New permanent resident planning to marry Filipina girlfriend (uscis, naturalization, applying)

[kharken]

Hi guys, I was just wondering if this is possible? From my understanding, for one to be able to get his girlfriend to also come to the US, he has to be a US citizen first so he can make a petition to do so which I think is the fiancee' visa petition. But in order for a permanent resident to apply to become a US citizen, he has to wait for 5 years if I remember it correctly.

I don't to get mushy on this topic but I really just want to know the possibility of my girlfriend living with me (as a married couple in the future) in the US.
So if anyone who has experienced this, or anyone knowledgeable about this, your suggestions/comments are much appreciated. Thanks!

[STT Resident]

As a permanent resident alien you can apply for the same status for your spouse. This and the related links contained in it may be of help:

Bringing Spouses to Live in the United States as Permanent Residents | USCIS

[kharken]

which is faster?

1. me, a permanent resident applying for my spouse (to be married in the Philippines) to be a permanent resident also or

2. me, becoming a US citizen then apply for a fiancee visa with my girlfriend?

[Threestep2]

Originally Posted by kharken

which is faster?

1. me, a permanent resident applying for my spouse (to be married in the Philippines) to be a permanent resident also or

2. me, becoming a US citizen then apply for a fiancee visa with my girlfriend?

CR1 or K1 depends on your personal preferences. You can file and adjust staus after your naturalization.

[kharken]

I've read that you can adjust the status upon becoming a US citizen. so the best thing to do is to marry my girlfriend while I'm a permanent resident then when I am a US citizen, file for that adjustment. and is there a guarantee that my spouse will be given a visa? I read that such spouses married to US citizens don't have to wait because an alien number is readily available for them (prioritized). will this apply if I do the one above? or just wait to be a US citizen then marry my girlfriend?

[Threestep2]

Originally Posted by kharken

I've read that you can adjust the status upon becoming a US citizen. so the best thing to do is to marry my girlfriend while I'm a permanent resident then when I am a US citizen, file for that adjustment. and is there a guarantee that my spouse will be given a visa? I read that such spouses married to US citizens don't have to wait because an alien number is readily available for them (prioritized). will this apply if I do the one above? or just wait to be a US citizen then marry my girlfriend?

There is no guarantee for anything in life! CR1 currently takes 9-12 months given that everything is in order.

No one can tell you what do do. It is up to you and the young lady.