Is a lawful permenant residence of 16 yrs. able to sponsor/move my canadian spouse into the usa?
You will need to file a form I-130, but it must be properly documented. If approved, you will have to wait years unless you can naturalize and become a U.S. Citizen without trouble. If you can become a U.S. Citizen, this may speed up processing for your spouse unless you are somehow disqualified. A visa is not immediately available, since you are only a permanent resident. You have to be a U.S. Citizen to immediately petition a spouse. Consequently, you must wait for the immigrant visa quota, possibly years, for the Family Category 2a visa to be available. In addition, a V visa is probably unavailable unless you filed the petition for your spouse many years ago. For more information, I recommend an appointment with an experienced immigration attorney about naturalization. In addition, it is unclear whether you are maintaining your lawful permanent resident status by living in the U.S., as well. The above is general information and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
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