Dmitry Freitor

Hi,

I am a Green Card holder, and I will be applying for Naturalization in a few month. I
want to merry a woman, who is in the US on an H-1 visa. Can anyone advise on her
getting her GC in the following scenarios:
1. We get married before I apply for naturalization
2. We get married after I apply, but before I get the Citizenship
3. We get married after I become a Citizen (this will probably take at least 1.5
years, hate to wait that long! -

Thanks.

Ingo Pakleppa

As long as her H-1 is good until you are a citizen, it doesn't matter when you
actually get married. In fact, earlier is better because then, once you apply for her
adjustment of status, having been married for a while will look more credible.

Ingo

On 8 May 2002 10:30:32 -0700, [email protected] (Dmitry Freitor) wrote:

    >Hi,
    >
    >I am a Green Card holder, and I will be applying for Naturalization in a few month.
    >I want to merry a woman, who is in the US on an H-1 visa. Can anyone advise on her
    >getting her GC in the following scenarios:
    >1. We get married before I apply for naturalization
    >2. We get married after I apply, but before I get the Citizenship
    >3. We get married after I become a Citizen (this will probably take at least 1.5
    > years, hate to wait that long! -
    >
    >Thanks.

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:

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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

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