American moving back to U.S. from Poland with new wife.

tarn24:

I am a U.S. citizen who has been working as an ESL teacher in Poland for the last couple of years. I am getting married to a Polish woman in July and we are planning on moving back to the U.S. after that. What steps should we be taking concerning visas, etc. right now? Also, when will she be able to get her green card? Thanks.

tarn24Threads: 2 Posts: 2 Joined: Feb 22, 09	Feb 22, 09, 22:26 / #
I am a U.S. citizen who has been working as an ESL teacher in Poland for the last couple of years. I am getting married to a Polish woman in July and we are planning on moving back to the U.S. after that. What steps should we be taking concerning visas, etc. right now? Also, when will she be able to get her green card? Thanks.

miranda	Feb 22, 09, 22:41 / #
there are lots of threads with similar questions on PF.

tarn24Threads: 2 Posts: 2 Joined: Feb 22, 09	Feb 23, 09, 09:28 / #
I've searched other threads. I'm sure there are similar questions but I can't seem to find anyone in the same situation. Also, plk123, I'm the one wanting to move back to the States. If it were up to her she'd stay in Poland. Dick.

sledzThreads: 29 Posts: 3,202 Joined: Sep 19, 06	Feb 23, 09, 13:30 / #
tarn24: I'm the one wanting to move back to the States. If it were up to her she'd stay in Poland. Dick. get a prenuptial agreement, shes going to change when she moves here,,,fair warning;)

lukimp80Threads: 3 Posts: 109 Joined: Dec 1, 08	Feb 23, 09, 13:41 / #
tarn24: I am a U.S. citizen who has been working as an ESL teacher in Poland for the last couple of years. I am getting married to a Polish woman in July and we are planning on moving back to the U.S. after that. What steps should we be taking concerning visas, etc. right now? Also, when will she be able to get her green card? Thanks. I would suggest that you think twice before coming back to the States. Things have changed.. This is not the America that you remember. Poland sounds good to me.

KrakowiankaThreads: 2 Posts: 272 Joined: Oct 16, 08	Feb 28, 09, 14:29 / #
If you have been working in Poland for a couple years and are "zameldowany", you can file for a CR1 visa for your wife. It takes about 1 year for processing in the US/Poland. She'll do her medical exam in Poland with interview. Once they grant her the CR1, she'll be able to come the US and a green card shows up in the mail within 30 days of entry. You can also do a K3 visa for a spouse, its a little quicker, but in the long run its more expensive. K3 visa allows the spouse to come to the US for 2 years (allowing entry & exit throughout 2 yr period), however you must file paperwork for the greencard and work authorization. None of the family based visa's are quick, USCIS is slow at processing. Check out this site, there are tons of people who have gone through all spouse/fiance immigration. www.visajourney.com

Guest	Feb 28, 09, 14:46 / #
tarn24: I am getting married to a Polish woman poor man. Poles are like salmon, they return at the place where they born , POLSKA. they can not live very long away from poland and without polak.

tarn24Threads: 2 Posts: 2 Joined: Feb 22, 09	Feb 28, 09, 19:41 / #
Guest: Poles are like salmon, they return at the place where they born , POLSKA. they can not live very long away from poland and without polak. I'm guessing from the grammar and subject matter that you are a Polish male. Probably a lonely one.

EmmaL7707	Mar 1, 09, 17:24 / #
I'm American and my husband is from Poland. About five years ago I went to Poland to teach English and I met the love of my life there. We lived together in Poland for over two years and then moved to the US. A year later we got married. It was NOT easy! My advice to you would be to apply for the fiancee or spousal visa- it takes about nine months. It won't be a problem as long as she doesn't have a criminal history and as long as someone in America is willing to sign an affidavit of support for her. Have you been filing taxes? It's a process indeed!

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Mar 1, 09, 19:09 / #
tarn24: Dick. alright richard.. good luck... as soon as she get's her g card.. she'll be gone.. mark my words. :) Guest: poor man. Poles are like salmon, they return at the place where they born , POLSKA. they can not live very long away from poland and without polak. fail EmmaL7707: Have you been filing taxes? lol.. the best benefit of being an american.. ahahahahaha

frdThreads: 8 Posts: 1,956 Joined: Feb 3, 09	Mar 2, 09, 00:38 / #
EmmaL7707: I really hate these people who are suggesting On this forum, everyone are accusing everyone of everything, usually dishonesty, just don't take everything personally.

AmericanGirlThreads: - Posts: 22 Joined: Jul 22, 08	Mar 4, 09, 13:06 / #
hey there. I'm also an American with a Polish husband living in poland. If you choose to wait (with the paperwork) until your married in July, then you can simply apply for immigration through a family member. I believe this the quicker option vs. the fiancee visa. The very first step is to fill out the Visa Petition Form I-130. Have a look at the www.uscis.gov website for more details. Immigration through a family member: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f6141 76543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=0775667706f7d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextc hannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD Hope this helps:)

AmericanGirlThreads: - Posts: 22 Joined: Jul 22, 08	Mar 4, 09, 13:29 / #
FYI: You may file for a Fiance Visa only if you plan to marry in the USA.

EmmaL7707	Mar 2, 09, 00:33 / #
I really hate these people who are suggesting that this man's Polish partner is using him for immigrant benefits. I'm American and I married a Polish man. Many people also accused my husband of using me. I think it's terrible that Americans think all foreigners are out for their money and citizenship. When I married my husband I knew beyond the shadow of a doubt that his feelings for me were genuine. He's had a green card for sometime and that didn't change him a bit. We're very happily expecting a child now!!!

JucheThreads: 13 Posts: 356 Joined: Feb 17, 09	Mar 4, 09, 13:38 / #
tarn24: American moving back to U.S. from Poland with new wife. perhaps you can move to Democratic peoples republic of north korea, we need specialists.