How long does it take to get green card on immigrant visa?

Answer 1

If you have conditional residency, you need to file for removal of condition during the 90-day period immediately preceding the expiration of your card. You must file by mail with the Immigration Service Center that has jurisdiction over you: Texas, California, Nebraska, or Vermont, depending on where you live. Processing times are different depending on the Service Center. As of 1/27/06, the Service Centers are processing removal of condition applications submitted on: California: June 29, 2005 Nebraska: September 22, 2005 Texas: November 16, 2005 Vermont: June 1, 2005

Answer 2

The process to get green card can be through marriage,employment or through relative and should be petitioned for by the US citizen or green card holder spouse, employer or US citizen relative or green card holder in US respectively. Depending on the availability of the visas under the category you apply the time period to get a green card changes.

Answer 3

It depends on the choice of route of the applicant and the category under which the green card application is being filed. For those who are under the immediate preference category, the waiting times will be less and they may get their green card within a yr or even less than that. However those that are in the preference categories less than the immediate one will have to wait a long time. Some may take up to 10 yrs or so!

Answer 4

Usually from 6 months to a year. You can get a temporary work visa within a couple of months though.

Answer 5

For the real answer it takes 3 years cause i am an immigrant.

Answer 6

It depends on how you got here. either way to get a green card you FIRST have to leave the US and return to your home country before any proceedings.