What are my Options?
Jul 29th 2008, 4:11 pm
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Jul 29th 2008, 5:07 pm
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Jul 29th 2008, 5:18 pm
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Re: What are my Options?
Various reasons -- I have had clients married to US citizens who could also adjust based upon the job. It can be something like "I want to do it myself rather than be indebted to my spouse" -- and in one case, they had two kids!
On the citizenship question, it doesn't matter HOW one got the green card, but three years of living in marital union after getting LPR status. For example, lets say a person who has been an LPR for one year marries a US citizen -- they can apply four years after having obtained LPR.
Jul 29th 2008, 5:19 pm
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Re: What are my Options?
Hi:
Various reasons -- I have had clients married to US citizens who could also adjust based upon the job. It can be something like "I want to do it myself rather than be indebted to my spouse" -- and in one case, they had two kids!
On the citizenship question, it doesn't matter HOW one got the green card, but three years of living in marital union after getting LPR status. For example, lets say a person who has been an LPR for one year marries a US citizen -- they can apply four years after having obtained LPR.
Various reasons -- I have had clients married to US citizens who could also adjust based upon the job. It can be something like "I want to do it myself rather than be indebted to my spouse" -- and in one case, they had two kids!
On the citizenship question, it doesn't matter HOW one got the green card, but three years of living in marital union after getting LPR status. For example, lets say a person who has been an LPR for one year marries a US citizen -- they can apply four years after having obtained LPR.
Jul 30th 2008, 1:47 pm
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Re: What are my Options?
Of course, the L visa is a dual visa. Plus how will they know that he will want to get a green card. He might come to the US, after a year decide he doesn't want to live and returns to the UK.
Jul 30th 2008, 1:49 pm
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Re: What are my Options?
No, he can apply for naturalization based on marriage to a USC as long as they have been married for three years and are still living together in a marital state and he has been a PR for 3 years.
Jul 30th 2008, 2:05 pm
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Re: What are my Options?
Hi All,
Thanks for all your replies and clarifications. Really helpful! Like some of you have pointed out, it is possible we might decide to go for a while and come home to the UK if it doesn't work out so maybe L visa is the best for this option?
Thanks for all your replies and clarifications. Really helpful! Like some of you have pointed out, it is possible we might decide to go for a while and come home to the UK if it doesn't work out so maybe L visa is the best for this option?
Jul 30th 2008, 3:03 pm
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Re: What are my Options?
Sure we didn't really get to see each other for a handful of months (webcams and free internet phonecalls helped out), but now with that in mind, I am not tied down to a company or anything like that and am free to make my own choices over here. A couple of years later and we're still happy with the choice we made.
It depends on what you're willing to do (as in move together or she moves first and then helps you move over). If she has any family in the US willing to help out with the paperwork and show that they are willing to help you, should you be out of a job - basically the USCIS wants to see that you're able to stand on your own two feet as you would not be allowed to have any access to money from welfare/state etc. until your 2 year restriction is up. As soon as you get a job, you're fine...
Jul 30th 2008, 3:06 pm
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Re: What are my Options?
Well, my wife and I did something similar...She was a USC in the UK with me. What we did is that she went over first to the US, started a job, and got her family to help with the support to give me an affidaivit to move over on the spouse visa.
Sure we didn't really get to see each other for a handful of months (webcams and free internet phonecalls helped out), but now with that in mind, I am not tied down to a company or anything like that and am free to make my own choices over here. A couple of years later and we're still happy with the choice we made.
It depends on what you're willing to do (as in move together or she moves first and then helps you move over). If she has any family in the US willing to help out with the paperwork and show that they are willing to help you, should you be out of a job - basically the USCIS wants to see that you're able to stand on your own two feet as you would not be allowed to have any access to money from welfare/state etc. until your 2 year restriction is up. As soon as you get a job, you're fine...
Sure we didn't really get to see each other for a handful of months (webcams and free internet phonecalls helped out), but now with that in mind, I am not tied down to a company or anything like that and am free to make my own choices over here. A couple of years later and we're still happy with the choice we made.
It depends on what you're willing to do (as in move together or she moves first and then helps you move over). If she has any family in the US willing to help out with the paperwork and show that they are willing to help you, should you be out of a job - basically the USCIS wants to see that you're able to stand on your own two feet as you would not be allowed to have any access to money from welfare/state etc. until your 2 year restriction is up. As soon as you get a job, you're fine...
Also, I don't believe there is anything such as a 2-year restriction. The financial sponsorship applies basically until the immigrant has 40 quarters of work (10 years), becomes a citizen, or the sponsor or immigrant dies.
