I got my conditional green card thru EB-5, can my wife also file a petition for getting a conditional green card? We”ve been married for 5 years.
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Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyIf you were married at the time of getting your green card she can apply via a derivative application or via a petition. A derivative application would be much faster.
Lynne Feldman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyIf you were married before your permanent residency was approved, she can file either as a follow-to-join at the consulate you were interviewed or by adjusting status in the U.S. if legally here and in status.
Salvatore Picataggio
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyShe was not included in your application as a dependent? That would have been the way! But I understand that there are circumstances where one can travel before another can travel. She can follow to join you now that you have yours handled.
Fredrick W Voigtmann
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyAssuming your wife is admissible and otherwise eligible to immigrate to the United States, she can follow to join you without the need for filing a separate petition. Depending on where you received your conditional permanent residence (adjustment of status vs. immigrant visa processing), and depending on where she is presently, you may have to file some additional forms and paperwork to get her case started.
Rani Emandi
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyDepending on whether you are in the U.S. or out of the U.S., you may file for her as well.
Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyIt is hard to answer this question given the facts you presented, but it seems you were not married at the time you applied for an immigrant visa/filed for adjustment of status. And if that is the case, then no, she cannot derive benefit from your EB-5 petition. At this time, you can petition for your wife as an LPR; F-2A is current for all countries so if you are both in the U.S., you can follow one-step adjustment.
Dawei Gongsun
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou can file an I-824 with the application for her so she can get it faster.
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