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Could I send a petition from my country for a green card?
Asked on Apr 07th, 2012 on Immigration - California
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I'm a 17 year old citizen in the U.S and I have a boyfriend who lives in the Dominican Republic we are tired of the long distance relationship so we are planing on getting married and moving in together for a year, this summer, so that we can finally unite. I was wondering if i could send a petition from the Dominican Republic so that he could come to the states with a "green card" within a year, and i would also like to know the hole petition process prior to a lawyer.
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Once you marry and turn 18 you can petition him in D.R.by filing the I-130 with the state dept.
Answered on Apr 10th, 2012 at 12:36 PM
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No because you are not married, he is just a boyfriend.
Answered on Apr 10th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
Generally, a U.S. Citizen may become married to someone in another country and then petition for the foreign national to be able to enter the U.S. and attain Permanent Resident status (get a "Green Card"), by going through "consular processing." All of the steps involved in consular processing (as well as other potential immigration-related options, such as seeking a nonimmigrant fianc? visa so that your boyfriend could travel to the U.S. to marry you here, and then seek to become a Permanent Resident) are far to numerous and complex to be described in a LawQA communication, and many of the details may depend upon specific circumstances relating to your fianc? and/or to you. Some immigration law firms, including mine, provide legal representation for consular process and other options applicable to marriage and offer legal services on a "flat fee" basis so that a client will know the total expense from the very beginning. A few immigration law firms, including mine, offer an initial consultation free of charge.
Answered on Apr 10th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
The affidavit of support you signed on his behalf has absolutely nothing to do with you having to support him or pay him any amount. It is a contract between you and the government, whereby you promise to reimburse the government for any means-tested benefits the government pays out to him. The contract is valid until either he becomes a us citzen or has accumulated enough work quarters.
Answered on Apr 10th, 2012 at 10:29 AM