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ex-pat moving back to USA with irish spouse

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  • 29-05-2012 9:43am
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    BHeadie
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭


    Hi, I've been living here in Ireland for 5+ years, married to an Irish woman for 4 years. We are planning on moving to USA -anyone know how to get a visa for my Irish wife? I realize that there were recent changes to jurisdiction. Wondering what the costs would be and how long it would take too?

    Thanks


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    silja
    Registered Users Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭silja


    Hi,
    we did similar a few years ago. Yes, things have changed in that now, you will need to send the I-130 petition (for the IR-1 spousal visa) to the Chicago Lockbox rather than directly to the US embassy in Ireland, but other than that, not much has changed. Your petition will be fast-tracked in the USA because you, the US citizen petitioner, live abroad. Count on 3-4 months from filing to interview, she then has 6 months to use the visa.

    The whole process will cost somewhere around 1000 euro, between filing fees, visa fee, medical etc.


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    #3
    BHeadie
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭BHeadie


    Thanks Silja


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