Q: I’m greenCard holder. So I get married 14/2/18 my wife she’s in Uganda.so please.I need my wife

A: As a green card holder, you can sponsor your wife for a green card. However, the waiting time for the wife of a permanent resident to get a green card is about 2 years.

Can a permanent resident get a visa for his or her spouse? The answer is yes, foreign spouses of U.S. green card holders (people with lawful permanent residence) are eligible for immigration under the family second preference category (2A). This is true for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples, so long as the marriage is legally recognized in the state or country where it took place.

Unfortunately, their eligibility will not lead to a green card right away. The process can take several years, as described below. But the green card holder may be able to speed things up by becoming a U.S. citizen, as also described below.

Annual Numerical Cap on Family Second Preference Category

The number of visas issued each year under the family second preference is limited to approximately 114,200, plus some unused visas from other categories. This allotment is not for spouses alone: Category 2A also covers unmarried children of lawful permanent residents.

As a result, there are never enough visas to give to the number of people who apply for them each year, and a long waiting list has developed. A spouse’s place on the waiting list depends on his or her "priority date," which is set by the date that you file the initial visa petition on your spouse’s behalf (on Form I-130, issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS).