Parents don't have a marriage certificate. Is the certificate of de facto marriage valid when applying for a green card in the United States?

1 and CR 1 are visa types, just like B2 for visiting relatives and B 1 for business trip.

American citizens applying for a spouse immigration visa are CR 1 visas, which will automatically become IR 1 visas after being married for more than 2 years; The US green card application for the spouse immigrant visa is F2A, and you need to wait for the date. The latest date is June 8, 2003, almost the same as CR 1. Now it takes about two years from application to face-to-face signing.

2. Process of CR1:The following American citizens are called applicants, and China's spouse is the beneficiary.

Foreign CR 1:

When the applicant submits an application for CR 1, USCIS will send the applicant a confirmation letter (P 1) after receiving the application, and tell you the case number. You can check the progress of the USCIS section on USCIS official website through this number. When you jump to the last lap, it means that USCIS has passed your case, and then go to the NVC section, and the applicant will receive a paper P2;

Wait for NVC to send you a new case number, starting with GUZ, and then you can go to CEAC to check the progress through this new number. At the same time, NVC will ask you to fill in the DS-26 1 form and give you two bills, one is $88 and the other is $230. The two bills may be at the same time or in batches. This step is P2.5 Note: If you want to apply for electronic processing (it will be faster than the traditional one), please send an email to NVC to apply for electronic processing (in a certain format) before you know the GUZ number. After approving your electronic application, you will get a case number that starts with "Guo", and the number will be invalid, and then you will pay 230 yuan to get a new case number.

When NVC confirms the receipt of the two fees paid by you, it will send you P3, asking you to fill in the DS-260 form and prepare the financial guarantee materials I-864, the tax bill for the last three years, W2, the employer's letter, etc. , notarize the unpaid fines, and then send the materials to NVC by email.

When NVC confirms receipt of your P3 materials, it will write back to inform you that the case has been transferred to Guangzhou, and then wait for P4, that is, the embassy will send a letter to the beneficiary for face-to-face interview, and then make an appointment for face-to-face interview. At the present speed, the whole electronic journey takes 9- 14 months, compared with the traditional 12- 18 months.

In addition, if the electronic processing of P2.5 is not handled, P3 means that all the materials submitted must be original and then printed by P4, so it will take 2-4 months to clear customs. Other processes are the same as electronic processes.

Domestic CR 1:

Domestic CR 1, the applicant must hold a residence permit in China and have lived in China for 6 months at the time of application.

To go to the embassy (Beijing or Guangzhou) where the applicant lives, Beijing needs to make an appointment in advance, while Guangzhou does not need to make an appointment, and only accepts applications every Friday morning. After the applicant goes to the embassy to submit the payment application in person, the payment receipt is P 1, and then wait for P2 to inform you that the case has been approved. Then the embassy will email you P3, fill in DS-260, and prepare for notarization, I-864, tax bill, W2 and employer's letter. After the Embassy confirms the receipt of your DS-260 confirmation form (before going to CITIC to submit the DS-260 confirmation form), the whole process is now 1.5-3 months.

3. The application process of 3.F2A is similar to that of foreign CR 1, that is, after P 1, there is a waiting time for scheduling, and when the scheduling arrives, it will enter the P2 stage such as P 1. F2A When a green card holder becomes an American citizen, he can cancel the appointment and change it to CR 1 while waiting for the appointment.