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Can I bring my wife to the United States if I am a green card holder?
Asked on Jan 20th, 2011 on Immigration - Florida
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I am a green card holder and my wife live in Africa; can the US Immigration allow me to send for my wife so we can live together in the United States to have family?
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William C. Gosnell
After two years of marriage file an I-130.
Answered on Jan 20th, 2011 at 6:43 PM
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You have to petition your wife by filing an I-130 petition. Since you are a legal permanent resident it will take 3 to 5 years for her to be able to immigrant to the U.S. If you were married at the time you got your Green Card you wife may qualify as a derivative beneficiary. If so, it would take 6-12 months for her to immigrant to the U.S.
Answered on Jan 20th, 2011 at 5:13 PM
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You can petition for her immediately as a resident .
Regrettably she is considered a 2nd preference and it would take several years for her to legal enter the U.S. Consult an attorney as there may be other options including apply for your citizenship.
Answered on Jan 20th, 2011 at 4:43 PM