US immigration and marriage

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I am a Filipina nurse with a pending EB3 petition for the US. However, my petition was abandoned by my previous employer and I am currently in the process of "recapturing" or filing for a new petition from a new employer. My priority date is Nov 2006 and is already current to date.

I am engaged as of the moment and I would like to know if when is the best time for me to get married with the following considerations:

1. I would like my husband-to-be to follow to the US after 6months-1year (not immediately since I will still need to establish my career before I could support him)

2. How will we qualify under the "following to join" category?

3. If we get married before filing my new petition, granting that he will be issued a visa with me, what is the time frame for him? ( to follow to the US) does he need to accompany me or can he still stay and follow afterwards? If so, for how long?

4. If we qualify under follow-to-join, what is my time frame to file for his petition?

Please share with me your thoughts on this. Your replies would be deeply appreciated. Thank you very much!

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

Moving to the Advice on Immigration Forum for more targeted responses.

However, you should contact an immigration lawyer for the best/most accurate answers to your questions--we are not lawyers nor can we give legal advice.

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You need to discuss this with your lawyer but would suggest easier to get married before your interview. He doesn't have to follow straight away but does have 6 months to activate his immigrant visa

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from my understanding you need to marry before pd is current,

that way u can follow to join petition

u need to file for him

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