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I am on H-1B and will get married to my Green Card holder fiancee soon. Does she have to file a family-based petition for me right away, or can we wait until she gets citizenship?

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I am on H-1B and will get married to my Green Card holder fiancee soon. Does she have to file a family-based petition for me right away, or can we wait until she gets citizenship?

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You can wait until she gets citizenship. Or, she can file now as a Green Card holder, and later, upgrade the petition to immediate relative category when she becomes a citizen.