American marriage immigration procedure

According to the location of the green card beneficiary, there are two procedures for getting married. (1) If the green card beneficiary is in the United States, he can go through the green card formalities directly in the United States after marriage. Directly in the United States, the entire approval process will be faster. For example, in some states in the eastern United States, it sometimes takes three to six months to get a green card for marriage. (2) If the beneficiary of the marriage is still in China, he can obtain an immigrant visa to enter the United States through a consular visa, and the steps are different from the first one. In the first step, the applicant must submit an immigration application to the US Immigration Service. After the application is approved, he will submit the relevant materials to the visa center. Finally, the case was handed over to the Guangzhou Consulate and an immigrant visa was obtained through interviews. After entering the United States, he immediately got a green card. The whole process will take about one year.

Some applications for marriage green cards must go through the procedure of temporary green cards. According to American immigration law, if the applicant has been married for less than two years when obtaining the green card, the applicant can only obtain a temporary green card valid for two years. If you have been married for two years at the time of the interview, you can get a formal green card with a validity period of ten years directly. There is no difference between a temporary green card and a formal green card except the validity period. Just like holding a formal green card, holders of a temporary green card can still work in the United States without applying for a work permit in advance and a re-entry permit for short-term departure. Temporary green card holders can change from spouses of American citizens to full green cards within one year, nine months and two years after obtaining temporary green cards. In the formal stage, if the real marriage relationship still exists and can provide evidence of living together, then there should be no suspense in converting a temporary green card into a formal green card. However, if there are problems in marriage at this time, the applicant's spouse is unwilling to cooperate in applying for a formal green card, or both parties have divorced. In this case, the procedures and application materials for becoming a full member will be more complicated, and the applicant needs to discuss the application strategy and methods with his lawyer.