A not-yet US citizen got married with a US citizen, how long does it take to have green card?
539668
Green card as a result of marriage ... I think that takes about 5-7 years.
950759
You are confusing a lot of different processes.\n\nA foreigner can get married in the US any time he or she wants to.  That is a process subject to state law.\n\nOnce the foreigner is married to an American, the American can - but doesn't have to - apply for permanent residency for him by filing an I-130 with USCIS.  Once that is approved, the foreigner can either apply for an immigrant visa (if he is outside the US) or for adjustment of status (I-485, if he is legally in the US).\n\nIf the immigrant visa is issued, the foreigner will recieve the green card in the mail some time after having entered the US as a legal immigrant.  If he applied for adjustment of status, the card will also be mailed to him eventually.\n\nNaturalization and citizenship can come along later.  Marriage does NOT grant citizenship.  That must be applied for by all of its own unique rules.
190082
There are two ways, if you have a driver’s license that’s good enough in some states. Second, if the person you are marrying is a U.S. citizen of the country you want to be in, return to your home country get married and then have the US citizen file the paperwork with Immigration and the State Department, you will be allowed to stay in the United States until you get a green card. You will need documentation, so have the US citizen contact the State Department/ Immigration first to find out what you will need.
931626
Only  US citizens can file for a fiance visa (K-1).  You can however, get married first, then apply for a spouse visa (K-3, CR-1).  But, if you marry and file the spouse visa before your wife becomes a citizen, it will probably take several years for an immigrant visa to be processed for you since priority is given to USC's first, then Permanent Residents.\n\nIf your fiancee will probably get her citizenship within 6 months, it would be best for you to just wait until she has it, then decide whether to file a K-1 (which is usually pretty quick) or a K-3 or CR-1 (which takes longer).
642858
It will depend. If  you are a U.S. Citizen and not a resident alien then you can apply for either a k1 visa (fiancee) or K3 visa(marriage). The K3 usually takes about 3 weeks longer but there is a slightly lessor risk in denial since you are already married.  It costs a bit more (filing fees) but doesn't take as much supporting evidence.  Basically it doesn't really matter much either way.
956729
First you need to become a permanent resident. This can be done through marriage, work , family etc, but requires time. I'm a permanent resident myself, and it took me 6 years in the US before I became that. I married a US citizen, and if we had stayed married, I would have been done in a coupe of years. Now I'm eligible to apply for citizenship, and the whole process is described in this document from the US Immigration:\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=91d596981298d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=b6f4194d3e88d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1___\nI hope this information has been some help.\nGood luck with your case!
242434
It depends on if you have citizenship or green card. If you have citizenship 4 to 6 months. If you have a green card 10 to 11 years.
381563
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!
325622
If your wife is a US citizen and you filed for an I-751 when you arrived in the US to lift your 'conditional status' then you would have to wait 3 years to apply for citizenship. Once you have filed the initial paperwork, the process will take approximately 6 months to 1 year. It might take longer if there are complications in your case.\n\nIf your wife is NOT a US citizen and you both immigrated to the US, then you have to wait 5 years before applying for citizenship. Once you file the first set of paperwork, it should take approximately 6-12 months.\n\nhope this helps!
711287
From start to finish, it can take anywhere from about 4-6 months, all depending on what service center you filed at (some are faster than others), or if you've received any Requests for Further Evidence it can delay you by months, and how quickly your fiance's consulate is at scheduling interviews.
1035142
You may apply the minute you marry, It takes 4-5 month to get the temporary Green card, then another 2 years to get permanent green card. then after 5 years the spouse can apply for citizenship.
321160
the best and quickest thing to do is to get married in the states and start the process while you both stay together here. how long it'll take it really depends and varies greatly. if your wife gets pregnant after you get married that will show INS that you live like a real family and it's not a fake but it won't speed things up. yet i don't think that having a baby to use it for immigration purposes is fair and mature. i know for a fact that INS does very thorough background check including criminal records but i don't know if they would actually deny your green card just because of that. of course it depends on what record you have too
424584
hmmmm its faster if u want to bring ur fiance to USA. U just need to get the papers ready and prove that the two of u r engaged wiht pictures n stuff .... the visa granted is K2 visa. U have i think 30 or 60 days to get married in the US and register the same.\n\nBut if its ur spouse then the waiting period is minimum 1 year  n that happens because they just wanna see proof that u will b able to support ur wife and wont put her on social security.\n\nI wud suggest K2 visa.
1126501
Nope mah there is no way you can get it faster. Marrying a citizen will not expediate your process because you are already a resident, so that won't make much of a difference, The only way I see that you can get your citizenship quicker is in fact to join the military but you say you have already tryed to no avail. Just wait it out time will pass before you know it. Muahzzz!!! .
272917
generally it is 5 years, 3 years if you have been married to a US citizen the hole time. You can also receive credit if you served in the military.
911247
Don't get married to this guy just for the green card. The green card is kinda hard to get depending on where you are from. Germany shouldn't bee too much of a problem. My husband is Middle Eastern and some of his family has been waiting for 13 years at the most for the green card. It is a long process and tehy investigate everything. You have to go through interviews and show proof that the marriage is real. Take lots of pictures. It also is faster if you get married in you home country and he files papers here.
448852
Yes there is a huge difference.  I'm married to a French citizenship and I'm an American citizen.  A Marriage visa is only a visa for a person to come and visit for a period of time, longer than 6 months.  Enough time only to allow the person to get their marriage license.  Then, you have to start your paper process with his green card through the closest INS.  Start the petition process as soon as possible.  Even if you are married, they can still send him away back to his country if he didn't get his green card yet.  If he's in the process of getting a green card, tell him not to travel anywhere.  If he's going to stay longer than 6 months without the marriage visa, then the consequences can be that he gets deported back to his country and banned from the US for 10 years.  I'm listing a website source made by an immigrant lawyer that may help you understand the process a bit.  Don't do anything foolish...my advice!  This is a big issue.