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You need to apply for a permanent residency status. Go to INS or call them to get the application. It is a process that will take about 6 months to a year. After living in the US for 3 years as Permanent Resident your spouse can apply for US citizenship.

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Q: If you marry your foreign spouse in their country what would the first step be in filing a petition to get your spouse into the US?
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To combat the wait, your spouse can file a Form I-129F - nonimmigrant K-3 Visa - at the same time that the immigrant petition is filed. This will allow them to live and work in the U.S. while your immigrant visa petition is pending. If your spouse does not file the petition for a K-3 Visa, they may be forced to wait outside the country until their application for immigrant status has been approved.

Can you go to another country marry there and then bring your spouse back with you legally?

No, you will have to petition your spouse through the normal channels in the US. There is really no short cut. Yes you can, but not literally taking her back with you right away. You have to go back to your country and leave your wife to her country and you have to file for a petition.

What states can you get a divorce in if you are pregnant?

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My spouse is filing bankruptcy do i have to?

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How do you file for a divorce when you live in Oklahoma and your spouse lives in Italy when he will not agree even though there are no children in the marriage?

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If your spouse is in prison what should your filing status be when filing taxes?

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How can a same-sex spouse fix the other's legal papers?

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How can you file your own divorce petition without an attorney if you live in Illinois but you don't know where your spouse is residing?

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Can you petition for a spouse that tried to illegally entry The United States?

It depends on the country you are living in. However most countries will not allow it, or make it extremely hard.

What if your spouse refuses to sign divorce papers?

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Could an inmate request a divorce and get one even if his wife denies it?

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Can a woman file for bankruptcy after she is married and not include her spouse who went bankrupt 4 years ago?

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Are assets of non-filing spouse considered in bankruptcy?

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No, but the refusal of a spouse to sign the dissolution petition will not prevent the requesting spouse to be granted a divorce.

Can the executor of the will be changed by surviving spouse?

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