I am a Green Card holder residing in united states. I want to marry my
girl friend who is foreign born and living there. What VISA she can
get to enter into US ?

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Request for Question Clarification by legolas-ga on 22 Feb 2005 08:42 PST

I'd be happy to answer this question for you, but, the time required
to answer these types of immigration questions is more than the price
you've offered. Based on other questions of a similar nature to your
question, a fair price would be between $60 and $100.

If you would like to increase the offered price, please do so and post
a Clarification of your Question on here, and I will be alerted via.
email that you have done so.

Thanks!

Legolas-ga

Since no one researcher has answered your question, I will give it a
go. I actually got my wife into the country and she recently had her
conditional residency status removed and is now a permanent resident.
All this faster than two of her other friends who used lawyers.

Here goes... After reviewing the USCIS I website, it appears that your
best bet would be to get married in the country where your fiancée
lives because you are already able to leave and return on your green
card. Once you return you can petition for her to be granted status...
Another option is, if she already has a VISA and is able to enter the
US - you could get married here ASAP (so long as there is no
violations of the her VISA) and begin to file the petitions. Another
option is to petition for her as you fiancée.

Good luck and check this site for more answers.
http://uscis.gov/graphics/faqsgen.htm#greencard

Thanks lozeerose-ga for the response.

Would you mind sharing how much time did it take after your file petition for her.

If you follow the advice of lozeerose-ga, you'll be apart for a LONG
time. Be careful!

Personally I wouldn't follow lozeerose's advice as your processing
time will be in the years instead of months.

This website will give you all the information you need - you can ask
all the questions you want as well, it is very helpful and will guide
you step by step through the process: http://www.visajourney.com/

I am a member there and have immigrated to the US from Canada on a K-1
visa - I currently hold a Green Card.  I run a board at a private
community site about immigration/emmigration as well so I am fairly
knowledgable about this process.

K-1 (I-129F) is the Fiance(e) visa.  It is the best way to get your
Love into the US relatively quickly (depends on the state you are in
as that determines which processing center you will use).  Generally
between 3-12 months.

The K-3 (I-131) is the Spouse visa which takes much longer to process
12-36 months.

You'll want to look into the LIFE Act as well, you would file the K-1
then once it was accepted you would file the K-3.  It would allow your
Love to stay in the US with you during processing.

Note: Until your Love has a Green Card or EAD (Employment
Authorization Document) he/she will not be able to work.

Ap-70, your case is a little different than mine was, however, do not
be discouraged by the other individuals posting. The processing time
is dependent on where in the US you file. Each region has its own
caseload and therefore time frame. But the government cannot give you
any definite time.

In the case of my wife she received her permission to work in a matter
of two months and her conditional permanent residence status three
months after that. And I had no lawyer or anyone else to aid me.
Besides, the K-1 visa nosoliciting mentioned was the last of my three
options. And nosolicting note at the bottom is accurate.

So it would appear that only you were read my post completely. In any
case, you must check all the documents and think about the one that
best matches your situation - as you are the only one that knows all
the nuances surrounding this perplexing question. End all is, if you
still feel hesitant to do this yourself, get a lawyer - but no one can
guarantee a quicker outcome.

Good luck.