HELLO FRIENDS PLEASE HELP ME. I CAME IN USA ON A STUDENT VISA YEAR AGO, AND I DID ENGAGEMENT WITH HER. NOW SHE APPLIED FOR A CITIZENSHIP LAST WEEK AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN SHE WILL BECOME CITIZEN. NOW THE PROBLEM IS I WANT TO MARRY HER AFTER SHE GETS CITIZENSHIP AND THEN APPLY FOR AJDUSTMENT OF STATUS ASAP.
NOW MY QUESTIONS ARE:::----
1) HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR HER TO BECOME
CITIZEN?
2) WHEN I MARRY HER AFTER SHE GETS CITIZENSHIP 3) WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO APPLY FOR A GREEN CARD
FOR ME.
4) WILL I GET A LABOUR CERTIFICATION? AND IF
YES HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE

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Originally posted by Aatu:
HELLO FRIENDS PLEASE HELP ME. I CAME IN USA ON A STUDENT VISA YEAR AGO, AND I DID ENGAGEMENT WITH HER. NOW SHE APPLIED FOR A CITIZENSHIP LAST WEEK AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN SHE WILL BECOME CITIZEN. NOW THE PROBLEM IS I WANT TO MARRY HER AFTER SHE GETS CITIZENSHIP AND THEN APPLY FOR AJDUSTMENT OF STATUS ASAP.
NOW MY QUESTIONS ARE:::----
1) HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR HER TO BECOME
CITIZEN?
2) WHEN I MARRY HER AFTER SHE GETS CITIZENSHIP 3) WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO APPLY FOR A GREEN CARD
FOR ME.
4) WILL I GET A LABOUR CERTIFICATION? AND IF
YES HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE

First, congrats on your engagement and your fiancee wanting to become a USC.

Please click here to find out the processing times for the N-400. She would have filed the form to the USCIS field office servicing her area. Generally it takes about 6 months, or sometimes longer, depending on where you apply. There is a guide, M-476 that can answer all your questions.

When you marry after she becomes a USC, she will file the form I-485, I-130, and all other relevant forms to adjust your status. The time frame is a little longer. You must prove a valid marriage, in other words, marrying for love and not for ulterior motives. This guide will help answer some additional questions.

When your future wife applies for the adjustment of status, she can file the form I-766, work authorization document. This will allow you to work in the United States without restriction, except for government jobs (generally). It takes about 90 days to process and is filed concurrently with the I-485.

In the meantime, continue to keep your F-1 visa status current.

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in other words, marrying for love and not for ulterior motives. This guide will help answer some additional questions.

Hudson

Love is not a criteria for marriage. You can marry for any reason what so ever so long as it is not to evade immigration laws to solely marry for purpose of getting a greencard.


BTW he means for i-765 not i766 typo

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Originally posted by 4now:
Hudson

Love is not a criteria for marriage. You can marry for any reason what so ever so long as it is not to evade immigration laws to solely marry for purpose of getting a greencard.

Granted, marriage is done because of cultural, societal, or ecnomic reasons, but the definition of love can mean philos, eros, or agape. I was not trying to be literal, as you were, just pointing out that a valid relationship needs to be proven for the adjusmtne of status. It was also I include the hperlinks to the guides.