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The US citizen spouse needs to petition using Form I-130 for green card for the alien. While its being processed the applicant needs to hold legal status or can return to home country and continue using consular processing to get green card.

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A US green card holder can petition for his/her spouse's permanent residency. Using the Form I-130 the green card process can be started and once the priority date becomes current the visa will be issued so that the spouse can enter US as a green card holder. Also the spouse could enter US with one of the visas like tourist visa after which the US green card holder could petition for green card for the alien spouse.

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Green card holder who got married after obtaining a Green Card must file a Form I-130 Immigrant Petition on behalf of their spouse in order to sponsor them for Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card) status. So depending on the city and state where the petition is filed the processing time will differ. Green card through marriage is the quickest compared to other options but marriage should be in good faith and not for just Immigration benefits.

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Lawful Permanent Residents who got married before obtaining a Green Card are not required to file an Immigrant Petition on behalf of their spouse (or any children born before becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident). A spouse and eligible children of a Lawful Permanent Resident in this category may apply for a Green Card without having an approved Immigrant Petition. This process is known as "accompanying" or "follow to join."

Lawful Permanent Residents who got married after obtaining a Green Card must file a Form I-130 Immigrant Petition on behalf of their spouse in order to sponsor them for Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card) status.

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You will need to file for a spousal visa. Information for the process can be found at the United States Immigration and Citizenship Services website, http://www.uscis.gov

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Yes with form I 310

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