I am U.S.Citiz. and my girlfriend is Canadian Citiz.How long will take to get U.S."green card" if we married ?
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I'm a U.S. citizen and I married a foreign citizen (who was already here on a student visa).  It took us 6 months to get his green card after we applied to adjust his status to permanent resident.  It depends on what city you apply in, though.  The INS office in New York gets a lot more applications than, say, in Kansas.\nIf she's not already here, then you have to bring her on a K-1 Fiance visa, then get married, then apply to adjust her status.
5778
I assume you mean Canada and not California. If you are applying as a skilled worker, it will likely take at least 18 months.
118198
those people who answered the question for you are outside of your marriage so they can write those  cold words but where is love and money is different\nbut why dont you stop thinking about it and show  her how much you love her and rememeber you can always canell  this process of her becoming a citizen one phone call to the ins and  u dont have to go to interview with her the reason for Ins would be :I have second thougts and the other thing is that right now Ins gives green cards only for few years and if you will still in your mariage for more then five years then she becomes a citizen if not two years green card and tht is it! good luck i hope this will help
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You can apply for your green card as soon as you have a marraige certificate.\n\nThen you need to do both of the following:\n\n1. Your wife will need to submit a visa petition for you \n2. You need to file for adjustment of status from immigrant to non-immigrant.\n\nYou should definitely consider hiring an immigration attorney to handle your case.  You can find some on the web that have very low fees.
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Yes, you can marry a U.S citizen to get a green card. To become a U.S citizen, you have to wait at least five years.
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I married a Canadian Woman. I now live in Canada. This does not give you automatic Canadian citizenship. It is a process that takes some time to get. \n\nFirst you have to become a "Landed Immigrant". If you have no criminal record it is relatively only time consuming. Do not use one of the immigration consultant. They are a waste of money. Instead do it yourself with the help of one of the Yahoo group Canadian immigration groups. They can help you with each step. They helped my wife and me a lot. Then in about 3 years you can apply for citizenship and get dual citizenship. DO NOT return to the US or your country of origin during the process as you may not be allowed to return.\n\nIf you have been divorced, before you can marry in Canada you have to get several letters from lawyers and certified copies of every divorce decree. If your spouse died then you must have death certificates as well. This has to be sent into the Provincial government and approved before you can get your marriage license. It is a process that can take several weeks to get together, sent, and returned so plan on that.\nGood luck and remember it will take lots of time to accomplish it all...
565153
you won't be an american citizen.  If you marry outside the US your husband who is american would have to come back to the US and file paperwork to get you a visa to come here.  The process takes about a year, then when your here you have to file additional paperwork to become a citizen, that process depending on the state you live in can take from 2 to 5 years. It a long process been thorugh it with my husband from Ecuador, but if you really love the man it's worth it.
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You can marry a US citizen. This is the easiest way to get green card.
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First, she'll need to apply for a conditional residency before she can come to the US.  That can take several months to a year.  Conditional residency will allow her to work in US.  Once she's here on conditional status, you will then have a hearing about a year later to have the conditional status removed, and she will get a green card.  The green card will still be conditional for three years, after which point you will need to show that you are still married and the marriage is not a sham.  Then she will get a "permanent" green card.  I would recommend that you speak with a lawyer who can guide you through at least the initial steps of getting her conditional residency and work permit, as it can be tricky.
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3 years if you are married to a US citizen.\n5 years for a permanent resident.
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Unfortunately if you are waiting for the laws to change for your husband status to change, then you might find your husband on the opposite side of the law. If you are married to him and you are a citizen or a resident why not file for him. Depending on the state that you live in, he could get his green card in 9 months or 2 years. Before he receives his green card, he will receive an EAD card which will allow him to work. This card is given to him within 90days depending on where you live. Isn't this the very reason why you want him to become a US resident? To work. Consider contacting uscis.gov or www.emichoice.com for assistance. At, emichoice, I know that the rates are fair and you dont have to pay anything until you get your documents. It cant get any easier. You do have the option of holding your breathe to see if he get's permission to work in the US for a period of time according to the laws that bush is trying to push on congress, or whether congress decides to make all persons here, who are illegal; felons, which was also suggested. Being married to you as a US citizen or resident does not make him legal and it does not give him any rights, if his I-94 is out of status.
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Option 1:  If you have physically met him, you can file a FIANCE VISA Petition.  You will have to prove that the two of you intend to marry and that you have physically met during the past 2 years.  This takes quite a bit of time (about 12 months).  Once he is approved, he will enter the country and you will have 90 days to marry.  As soon as you marry, you must file a petition for him to receive a green card.  \nOption 2:  If you have not physically met, but you have a good faith relationship, you can marry him in Ghana.  Then you file a petition for a K visa.  About 12 months later, he will enter the US with a K visa. Then, he needs to apply for a green card.  GOOD LUCK!
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She can get you a fiance Visa to enter legally the US and you have to marry her within 90 days.\n\nAfter that, it gets complicated.
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The attorney is right.\n\nWe went through this with my husband, who is French.  It all worked out and we had a good lawyer too.\n\nMy girl friend from Canada just married her boyfriend from Texas 3 days after her visa expired.  She had been coming in and out of the US for 5 years and living with him in the US - Canadians get a 6 month visa to the US.  Finally the last time she went home to Canada the US immigrations people told her she could not come back.  They got a lawyer and he told them the same thing your lawyer told you.\n\nIf you two are married then you have the power.
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There are 4 ways to get a US green card:\n\n1.  Employment.\n2.  Marraige.\n3.  Green Card Lottery.\n4.  Political Asylum.\n\nThe easiest and fastest way is by marraige.  If you marry a US citizen, you can have your green card in a few months.\n\nTo get it through employment is hard.  You have to have exceptional credentials that you can prove in your chosen field.  Otherwise it takes a very long time to go this route.  My coworkers from India often have to wait over 5 years to get their Green Cards.  The wait for people from other countries is considerably shorter.\n\nIf you have a reasonable case for political asylum, that might also be worth a shot.\n\nIn the mean time, it doesn't hurt to apply for the Green Card Lottery.  Just make sure you do it yourself, or choose a reputed service to handle your application!\n\ngood luck!
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File I129f.  This is the fiance visa.  It will take about 6 months for the process to complete and she can get her visa.  Once she is in the US you have 90 days to get married.  Once you get married you need to file I485 which is adjustment of status or a green card.  I765 is a work permit and I131 which allows her to leave the country while you wait for the green card.  Good luck. \nGo to www.uscis.gov and you can download the form.  Don't hire an attorney, they just charge you for stuff you can do on your own.
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Ok after they get married all they have to do is become legal!! If they are affriad things might not go well there are plenty of good immigration lawyers - they can seek help.\nSubmit all the paper work  with INS ( USCIS) and well for the working permit it should take no longer than 3 months, permit to trabel ( around 3 months) and non permanent green card about a year or so ( depending on the state they are in ) For more information tell them to visit www.uscis.gov \n\nBest of luck to you and them.