How to get a green card for my foreign spouse? (uscis, residents)

[mikhalshpak]

What options do I have as a Permanent Resident to get my foreign spouse a Green Card?

[Penguin_ie]

You petition them for a spousal visa via the I-130 form, once approved s/he then applies for the visa. Takes a couple of years for a greencard holder from filing to interview.

[trying harder]

Are you a U.S. citizen, and reside in the U.S.? Where does your spouse reside?

[Penguin_ie]

They said they were a greencard holder....

[bentlebee]

Like someone stated...apply and wait for a nuber to become available and meanwhile your spouse has to either have a visa or stay abroad. It can take years before he has an A number available or wait until you become a citizen and then apply or do both.

[NYCresident2014]

How much longer do you have left as a permanent resident before you are eligible to apply for citizenship? It might be quicker for you to first obtain citizenship before trying to bring your spouse. Note that I know literally nothing about this process, but for other immigration processes it is almost always faster when one of the spouses is a citizen (whether born here or naturalized).

[JoeHito]

Getting a visa for a spouse outside of the US takes time. I believe even for a legal citizen the process takes over a year.

http://www.uscis.gov/family/family-u...nent-residents

I don't know your or her age or why you want to be here, but is it possible that she might come here on her own under a student visa? That wouldn't guarantee her a greencard in the future but it would allow her a visa very quickly so you could be together and you could try figuring out the situation once she's here, albeit it's not the easiest process to transition from a student visa to an immigrant visa.