Timeline/Procedure for applying Spouse immigrant visa for Permanent Residents
Hullo,
I am a permanent resident in USA (originally from Bangladesh) for last two and a half years. If I go back to my country and get married and apply for my future wife what is the time line for bringing my future spouse to USA?
As I have seen in usual case it used to take somewhere 3-4 years for permanent residents, however in recent time it seems like this processing time got expedited. Here is what 2010 Dec USCIS Visa Bulletin Says-
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, and any unused first preference numbers:
A. Spouses and Children: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;
Family All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA-mainland born DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
2A 01AUG10 01AUG10 01AUG10 01AUG10 01MAR10 01AUG10
I would really appreciate if anybody can interpret this to me and answer my following question
-If I would have married on August 2010 and applied in Dec 2010 my spouses application is processed/ready?
I would really appreciate anybodys input on this.
Thanks everybody in Advance.
No, if you applied in July 2010 your spouses PD would be current. The priority dates are based on filing dates, not marriage dates.
AFTER you actually get married, you file the I-130 and it should take around 6 to 7 months for the priority date to become current (you should get the approval notice by 3 months after filing it). She then has to apply for the Immigrant Visa (filing a form DS-230) and that process will likely take at least another 6 months. Then she will have another 6 montrhs within which she can travel to the U.S. and secure her LPR status.
Ah, I was wondering when the DS-230 is used. 6 months after you file a DS-230 you get the physical green card, or an immigrant visa in your foreign passport? I presume the latter, and that can be done by giving your passport to the local consulate? Then how long does it take to get the physical green card after entering the U.S.? (Having originally filed I-130 and I-485 together).
BTW, why dont you file a DS-230 with your I-130? (Yes, I know DS stands for Department of State, which is probably why).