Immigration How to move spouse from Romania to America

Congratulations on your engagement!  After you marry and return, you will need to file an I-130 petition for your wife.  Once the petition is approved (it can take nearly a year for that to happen), the case will be transfered to the National Visa Center for further processing.  There are additional forms to file and fees to pay at that point in the process.  Once the NVC has everything they need, they will forward the file to the consulate in Romania where your wife will be intereviewed and issued an immigrant visa.  When she then travels to the US on that visa, she'll be a permanent resident.  A green card will follow in the mail shortly after her arrival.  Having a lawyer involved can avoid any delays caused by failure to include all the supporting documentation the officials like to see with these petitions.   Moreover, having someone that knows the process can help.  I also believe that officials recognize submissions by attorneys are likely to be in order.  The filing fee for the I-130 is $420 and the fees required by the NVC come to about $300, plus the consulate itself may require a small fee.  If you hire me to represent you, I charge $1,500.00 which includes everything except courier costs (FedEx).