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How long will it take a greencard holder to get married and bring my husband over?
Asked on Dec 14th, 2010 on Immigration - California
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Nine months ago I got my green card, my boyfriend is here on a tourist visa and we would like to get married here but he has to go back afterward, we were counting on the new dates for the 2A category in the visa bulletin , which I follow up each month, but this month I realized that it has gone back again!! Can you please tell me that if we get married and apply by the end of Dec. 2010, according to these changes what is the approx. time that he has to wait for his green card, and whether he is able to get a tourist visa to come and visit me meanwhile?Do you think there will be another jump in the spouse visa category (2A) again? And how is it possible that they were giving the visas of June 2010 and they suddenly went back to 2008? I just do not get it!
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It is very hard to tell you how long it is going to take for a visa to be available, since as you mentioned it can go back and forward. For now since it's in 2008 my best guess is two years.
Answered on Dec 15th, 2010 at 7:58 AM
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The visa bulletin is unpredictable. The time will vary depending on the country of origin of your guy. For Example, Mexican have a longer wait time than a Canadian or a Japanese. In the past the 2A family category used to be a 5 to 6 year wait. In 10 years of practice, I had never seen anything so fast. So I can not tell you exactly how long it will take. But one thing for sure: The earlier you get married, the earlier you file for him, the earlier his turn will come up.
Answered on Dec 14th, 2010 at 7:58 PM