Is it possible to submit two different types of green card applications?
I had filed an employment based visa petition filed on my behalf a couple of months ago. Now, my United States citizen boyfriend and I want to get married and would like to apply for a family based immigrant visa because it might be quicker. Is this possible? Or should I apply for a non-immigrant visa while the other immigrant visa applications are pending? Thanks in advance. — A. You are welcome. It is not uncommon for individuals to have an employment based immigrant visa petition filed on their behalf and while it is pending, fall in love with and marry a United States citizen. As a result, the immigration laws allow individuals to have more than one immigrant visa petition filed and pending on their behalf at the same time. For example, it is permitted to be the intended beneficiary of a Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, while also being the intended beneficiary of a Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. Just be sure that there is full disclosure on the second pe
