How long does it take to get a green card for political asylum?

When the issue of political asylum is rejected, the Immigration Bureau will transfer the application to the immigration court, and the immigration judge will try it again. During this period, if the guest marries a citizen, we will still help the guest to apply for relative immigration. The specific procedures are as follows:

(1) handle I- 130 as soon as possible. (2) file an adjournment with the immigration judge. Generally speaking, the immigration judge will agree to postpone the hearing after seeing the application receipt of I- 130. (3) Before and after receiving the interview notice from the Immigration Bureau, actively prepare the interview documents of I- 130 with lawyers. (4) go to the immigration office for an interview. (5) If the interview has not been conducted on the day of the hearing or I- 130 has not been approved after the interview, go to the immigration court and ask the immigration judge for another extension. (6) After I- 130 is approved, notify the immigration court that I-130 has been approved, and prepare I-485, green card application documents. And pay the relevant application fee to the Immigration Bureau. (7) On the day of the hearing, I-485 documents shall be handed over to the lawyers of the court and the Immigration Bureau. The judge will set another date for the I-485 hearing. (8) Attend the hearing of the immigration court together with the spouse and relevant witnesses. After the judge approves I-485, the application will be transferred to the Immigration Bureau. On the application date, he can make an appointment through INFOPASS, and then go to the immigration office to get a green card.

When you marry a citizen in court and apply for a green card, you should pay attention to the following questions:

First of all, don't miss any court date. Secondly, after entering the deportation procedure, the application of marriage immigrants, I- 130, that is, relatives' immigration, should be filed at the local immigration office instead of being sent to the sub-regional center of the immigration office. Third, after entering the deportation procedure, the immigration department has a very strict examination of marrying a citizen and applying for a green card. Men and women sometimes talk separately during an interview. Therefore, it is best for applicants to hire experienced lawyers to accompany the interview. When bringing your own translators, it is also important to hire translators who are fluent in English.

Finally, after the I- 130 application is approved, you can contact the immigration court and ask the judge to hear the I-485 application as soon as possible. On the day of the hearing, you should appear in court with your spouse and other witnesses. If you have a criminal record, you should prepare relevant documents in advance and get the criminal record from the local judicial organ.

2. Marry a citizen while waiting for the asylum green card.

After granting political asylum for one year, the applicant can apply for a green card. However, some guests married American citizens while waiting for asylum green cards. In this case, we will still apply for a green card for marriage according to the requirements of our guests. The advantage of getting a green card by marrying a citizen is that if you are still married to your spouse three years after getting a green card, you can apply for citizenship and then apply for parents, brothers and sisters to immigrate to the United States.

Because the applicant has legal status at this time, this kind of application is relatively simple. First, apply to the local immigration office for I- 130 and I-485. In the I-485 application, it is necessary to explain to the Immigration Bureau that the I-485 application has been submitted, and ask the local immigration bureau to contact the Nebraska Immigration Branch Center to transfer the asylum green card application to the local immigration bureau. Some cases we have dealt with show that the local immigration bureau often mistakenly transfers the application for marriage green card to the immigration sub-center. Therefore, if you haven't arranged an interview for a long time after submitting the I-485 application, you should take the initiative to contact the immigration department.

In addition, when applying for a marriage green card, it is generally not necessary to cancel the application for an asylum green card. During the immigration interview, immigration officials will ask if they are willing to cancel the asylum green card application. It is not too late to agree to quit.