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Hello,

I am LPR and just got married in my motherland. I am going to apply for Citizenship in March 2010.

My questions are:

Should I send I-130 now, before i am going to get my citizenship?

If so, will it decrease the wait time for approval after i am going to get the Citizenship?

Or better wait for citizenship?

Thank you in advance for your help

You can file. Or you can wait. Frankly, Id wait and send everything together in one package, but its my personal preference. And no, sending it now wont speed up getting the GC (I assume you are getting citizenship very soon, right?).

Thank you for quick response.

I am expecting to get my Citizenship in September 2010. so in 1 year.

I am really new to all this, can you please explain what do you mean by sending everything together in one package?

If i will send I-130 for my spouse next day after getting my Citizenship how long does it usually take to bring her here? (I got from my relative that it took him 6-9 month till embassy scheduled an interview with his wife)

Thank you for quick response.

I am expecting to get my Citizenship in September 2010. so in 1 year.

I am really new to all this, can you please explain what do you mean by sending everything together in one package?

If i will send I-130 for my spouse next day after getting my Citizenship how long does it usually take to bring her here? (I got from my relative that it took him 6-9 month till embassy scheduled an interview with his wife) Oh, I see... So its year from now (I thought like this month ). And shes not in US from how it sounds. First of all as long as you become citizen you can apply for wife visa (I believe its K3) to bring her here, and then file 130 + 485 (Adjustment of Status) simultaneously in one package here in US (shell also receive EAD to work and AP to travel). Or you can do the Consular Processing (CP) while shes outside. I cant even tell what is faster. Id think getting K3 should be faster then going through CP, but unfortunately Ive never seen "time" statistics on that. Hopefully someone with experience will share it here...