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    Default How Long Does it Take to Approve Form I-130 for the Spouse of a DV Lottery Winner

    Hi,am a permanent resident of United state of America,I married my baby mother two weeks before my flight,I won a visa lottery and decided not to change anything on my previous document because most Americans believed that we Africa are liars so after a year and few months I file form I-130 to bring my family here with all the prove I had I just want to know how long it will take me and if I still need to do something thing else?

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    Default Re: How Long Does it Take to Approve Form I-130 for the Spouse of a DV Lottery Winner

    You can learn current processing times from the USCIS, and current priority dates from the visa bulletin.

    Had you registered your marriage prior to winning the DV lottery, and had your marriage been determined to be bona fide at the time of your interview, your spouse would already qualify for permanent residency. If you represented yourself as single at the time of your interview, without any reference to a fiancée or child, you may have created difficulties for yourself as you now try to claim an established family relationship.

    As it stands, your last minute marriage and almost immediate flight to the United States, leaving your new wife and baby behind, is likely to raise questions about whether your marriage is bona fide. We don't know what, if any, evidence you can product that would suggest that you were and are in a bona fide marital relationship with your spouse. You should consult an immigration lawyer with the full story.

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