khabibiuf

Hi All,

I've applied for citizenship last year and am still waiting for my interview letter. I applied in May 2003, and the latest web-site status shows it's taking between 750 days and 999 days. The letter that I got from the INS office says 365 days. Which one is more accurate? There seems to be a big discrepancy between the two.

My local office is Orlando, FL. The service center is Texas.

Few questions I have:

I was wanting to wait until I get my citizenship before applying for a spousal visa for my wife. But now it seems like I still have to wait a little longer.

Is there a way I can apply for her to come over based on my current status, which is a Greencard? She is a British
citizen. If so... what application do I have to fill out and how long will this process take? What other options do I and my wife have so that she can come here sooner.

Thanks in advance for the help

Mrtravelkay

khabibiuf wrote:

    > I was
    > wanting to wait until I get my citizenship before applying for a spousal
    > visa for my wife. But now it seems like I still have to wait a little
    > longer.
    >
    > Is there a way I can apply for her to come over based on my
    > current status, which is a Greencard? She is a British
    > citizen.

There is no other marriage based visa she can get.

ian-mstm

I don't believe there's much you can do - only a US citizen can sponsor a spouse.

Ian

Mrtravelkay

ian-mstm wrote:

    > I don't believe there's much you can do - only a US citizen can sponsor
    > a spouse.
    >

Wrong answer. An Permanent Resident can file an I-130 for a spouse or
minor child for an IR/CR visa, Not that it will be a speedy process (6
years, perhaps), but it is possible. They have to be a USC to file an
I-129F for a K visa.

ian-mstm

Quite right - I stan... er, sit corrected. It'll be quicker if he completes the citizenship process and then files to get his wife here.

Ian