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| FB-4 Sibling I-130 Issues |
In August 2006 my brother (a US citizen living in California) submitted an I-130 petition to bring me and my wife to the US from the UK where we live. Last week, he received notification that the petition had been approved, it was now being processed and would be forwarded to the US embassy in London, and that I should be hearing something within 60 days. My question is how long will it take to complete the whole process? I see the California processing center is working on applications from October 1999. Does this mean we have roughly another 7 years to wait? My final question relates to vacations - we've been to the US for the last 8 years on vacation. Will we be able to continue doing this now the I-130 has been approved? Many thanks. |
| Is There a Waiting Period to File a Visa Petition? |
I became a U.S permanent resident through marriage to a U.S. citizen. My marriage was broken after 3 1/2 years. My husband filed for divorce, and I did not become a citizen until 5 years after being a LPR. I met this guy who is out of status and we are making plans to get married. Someone just told me I can not file an I-130 petition for him until I have been a citizen for 2 years. Is this correct? |
| Can This Petitioner File For Another Spouse? |
I am recently divorced. I met a man who I am interested in marrying but, I am concerned. I filed for my ex-husband to get his green card and I wanted to find out if I file for this man to get a green card who is here on an expired visa, will there be a problem? I cannot help that I have fallen in love with yet another man who is not a legal resident, but this man is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I do not want to lose him. My ex-husband's citizenship was denied because we were not living together at the time he applied. We have been married for over 5 years so he reapplied without me. I was wondering will the application be flagged because my name is in the system with my ex-husband? How long should I wait in between filing for there not to be a problem? Will they make my new fiance go back to his country and re-enter or if we are married will they allow him to stay? I do not want to do a Fiance visa. We would get married and then apply. |
| Can an Asylum Grantee Apply For Citizenship? |
Hello,
Can a person who applied for Political Asylum, and who now has a green card, eventually apply for citizenship here in the USA? I was telling my friend this may not be possible but she insists that since she is already a green card holder, she can now apply for citizenship in the USA. She contends that is typically the next step after receiving the Green Card. Can you please enlighten both of us on this? Thank you so much!
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| I-751 Waiver Can Be Filed While Married |
I married a US citizen in good faith but he later walked out on me while I was pregnant. I had my baby in his absence and to this day he doesn't show any interest in my life. I am wondering how to file to remove the conditions on my permanent residency. |