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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Can I sponsor my wife, if we are both are underage?

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Answered by attorney Marie Andree Michaud (Unclaimed Profile)
Immigration lawyer at Marie Michaud, Attorney At Law
You are OK to file right now. You do not need a specific age to file a family petition for a spouse. You do need to be 18 years old for an affidavit of support, and you are. If you do not have sufficient income - or no income, your parents or anyone else with either a green card or US citizenship and who has the required income can be a co-sponsor. Since your wife came with a tourist visa, the application (Called adjustment) can be file in the US without her having to go out of the US. The price varies depending on other issues that you did not write about (For example, has she ever been deported? Arrested? Filed some fraudulent documents in the past? And a lot more things I need to know). However, you can call me so that I can ask you all the questions I need an answer to, and I will come up with a price for you.
You are OK to file right now. You do not need a specific age to file a family petition for a spouse. You do need to be 18 years old for an affidavit of support, and you are. If you do not have sufficient income - or no income, your parents or anyone else with either a green card or US citizenship and who has the required income can be a co-sponsor. Since your wife came with a tourist visa, the application (Called adjustment) can be file in the US without her having to go out of the US. The price varies depending on other issues that you did not write about (For example, has she ever been deported? Arrested? Filed some fraudulent documents in the past? And a lot more things I need to know). However, you can call me so that I can ask you all the questions I need an answer to, and I will come up with a price for you.
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How long will it take to get my greencard after a F1 student visa?

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Answered by attorney David Nabow Soloway
Immigration lawyer at Kennedy, Nalepa & Soloway, P.C.
Generally, when someone marries a U.S. Citizen, she may apply to adjust status in the U.S. to become a Lawful Permanent Resident (to get a "Green Card") even if her F-1 visa has expired, so there would be no need for her to go abroad and then return. The Atlanta Field Office of the USCIS (handling cases throughout Georgia and Alabama) currently is taking about 4 months to process these types of marriage-based immigration cases when they have been properly prepared and fully documented; for cases that are not properly prepared and fully documented, adjudication usually cannot be completed at the time of the adjustment of status interview, and then cases can become delayed many additional months (or, in some instances, those cases may be denied). It would be wise to consult with an immigration attorney who could learn the relevant details and circumstances and then be able to advise about eligibility, options and strategies.
Generally, when someone marries a U.S. Citizen, she may apply to adjust status in the U.S. to become a Lawful Permanent Resident (to get a "Green Card") even if her F-1 visa has expired, so there would be no need for her to go abroad and then return. The Atlanta Field Office of the USCIS (handling cases throughout Georgia and Alabama) currently is taking about 4 months to process these types of marriage-based immigration cases when they have been properly prepared and fully documented; for cases that are not properly prepared and fully documented, adjudication usually cannot be completed at the time of the adjustment of status interview, and then cases can become delayed many additional months (or, in some instances, those cases may be denied). It would be wise to consult with an immigration attorney who could learn the relevant details and circumstances and then be able to advise about eligibility, options and strategies.
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Will petitioning a green card for someone while under permanent residency speed up the process of acquiring a green card?

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Answered by attorney Michael Alexander Yurasov-Lichtenberg (Unclaimed Profile)
Immigration lawyer at Havens Lichtenberg PLLC
The wait time for unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents now is 8 years (20 years - for natives of Mexico, 11 years for natives of Philippines); if the petitioner becomes a U.S. citizen, the wait time shortens by 1 year in most cases (only for natives of Philippines it becomes longer by 4 years). Your son's place in the waiting line is determined by the date of filing of your petition. If you file now, as a permanent resident, and later ask USCIS to upgrade your petition because you became a citizen, the filing date ("the priority date") will remain the date of the original filing of your petition. There is no benefit in waiting until you become a citizen.
The wait time for unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents now is 8 years (20 years - for natives of Mexico, 11 years for natives of Philippines); if the petitioner becomes a U.S. citizen, the wait time shortens by 1 year in most cases (only for natives of Philippines it becomes longer by 4 years). Your son's place in the waiting line is determined by the date of filing of your petition. If you file now, as a permanent resident, and later ask USCIS to upgrade your petition because you became a citizen, the filing date ("the priority date") will remain the date of the original filing of your petition. There is no benefit in waiting until you become a citizen.
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