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Marriage green card, inside the U.S.

What are the steps?

The case moves in a fixed order, and most of the steps are paperwork done carefully. Answer simple questions, and the software builds each filing in its place.

The steps

How the case runs

  1. One packet files

    I-130, I-485, I-765, and I-131 together. The receipt notices arrive within weeks and hold your place.

  2. Biometrics, work permit, travel document

    Fingerprints first; the permit and advance parole follow while the green card is pending.

  3. Interview at your field office

    Both of you, your documents, and questions about your life together.

  4. Decision

    Approved, the card mails — conditional if the marriage is younger than two years.

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Marriage green card, inside the U.S.

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