Can a permanent resident marry a non immigrant?

As a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, you’re free to marry a foreign national or non-citizen immigrant – but you’ll need to consider immigration laws to move your new spouse to the U.S. permanently.

Can a permanent resident marry a citizen?

As a permanent resident who is married to a U.S. citizen, you may be eligible for naturalization after just three years. You must be married to a citizen the entire time; and your spouse must have been a U.S. citizen for the entire time.

Can a US permanent resident marry his fiance?

Marry your fiancé first, then begin the entry process as a spouse of a permanent resident.

Can a spouse of an immigrant become a LPR?

If your spouse is a lawful permanent resident (LPR), their days of worrying are over. Most immigrants who have already been approved for permanent residency in the country (but not naturalization) need not worry until when they actually apply to become legal residents of that country.

How long does it take for a spouse to become a permanent resident?

The government needs to be sure of those things before it will allow you to apply for permanent residence. Your spouse files the petition using USCIS Form I-130. (See Filing an Immigration Petition (I-130) for a Foreign Spouse .) It will normally take USCIS anywhere from a month to six months to approve the petition.

Is there a waiting list for permanent resident spouses?

A waiting list develops because the number of green cards for spouses of U.S. permanent residents is limited. Before a green card becomes “immediately available” to you, the government must finish work on the case of everyone from your country who wants to get a green card through their permanent resident spouse and who applied before you did.

Can a lawful permanent resident marry a foreign born spouse?

Contrast that with the situation faced by spouses of lawful permanent residents. They are able to start the immigration process as soon they’re married, by filing USCIS Form I-130, but that only puts the foreign-born spouse on a waiting list.

Can a spouse of a permanent resident get a green card?

One of the rules is that the U.S. must have a permanent resident “space” for you, available immediately. (USCIS calls this an available “visa” or “visa number,” but it means green card, too.) Unfortunately, as the spouse of a permanent resident, there probably won’t be room for you immediately when you get your I-130 approval.