Dear Andrei,
Your wife is legal in the state for six months under the B2 visa.
After this time she can get an extension.
You need to sponsor her and apply for her ajustement of status for her to
become a permanent resident too but the process is very long.
So you should become a USC first and then apply for her.
"Andrei" <> wrote in message
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> I have a Greencard and few months ago I got married here in the USA,
> my fiancée was here on the B-2 visa. The she went home; we did not
> file I-130 because I was told the processing time is 3-5 years and it
> will be faster to me to become US Citizen and get her on K visa or so.
> Now my wife is back into the USA on the same B-2 visa, and we are
> looking for the possibilities to keep her here in a legal status until
> I will get USC.
> Someone who appears to be knowledgeable told me that, in our
> situation, I can file I-130 for my wife simultaneously with the filing
> of I-485 and this will allow my wife to stay here legally until I-130
> will be approved or until I will get the USC. This person said this is
> possible to do because my wife is already legally here in the USA.
> All this sounds a bit strange for me and the immigration lawyer that
> we consulted did not mention about this I-130/I-485 possibility,
> although we did not ask directly about it.
> Could this "I-130/I-485 plan" really work, i.e. legalize my wife's
> presence in the USA? I have never heard about it and it sounds too
> simple to be true.
> Any comments are appreciated,
> TIA,
> Andrei