Lance Delacroix
06-29-2003, 10:26 AM
On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 07:25:09 GMT, mrtravel <mrtravel@notsbcglobal.net>
prounounced a fatwah thus:
Lance Delacroix wrote: Hello, folks. I know a guy who just won the U.S. immigrant-visa lottery. He did NOT list his girlfriend as a family member on his application. He wants to bring her with him. She isn't quite sure whether she wants to commit to this step now or to wait a while. What are their options? Would it be feasible for him to marry her now and take her with him, or would that smack of an "iimigration" marriage and get her visa denied?If he doesn't do this, then it will be 6 years or so before he will beable to get here an immigrant visa. Personally, if they have proof of arelationship before he won the lottery, I think they should get marriedif they are ready. How long will it take him to become a citizen?5 years AFTER becoming a permanent resident, he can file.Allow another 6 months to a year after that to get sworn in.Allow another year to process a visa for fiance or wife. Will he need to be a citizen to file for a fiancee visa for her, or can he do this as a permanent resident?Yes, he needs to be a citizen to file for a fiancee. Will he need to be a citizen to marry her at a later date and bring her in as his wife, or can he do htis as a permanent resident?If they are married, then it will take 6 or so years as a PR because hiswife would have to wait for her visa number to come up. A US citizen hasno wait for his spouse to get a visa number, just a wait for processing. The complications here concern his comparative rights as a PLR and as a citizen, and her indecision.They need to make the decision on their own values. However, if theydon't get married and come under the DV, then there will be at least a 6year wait before she can get an immigrant visa based on the marriage.
Thanks to both of you for your help.
prounounced a fatwah thus:
Lance Delacroix wrote: Hello, folks. I know a guy who just won the U.S. immigrant-visa lottery. He did NOT list his girlfriend as a family member on his application. He wants to bring her with him. She isn't quite sure whether she wants to commit to this step now or to wait a while. What are their options? Would it be feasible for him to marry her now and take her with him, or would that smack of an "iimigration" marriage and get her visa denied?If he doesn't do this, then it will be 6 years or so before he will beable to get here an immigrant visa. Personally, if they have proof of arelationship before he won the lottery, I think they should get marriedif they are ready. How long will it take him to become a citizen?5 years AFTER becoming a permanent resident, he can file.Allow another 6 months to a year after that to get sworn in.Allow another year to process a visa for fiance or wife. Will he need to be a citizen to file for a fiancee visa for her, or can he do this as a permanent resident?Yes, he needs to be a citizen to file for a fiancee. Will he need to be a citizen to marry her at a later date and bring her in as his wife, or can he do htis as a permanent resident?If they are married, then it will take 6 or so years as a PR because hiswife would have to wait for her visa number to come up. A US citizen hasno wait for his spouse to get a visa number, just a wait for processing. The complications here concern his comparative rights as a PLR and as a citizen, and her indecision.They need to make the decision on their own values. However, if theydon't get married and come under the DV, then there will be at least a 6year wait before she can get an immigrant visa based on the marriage.
Thanks to both of you for your help.
