Green Card application starts now. Getting married in few months. Should I apply post marriage?

[pimu]

Hi,

 

I am working in the US on H1B for the last 4 yrs; I complete my 6yrs in Aug 2016.

My employer is now applying for my green card this Sep 2014. 

I am getting married in Dec 2014. My wife is in India today. I am hoping to get her green card through mine.

 

Is there a difference in applying for green card before marriage or after marriage?

 

I understand that if I apply before marriage - I can always include her in the I-485 stage later.

 

What I don't know is that whether I can include her in my initial application itself and should wait to apply till I get married.

 

Pls help.

[itsmeusa]

You are lucky that you would still be undergoing PERM stage. PERM is totally to make sure there is a job in US for you. Dependents do not come in picture in this stage. After your marriage in Dec 2014, you could add your family when I-140 is filed. If forgot, you can still add her on I-1485. If not, you can even add her after I-1485 filed, but before I-485 approved provided the dates are current.

[rahul412]

Doesn't matter whether you do it before or after marriage.  It's completely up to you.

If you include her name now, sh might have problems in future if she wants to file COS to F1.