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How do I convert my spouse from a multiple b1/b2 to a citizen?

Asked on Aug 12th, 2012 on Immigration - Texas
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My inlaws are in citizens and spouse is a multiple b1/b2.
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If you are a US citizen, you can petition for your husband's permanent resident status (he has to be a permanent resident before he can become a US citizen).
Answered on Aug 30th, 2012 at 8:27 AM

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Immigration Law Attorney serving Long Beach, CA at Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
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*Request for Marriage and Adjustment of Status Application* A marriage proposal and application for adjustment of status must be prepared and presented. Our firm can prepare and send this petition to the USCIS office that initially resolved such requests .. The work permit application is also presented and it usually takes several months to get cast. The last interview for the Green Card will be around one year after the filing of the petition. There are a myriad of different ways, exhibitions and information that needs to be completed. Any of these items, if done poorly, it could request denied or delayed indefinitely
Answered on Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:18 AM

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Although not clear from your question, it sounds like you are a U.S. Citizen, your spouse is present in the U.S. with a B1/B2 visitor's visa, and your wife's parents are U.S. citizens, and your spouse wishes to become a U.S. citizen. With this in mind, the first step will be for your spouse to adjust status to become a Lawful Permanent Resident (to get a "Green Card"). After five years from the date of becoming a Permanent Resident (three years for most people married to U.S. citizens), a Permanent Resident may petition to become a naturalized citizen. As a U.S. Citizen, you could "sponsor" your spouse to adjust status in the Immediate Relative visa category. Alternatively, one of your spouse's U.S. Citizen parents could sponsor your spouse in the Family-Based Third Preference Category, although there is a significant backlog (for most nations, the backlog may be 10 years or longer) for visas to become available, and your spouse would not be permitted to remain in the U.S. while waiting for a visa to become available.
Answered on Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:17 AM

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If you are US citizen, you can file an I-130 petition for your spouse. If her parents are US citizens, they can petition for her, and she may qualify for US citizenship based upon a number of factors. You should consult an immigration attorney.
Answered on Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:17 AM

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Seymour Rosenberg
You file a form I-130 (Relative Petition ) for your wife and she at the same time files for Permanent Residence. Concerning her parents, I don't know how you can get them Permanent Residence without asking a lot of questions.
Answered on Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:17 AM

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Immigration Law Attorney serving San Francisco, CA at Richard S. Kolomejec
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You must first apply for the green card for your spouse (not citizenship). If you are a US citizen, you can file a petition on her behalf.
Answered on Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:16 AM

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Rebecca T White
Are you a US citizen?
Answered on Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:16 AM

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What is your immigration status? Does he have any other relatives in the US?
Answered on Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:16 AM

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