Miscellaneous

Does spouse automatically get green card?

Does spouse automatically get green card?

Upon entry to the U.S. with the immigrant visa, the immigrant spouse becomes a lawful permanent resident. Or, if the spouse will be adjusting status, the two of you will attend an interview at a local USCIS office.

How do I apply for green card for my wife?

The basic steps to the spouse visa process are as follows:

  1. File I-130 Petition Package with USCIS.
  2. Obtain USCIS approval (or denial) on petition.
  3. Apply for immigrant visa (DS-260)
  4. Complete required medical exam.
  5. Attend visa interview at the U.S. Embassy.
  6. Receive immigrant visa is passport.
  7. Pay immigrant fee online.

Can a lawful permanent resident spouse apply for a green card?

Apart from being sponsored by a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, your green card application may also be in connection to a spouse whose own green card is being sponsored by an employer. For example, Vihaan, a native of India, has been working on an H-1B visa and his wife, Prisha, is on an H-4.

Can a foreign spouse become an US permanent resident?

A foreign spouse becomes either an “immediate relative” after marriage to a U.S. citizen or a “preference relative” after marriage to a U.S. permanent resident. In either case, the foreign spouse has fairly rapid access to permanent residency. Facing Foreclosure?

How do you get a permanent green card after a divorce?

To receive a permanent green card, you are required to file the I-751 Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence. Both you and your new spouse must sign it and mail it within 90 days to the USCIS–prior to the date your conditional green card is issued. However, not all marriages make it the entire two years.

How can I get an immigrant visa for my spouse?

If you filed a petition for your spouse when you were a lawful permanent resident (LPR), and you are now a U.S. citizen, you must upgrade the petition from family second preference (F2) to immediate relative (IR). You can do this by sending proof of your U.S. citizenship to the National Visa Center (NVC).

Apart from being sponsored by a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, your green card application may also be in connection to a spouse whose own green card is being sponsored by an employer. For example, Vihaan, a native of India, has been working on an H-1B visa and his wife, Prisha, is on an H-4.

How to become a permanent resident of the United States?

Learn how to get a Green Card to become a permanent resident, check your green card case status, bring a foreign spouse to live in the U.S. and what documents you need when traveling back to the U.S. Also, find out how to enter or check your results for the Diversity Visa Lottery program.

A foreign spouse becomes either an “immediate relative” after marriage to a U.S. citizen or a “preference relative” after marriage to a U.S. permanent resident. In either case, the foreign spouse has fairly rapid access to permanent residency. Facing Foreclosure?

How to apply for a green card for a widow?

This is called “adjustment of status.” You should also read the Instructions for Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status before you apply. If you are a widow or widower of a U.S. citizen, please see Green Card for Widow (er)s for information about how to apply for a Green Card.