Legal Question in Immigration Law in Florida

marriage to a greencard holder

I am from Trinidad, and I came on a visa to the us and married my fiancee who is a greencard holder. We got marrried in the state of florida, I am due to return to trinidad in two weeks. what should be my next steps in obtaining a greencard, also can I come back and forth, i have a ten year visa


Asked on 1/21/08, 4:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Cho Law Offices of Michael Cho

Re: marriage to a greencard holder

You'll probably want your fiancee to apply for US citizenship as soon as possible, since that will be required for your fiancee to sponsor you for permanent residence in the U.S.

The wait times for spouses of green card holders (versus US citizens) to receive any kind of status is almost 5 year.

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Answered on 1/21/08, 4:21 pm


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