Q: My girlfriend lives in Mexico and we want to marry in MX then live in the U.S. what process do I need to go through?
She is a Mexican citizen and I'm a citizen of the United States living in FL. I've visited many websites about this and I'm having a hard time figuring what I'm supposed to do and most things I see are from years ago. Thank you
A: Once you are married, you will need to file an I-130 to start the process. This will set her on the path to permanent residence through consular processing. It takes about a year to complete this process. It is a different process if she is in the US on a visa.
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A: I agree with my colleague, but if your fiance(e) has any prior criminal history or negative U.S. immigration history, it would be important to discuss those issues with a competent immigration attorney before proceedings. Additionally, if your goal is to get her to the United States as quickly as possible, and where you marry is not as important to you, then the two of you may also wish to consider the K-1 fiance(e) visa process, as the processing times for that type of case are generally quicker than a Petition for Relative / Application for Immigrant Visa case.
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