vknalla Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Hello all, Currently I'm unmarried and I'm confused whether to file for I485 or not (My PD is July 2010 and going by present pace assuming my PD becomes current in a month or two). Can anyone please explain me the complications? Thanks Link to comment
Belle Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 If your petion is approved when you are not married, your future spouse becomes ineligible to file I-485 in EB category. You would have to sponsor your spouse through family category, which may take some time... or maybe not, depending on the circumstances. Marriage, in my opinion, is a more important decision then whether to file I-485, so it should be given appropriate consideration. It makes no sense to marry quickly just because you need to file for a green card. Link to comment
rahulus78 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 DO NOT file I-485 because you might get GC within 3 months after filing (going with current trend). Your TO-BE spouse would never be able to get in US until you become citizen and only then you could directly file for her GC. Link to comment
JoeF Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 DO NOT file I-485 because you might get GC within 3 months after filing (going with current trend). Your TO-BE spouse would never be able to get in US until you become citizen Actually, not quite true. There is a backlog for spouses of Permanent Residents, about 2-3 years or so (it fluctuates.) And if the spouse qualifies for an H1 or L1, the spouse would not have a problem entering. There is no quota for spouses of US citizens. Link to comment
ramroopkumar Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Hi, At presently iam unmarried and my priority date of DEC-01-2009 became current in Feb-2012 Visa Bulletin. Iam also confused and whether to go ahead and file I-485 application or not?...At presently iam planning to go india on this month 26th and get married!....At presently in my home my parents are in search of girl for me Presently iam scared and worried that in next visa bulletin my PD may retrogress?....Following are my questions, can someone answer me? If i go to india and getting married in first week of February, What are the key documents i have to make ready for my spouse!. Can she attend medical examination in india and send those to attorney? Whether she has to be physically present in USA to file I-485 application for her? or whether can send the papers to attorney with no delays? whether she has to have H4 visa, then only she can file I-485? It would be greatly appreciated for answering my questions. Regards, Ram. Link to comment
mike999 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 DO NOT file I-485 because you might get GC within 3 months after filing (going with current trend). Your TO-BE spouse would never be able to get in US until you become citizen and only then you could directly file for her GC. I agree. Link to comment
Belle Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Let's not assume things about other people. Maybe this person is not planning to marry in the near future. Maybe he will find a spouse already in the US on F or H visa. Maybe he will even find a citizen spouse. Or find someone after 5 years. It is up to him when to file, he just needs to make an informed decision. Link to comment
vknalla Posted January 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Thank you all for the replies. I'll give the idea of filing a more time and thought. I needed some information and your replies gave me some insight to the complications.Once again thank you all for the replies. Link to comment
Belle Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 At presently in my home my parents are in search of girl for me ... "This can only end in tears" © Anastasia Link to comment
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