Your mother would be considered your immediate relative whether you are married or not. Is your Mom in or out of the U.S.? Does she have any immigration or criminal violations? You will need to show that you can support her here in the U.S. and they will look at your family size so that is the only indirect effect your spouse could have.

Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 11/6/2011

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If you are over 21, you may file a petition for your mother regardless of your marital status. If your mother can use your petition is a different story.

Answer Applies to: Nevada
Replied: 11/2/2011

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Getting married won't affect your mother's process. You need to petition to adjust her status. There is a lot of paperwork you can find them on the USCIS website under adjustment of status or you can hire a lawyer.

Answer Applies to: Florida
Replied: 11/2/2011

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If you are 21 you are eligible to apply for a visa on behalf of your parent. Your marriage will not affect the process adversely.

Answer Applies to: South Carolina
Replied: 11/2/2011

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You must file an immigrant visa petition on behalf of your mother. The processing of the case will depend upon whether she is in the United States, and if so how she entered, or outside the United States. If she is in the United States, she may be eligible to file an application to adjust her status here. However, it is important to make sure she is eligible before filing. There is not enough information to assess her eligibility. If she is not in the United States, the approved petition will be forwarded to the national Visa Center where additional forms will need to be completed. Once the application is complete, the National Visa Center will forward the case to the local U.S. Embassy/Consulate for an interview. If the application is approved, your mother will be issued an immigrant visa. As for whether a marriage would impact your ability to petition for your mother, in general it has no effect on your ability to petition for your mother. You can petition for multiple family members. The only issue becomes the affidavit of support. As the petitioner for both your mother and husband, you will need to file an affidavit of support so they do not become public charges. You are required to meet a certain income level depending upon the number of household members. If your income is not sufficient, you can have a co-sponsor who is a friend or family member who is a U.S. citizen or green card holder.

Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 11/2/2011

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You can apply to get your mom a green card and whether your married or not doesn't change the process. It takes about 3 months to get her a green card if she is already in the U.S.

Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 11/1/2011

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You file the relative petition for her and she files for the immigrant visa at her home consulate. It is unrelated to your marriage, other than changing the family size for the income required for the I-864 affidavit of support.

Answer Applies to: Texas
Replied: 11/1/2011

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Your getting married will not affect the process for getting your mother her permanent residence. You can sponsor your mother and the length of time needed depends on the country from which she is coming and how long it takes to get together the required information for Immigration.

Answer Applies to: Texas
Replied: 11/1/2011

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