Green card thru marriage (L1 visa owner)

[Daniela]

Hi everybody!
I am currently in US under a L1 visa and got married few months ago with a Green card holder.
We would like to file for my green card and I am not sure if it is better to file the I-130 form (plus the others required with it) or it would be beneficial to file at the same time for the I-485, I-131.
Any good suggestion?
Thanks
Happy Winter holiday season

[Adrian Gruber]

Hi everybody!
I am currently in US under a L1 visa and got married few months ago with a Green card holder.
We would like to file for my green card and I am not sure if it is better to file the I-130 form (plus the others required with it) or it would be beneficial to file at the same time for the I-485, I-131.
Any good suggestion?
Thanks
Happy Winter holiday season

File concurrently all your applications and your immediate family petition together.

Step One – Your permanent resident relative must file Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, for you and it must be approved. You must wait for your priority date in your immigrant visa category to become current. Your priority date is the date when the Form I-130 is properly filed (with correct fee and signature) on your behalf by your U.S. permanent resident relative.
Step Two – Once the priority date in your visa category is current, you may file for adjustment of status with Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. Adjustment of status is the process you go through to become a permanent resident.

[Daniela]

Thank you Adrian,
so if I understand I should start sending out the I-130 ONLY and submit the remaining paperwork after, once my prioririty date is current.
What is confusing for me is I already have a VISA (L1) and if I read the other thread at this link:

http://www.immihelp.com/forum/showthread.php/210881-Just-Married-and-Need-Help

it seems you can submit everything together (I-130, 485, 693, 765.....).
Thank you for any answer/help

Daniela

[Daniela]

I was more patient and digged on the website and found the following pages that answer my questions and can be helpful for other as well:

https://www.immihelp.com/family-based-greencard/persons-in-us.html

https://www.immihelp.com/family-based-greencard/petition-upgrade.html

At this point we will file I-130 ONLY (the other forms whenever the F2A priority date will be current) and as soon as my husband will get his Citizenship (he already kicked off the process) we will perform the petition upgrade.

Daniela

[Adrian Gruber]

[QUOTE=Daniela;475208]Thank you Adrian,
so if I understand I should start sending out the I-130 ONLY and submit the remaining paperwork after, once my prioririty date is current.
What is confusing for me is I already have a VISA (L1) and if I read the other thread at this link:

http://www.immihelp.com/forum/showthread.php/210881-Just-Married-and-Need-Help

it seems you can submit everything together (I-130, 485, 693, 765.....).
Thank you for any answer/help

Hello Daniela, concurrent means filing everything to gether. IE:
I-130 "Petition for immeduate family/spouse"
I-485 "Adjustment of Status"
I-693 "Medical exam"
I-134 "Affadavit of support"

and so on. This is at your discretion.

Also ensure you have all documentational backup.

[newacct]

Hi everybody!
I am currently in US under a L1 visa and got married few months ago with a Green card holder.
We would like to file for my green card and I am not sure if it is better to file the I-130 form (plus the others required with it) or it would be beneficial to file at the same time for the I-485, I-131.
Any good suggestion?
Thanks
Happy Winter holiday season

You cannot file I-485 at this time. As a spouse of a permanent resident, you are in the F2A category, which currently has a wait for visa numbers of around 1.5 years. Only when a visa number is available for your category can you proceed to the next step (Adjustment of Status with I-485 if you are in the US and in status at that time, or Consular Processing in your home country otherwise).