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What Are Options for Immigration if My Spouse Is a U.S. Citizen? – Bolour / Carl Immigration

by Ally Bolour | Dec 30, 2024

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00:00:03 you know there may be a number options but we’re going to focus on two main options if you have a legal entry you’re in the US and you’re married to a US citizen then you can apply for permanent residency through the adjustment of status process that’s all done here in the US the process takes anywhere from six to 12 months at the end of it you are a permanent resident then there is also something called a 601a waiver and that is used when you do not have illegal entry Ally will touch upon that

00:00:28 real quick so real quick uh you would have to as a US citizen you’d have to prove that uh your spouse not being able to join you in the US would cause you extreme hardship the whole process may take up to two three years but once it’s done the foreign National travels abroad gets the Immigrant Visa comes back in and the green card is mailed to them yep you travel abroad for about a week come back as a permanent resident when everything gets approved

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