Marriage-Based Green Card

 Application Process

After this has been successfully established, the next course of action would be to take either of the following steps:

1. For those whose foreign-national spouse is already in the U.S legally, the petitioner must be careful about the timing of the filing. We can assist with this. The process is as follows:

2. The U.S. citizen spouse must fill out Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), while the foreign-national spouse must fill out Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status). Additional documents will be required.

The forms must be submitted to the USCIS, together with supporting evidence.

Other acceptable documents:

For the foreign-national spouse: Birth certificate issued in another country, Passport issued in another country, U.S. visa, I-94 travel record.  

1. The U.S. citizen spouse must prepare and file Form I-130 to USCIS, together with supporting evidence. USCIS will review your petition for completeness. If anything is missing, USCIS may either send the forms back to the U.S. petitioner, or send a letter in the form of a Request for Evidence for the missing information. Once USCIS approves the petition, the U.S. Department of State will invite the foreign-national spouse to apply for an immigrant visa at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.

2. The foreign-national spouse will receive an immigrant visa packet from the U.S. embassy or consulate where the U.S. citizen spouse applied, after which, he/she will be asked to pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee. This step must be complete prior to entering the U.S.

Let us help you

Should you need to know more about eligibility exclusions and exceptions, please schedule a consultation with one of our immigration specialists. We would be happy to review your case, guide you through the necessary legal procedures and answer any questions you may have regarding your application. Our goal is to make the process perfectly clear to you and provide the support that you may need. Let’s get you and your family together here in the US permanently and legally. Don’t hesitate. Start now!