Residency (Green Card)?
Jan 18th 2005, 3:44 pm
#1
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Marriage before getting Permanent Residency (Green Card)?
Hello,
My I-140 just got approved and I am going in for consular processing
in India. I have yet to fill in Package 3.
For my wife to get a GC with me by when should I marry her? Before
filling Package 3 or before going to consulate?
Also, if we don't marry before I get my GC - is it true that she will
not get a GC for 5 years?
My I-140 just got approved and I am going in for consular processing
in India. I have yet to fill in Package 3.
For my wife to get a GC with me by when should I marry her? Before
filling Package 3 or before going to consulate?
Also, if we don't marry before I get my GC - is it true that she will
not get a GC for 5 years?
Jan 18th 2005, 9:58 pm
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Re: Marriage before getting Permanent Residency (Green Card)?
Originally Posted by Don't care
Hello,
Also, if we don't marry before I get my GC - is it true that she will
not get a GC for 5 years?
Also, if we don't marry before I get my GC - is it true that she will
not get a GC for 5 years?
Jan 18th 2005, 10:49 pm
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Re: Marriage before getting Permanent Residency (Green Card)?
Originally Posted by Don't care
Hello,
My I-140 just got approved and I am going in for consular processing
in India. I have yet to fill in Package 3.
For my wife to get a GC with me by when should I marry her? Before
filling Package 3 or before going to consulate?
Also, if we don't marry before I get my GC - is it true that she will
not get a GC for 5 years?
My I-140 just got approved and I am going in for consular processing
in India. I have yet to fill in Package 3.
For my wife to get a GC with me by when should I marry her? Before
filling Package 3 or before going to consulate?
Also, if we don't marry before I get my GC - is it true that she will
not get a GC for 5 years?
If you get married before you ENTER AS AN IMMIGRANT, then she qualifies for "acompanying" or "following to join" classification. If you marry AFTER you ENTER as an immigrant, then you would have to do an "F-2A" I-130 and that has a backlog in it.
