Can a green card holder petition for K1?

[tonado]

My wife's Chinese relative (male) met a girl who is a green card holder. Can the girl do a K1 or K3 for him? From I read, the petioner has to be a USA citizen.

 

Thanks.

[Guest ShaQuaNew]

My wife's Chinese relative (male) met a girl who is a green card holder.  Can the girl do a K1 or K3 for him?  From I read, the petioner has to be a USA citizen.

 

Thanks.

161204[/snapback]

Only a US citizen....

 

Who is Eligible

U.S. citizens, who will be getting married to a foreign national in the United States may petition for a fiancé(e) classification (K-1) for their fiancé(e). You and your fiancé(e) must be free to marry. This means that both of you are unmarried, or that any previous marriages have ended through divorce, annulment or death. You must also have met with your fiancé(e) in person within the last two years before filing for the fiancé(e) visa. This requirement can be waived only if meeting your fiancé(e) in person would violate long-established customs, or if meeting your fiancé(e) would create extreme hardship for you. You and your fiancé(e) must marry within 90 days of your fiancé(e) entering the United States.

 

You may also apply to bring your fiancé(e)'s unmarried children, who are under age 21, to the United States.

Edited October 18, 2005 by ShaQuaNew (see edit history)

[frank1538]

That's my understanding as well. Only US citizens can avail themselves of the K-1 or K-3.

[Guest Gene]

Can a green card holder file a I-130 for a spouse?

 

I think they can for a son, daughter or parents.

[frank1538]

Can a green card holder file a I-130 for a spouse? 

 

I think they can for a son, daughter or parents.

161233[/snapback]

The I-130 is available for a legal permanent resident's spouse but is subject to numerical limitations/priority dates, etc.

[jxty]

No. You can't. But you can file the I-130, the only problem is that you have to wait up to more than 5 years.