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visa

  • 23-03-2013 8:00pm
    #1
    mollyb69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭


    need help asap, i'm marrying my american fiance in july here in ireland, we were planning to move to the states afterwards,what and which is the best visa for me to get and the quickest as he works in the states, i also am bringing my 12 yr old son over


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  • #2
    silja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭silja


    It's not going to be quick.
    After you marry, he will need to file a spousal visa petition; your son can be a derrivative of that. Once approved, you will apply for the visa, which means a medical and interview in Ireland: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2991.html
    The whole thing will take most of a year. The good news is you can visit with the visa waiver program during this time (but NOT stay/ live or work there), and once you enter the USA with the spousal visa, you get an immediate greencard and can work and travel.


  • #3
    mollyb69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭mollyb69


    thanks alot looks like a long year ahead but best to do it right


  • #4
    iusedtoknow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭iusedtoknow


    mollyb69 wrote: »
    thanks alot looks like a long year ahead but best to do it right

    good attitude!

    A lot of people try and find ways around, the american visa system is firm but pretty fair when you do things right.

    The year will fly, there is a lot of paperwork and waiting for appointments, so it'll go quickly


  • #5
    mollyb69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭mollyb69


    would it make any difference if we marry over there?


  • #6
    silja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭silja


    No, the processing time is the same.


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  • #7
    Lanterrrn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭Lanterrrn


    Just curious - if you get married to a US citizen while on a H-1B or a Green Card, do you have to go back to Ireland for 1-2 years while it's all being sorted? Or can you get married and just not apply for a spousal visa at all?

    I can see myself getting married in the next 5 years, but not if it means I have to go back home to Ireland. Can anyone shed some light?


  • #8
    silja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭silja


    If you already have a greencard, nothing changes for you due to marriage to a USC.
    If you are on a visa and marry then yes, you can do a process called Adjusting Status to get a greencard.


  • #9
    Lanterrrn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭Lanterrrn


    Great news about the green card... but I'd imagine adjusting status while on the H-1B would require heading home for a while, yeah?


  • #10
    silja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭silja


    No, that is the whole point: Adjusting Status (= AOS) means you stay- visas are for entering countries, and you'd be already in the country, so no spousal visa needed. In fact, it is kind of the other way around: it is generally recommended you do NOT leave the USA during the AOS process.


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