十萬分感謝 8老師的回複。 再請教8老師兩個新問題 (3a,3b,藍色字體)關於I-130 和 I-485。 :
女:中國出生,加拿大公民,
男:美國綠卡持有者,英國國籍,目前不夠申請入美國籍的條件也沒有打算入美國籍。
已經結婚。目前不在美國。即將搬去美國居住,女方不工作。
通常加拿大公民在美國可以呆 6個而不需簽證。為長遠在美國居住,女方到美國後準備申請婚姻綠卡,男方工作收入不是問題。女方並不急於拿到綠卡,主要是可以在美國長期居住就可。
有幾個問題請教。
1。申請了綠卡之後,在等待綠卡的過程中,女方是否可以合法地在美國居住6個月以上直至拿到綠卡 ?
-No unless she gets another status such as F-1, H-1, etc.
還是必須離開美國,在加拿大等待?
2。申請了綠卡之後,在等待綠卡的過程中,女方去其它國家旅遊後再進入美國會否有問題?
-Hard to say and may be fine if she will apply for the immigration visa in Canada.
3。考慮到以上問題 1 和 2, 申請綠卡是進入美國之後再申請呢還是目前從海外直接申請?
-The problem is that she has to wait for the priority date to be current (2.5 to 3 years), thus she can either come to US to file I-485 or apply for the immigration visa in Canada. She had better choose to apply for the immigration visa in Canada in the I-130 when her spouse files I-130, thus it will be convenient for her either to file I-485 in US or to apply for the immigration visa in Canada.
New Question 3a:
if apply for I-485 while in US, will she be able to travel to other countries and go back to US (i.e. being able to do multiple-entry to US) ?
New Question 3b:
if apply for I-130 outside of US, how long will she be granted to stay in US (in general term)?
Million thanks!
4.這類情形,是否找律師辦比較好?
-Up to her. The procedure is simple.