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How long does it take to get permanent residency after marrying a clincard holder?

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  • Aoi
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  • 2023/04/04 02:41

I am married to a Japanese green card holder and am in the process of applying for permanent residency, it will be 2 years in March.
I have searched the internet, and now I am waiting for the notification of my speech and medical examination. I am waiting to hear back from anyone who is also applying, has taken permanent residence, or has recently given a speech, or any other information you can give me.
I know it is different for everyone, but I would like to know even approximately how long it will take.

This text has been translated by auto-translation. There may be a slight difference between the original text and the translation. (Original Language: 日本語)

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  • グリーンカード
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  • 2023/04/04 (Tue) 08:36
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I am getting married to a permanent resident, can I live in the U.S. with him or her while I apply for a green card ？
A ： It would be natural to expect that you could live together after marriage. Unfortunately, the U.S. government makes it very difficult for a green card holder to live in the United States with a spouse who does not have a green card or is not a U.S. citizen.

Did you know that spouses of permanent residents who applied for a green card in September 2001 have finally qualified recently ？

Hundreds of thousands of aliens are waiting for green card approval in this category （ of permanent residents spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 ）, only 88,000 are approved annually, and no one will be surprised if the waiting list continues to grow and grow. If there is any discussion in Congress in December regarding immigration reform, we hope that this quota will increase.

Q ： Can I stay in the US on a tourist or student visa while I am applying for permanent residence in support of my husband ？
A tourist or student visa is usually not approved for a spouse who is applying for permanent residence. For legitimate reasons, these visas are called nonimmigrant visas and require a "no intent to reside" and an intention to return to their home country eventually after a short stay. Since the spouse of a permanent resident applicant has the intent to reside in the U.S., the U.S. Embassy finds it difficult to legally approve visas （ tourist and student visas ） for these individuals.

Even in countries such as Japan, where visas are not required for short stays of 90 days or less, people who use these visas to travel back and forth more than necessary risk immediate deportation at the airport each time they enter the US. Furthermore, if these people are engaged or married to citizenship or permanent resident holders, they are more likely to be noticed by immigration officials and denied entry into the United States.
According to my lawyer, it could be anywhere from 5 to 15 years.

This text has been translated by auto-translation. There may be a slight difference between the original text and the translation. (Original Language: 日本語)

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