Legal Question in Immigration Law in Maryland
respected sir/mam,
I am a greencard holder and it will take still 2 more years to get US citizenship.I have girlfriend studying here(in USA) on F-1 visa.We are going to marry in 2-3 months,so if I apply for her after marriage so will her status be changed from F-1 visa to any other before I get citizenship?please let me know the required procedure.
1 Answer from Attorneys
You can marry her, however, her status will NOT change from F1 to a permanent resident after the marriage. She will need to maintan her non-immigrant F1 status in order to remain in USA legally.
You can even petition for her after the marriage, but the petition will have to wait at least 4-5 years until its priority date is current, and only then she will be able to apply for residency.
When you become a USA citizen, if your wife is still in USA, she might be able to apply for adjustment of status (green card).
Web: www.law-visa-USA.com
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