QUESTION
Can I get a green card from a green card holder who has not entered the USA?
Asked on Feb 16th, 2011 on Immigration - California
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How long will the process be to get a green card from my wife? She is a green card holder but still she did not go to the USA. She got a green card from her mother a year ago. How could I get the green card without going to USA or does she have to go to USA?
2 ANSWERS
William C. Gosnell
Your wife needs to file i-130 to get a visa for you. Its better if filed oversees.
Answered on Feb 21st, 2011 at 2:42 PM
Immigration Law Attorney serving Costa Mesa, CA
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Law Offices of Louis M. Piscopo, APLC
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Your wife could not have received her Green Card if she never entered the U.S. If she was processed for an immigrant visa at the consulate, she has to enter the U.S and present her IV packet to USCBP. They will process it and she will then receive a Green Card in the mail. If she never entered the U.S., a Green Card is never made.
Answered on Feb 18th, 2011 at 10:22 AM