How can I apply for Green Card by being a visiting Assistant Prof. at a university? How long does it take?
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Look for a sponsor.  Perhaps the university can sponsor you.  What ever you do, please do it legally.  good luck
626043
Unfortunately green card holders are not afforded the same privileges as U.S. citzens. As such, although he can petition for you through USCIS and then through the State Department, you are looking at a substantial waiting time. In cases such as yours, oftentimes the green card holding spouse will naturalize long before you can obtain an immigration benefit through the U.S. consulate. Once he becomes a citizen, however, you can apply for immediate immigration benefits.\n\nIn the meantime, there is very little you can do. You can attempt to apply for a tourist visa, but you have a very low margin for success (probably about 5%) since you have a spouse that is a lawful permanent resident. In cases such as these, the consulates and the officers at the border (if you get that far) will deny the visa/entry since you have a substantial tie to the U.S. that generally cannot be overcome by other ties to your home country. \n\nI would advise you have him begin the family immigration petition process and then wait out the time until either he naturalizes, or your visa number becomes available at the consulate. In the meantime, he would be free to visit you whenever he likes.\n\nGood luck!
861244
Once every year the US Immigration holds a "lottery" for entrance into the US which includes a Green Card. This lottery is run during the late summer, you can find out by contacting the Major Newspapers in your area, as the US runs these ads during that time. You will have to qualify  . Good Luck!
915170
Well, you should ask the immigration office. Make an appointment first.
45667
if you are american then by phone otherwise go by person there and apply for visa.... or maybe you can get information from their site....
359481
Hi Sujan.  Any application for a green card will only be approved when a immigrant visa number becomes available for you.  Since both consular processing and adjustment of status draw from the same pool of visa numbers, they'll take the same amount of time.
99683
Usually 2-3 months but more like 3 months.  Then you have to have 2 more interviews, the second takes place 6 months later, and the 3rd after a year. Then 5-10 years later you go for another appointment and hopefully a green card.
778091
That is the application to get ur green card when u entered the US with different type of visa...working or visitor's visa..check uscis.gov  for more info
443817
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.
193566
go to www.USCIS.gov and ask there, you 'may' have to re-apply\n(only just got mine)
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it depends on the course you r going to take. ya! you can, if you are talking about the community colleges then it is better for you to have a green card otherwise you have to pay lot more than what you will be expecting. the college here is not free, you have to pay $81 per credit hour. so if you r taking 3 crdit course then multiply it and then other additional fees like computers, building maintenance etc. if you are coming here on student visa then i will suggest u to go to university directly.
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You can apply to school and get an F-1 visa. this gives you OPT /EAD card which allows you to work legally in the  U.S. and have time to find an H-1B sponsor. You can get a J-1 only if your job is one of the prequalified jobs. You can only do a change of status if you have a J-1, F-1, L-1 or other qualified work visas. There are many people here on work visas (nonimmigrant) that have also applied for green cards. As long as you are in the country legally and eventually apply for your green card that's fine. If you are here illegally an marry a U.S.Citizen you still have a shot. If you apply for a work visa and they ask you your intent you say to work. Trust me no immigration officer is shocked to know you want to stay forever.\n\nP.S. No need to get nasty people. With the exception of American Indians we all come from, or are immigrants from another country.
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you are in H2B visa seasonal worker or a trainer. Its gonna be hard to get into green card else get a job and move on to H1B visa then apply green card  through employer. Secondly, u can jump into J1Visa and do some post graduate courses and then get an H1B visa. there are 20,000 H1B visa available for people who study in US. Meanwhile something will work
190011
It depends of the category you applied on. Unless you are the spouse of a US citizen, there is a very long waitng period for your visa number. If you are the spouse of a US citizen once your applcation is approved you'll have to go to the embassy or immigration office where you applied for the fingerprints/interview and yes that is it. You'll get your green card in the mail.\nIf you applied in any other category (son/daughter, parents or simblings of a US citizen) the wait is very long. Depending on your nationality and category you applied on it can take from 1-25 years to get your visa number.
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Your question is a little confusing because you state you want to become an American citizen and then continue going to school. You can apply for a student visa to come to America and go to graduate school for your doctorate. \n\nIf you want to become an American Citizen you can look into getting into the diversity lottery for immigration, which is probably the quickest way. You could find someone who wanted to marry you and become either a spouse of fiance and come to America through a K1 (fiance) or K3 (Dependent) Visa. \n\nThe hardest thing is getting here and there is a great deal more information you can access at the uscis.gov website regarding immigration. In the end, it all depends on who interviews you for your visa to come here. I home you get someone who does their job and does not interject personal bias into the formula.
551396
You need to find an employer who will sponsor you for a work visa.  There aren't many school districts that will sponsor someone.  You could also try the green card lottery if you are eligible for that.
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First off, here are some facts.\n\nThere are several different kinds of visas available for those that want a green card.  One is the "Diversity Visa," or lottery.  Another is as a family member of a Leagal Permanent Resident (somone who already has a green card).  Both of these visas are given out in limited numbers.  Because each country has a limit on the number of immigrants that we accept from there, there is a waiting list in some countries, although not all.  These waiting lists go by "priority date," or the date on which you filed your application.  For some countries there is no wait at all.  For other countries there can be a very long wait (last I hear the Philippines was the longest at 18 years).\n\nThere are also green cards given out on employment based applications and for relatives of American citizens, as well as a handfull of special programs that are intended to allow people with certain skills and in certain countries to immigrate in greater numbers.  To the best of my knowledge, there is no waiting list for these visas - you simply have to apply, go through your investigation, and get approved.\n\nIn addition to those visas, there are non-immigrant visas that are available.  These are more commonly known as working visas, or exchange program visas.  For all intents and purposes you live and work in the United States with all teh same rights and responsibilities as a green card holder.  These visas are based on your ability to fill a segment of the workforce here in America.   Basically you simply need to find an employer here in America and they can petition for your working visa.\n\nAs for is it fair that people have to wait - there is a simple concept that most of us learned in kindergarten.  It is called a line.  Sometimes you just have to wait in it.