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Hi Peter, thanks for doing this. I'm a permanent resident (won the Green Card lottery) and I'm currently living in the US. I'm going to marry someone who is n

Hi Peter, thanks for doing this. I'm a permanent resident (won the Green Card lottery) and I'm currently living in the US. I'm going to marry someone who is not a US citizen this summer. When I check the regular process, it took almost 2 years to bring my future wife to the US. What is the fastest way to bring my wife to the US after the marriage? Thanks again.

proberts 5y ago
Unfortunately there's really no way to expedite the marriage based green card process. What's frustrating is that if you were a nonimmigrant, she could come over right away on a dependent visa but that's not an option for spouses of permanent residents. We've had clients give up their green cards and switch to a nonimmigrant status because of this. Is there any chance that your fiance could qualify for her own work visa? Because once here, you could sponsor her for a green card, a much better process than going trough a US Consulate abroad.