How do I begin the green card process for my husband, who is currently outside of the United States?
The first step is to file an I-130 Immigrant Petition for Alien Relative with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). The petition should request that the USCIS notify a U.S. Consulate in the country where your husband lives. You have to wait until this petition is approved. If you are a U.S. citizen, your husband does not have to wait until a visa becomes available before applying for an immigrant visa. If you are a permanent resident, he will have to wait until a visa is available. That information is on the State Departments Visa Bulletin. The National Visa Center of the U.S. State Department will send you a series of forms called a Packet 3. After the necessary forms are completed, your husband will go to the U.S. Consulate and apply for an immigrant visa.
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