I got some experience with this, my family does this all the time because everyone is trying to get each other green cards and visas and all types of things. I'm actually thinking of doing this myself down the line as I plan to marry a girl from Latin America in the future.
The best thing to do is to talk to a good immigration lawyer who knows his shit. I've heard lots of stories of shady lawyers who take advantage of Mexican immigrants' ignorance and charge them huge sums of money and promise them false dreams only to be let down later and the crooks vanish without leaving a trace.
I remember maybe 6 years ago or so I actually went to talk to one immigration lawyer about marrying a girl from Mexico. He was charging me around $6,000 to file for a green card, $4,000 for the government fee and $2,000 for him. He told me that the fastest way was for me to go down to Mexico and get married with the girl and bring the marriage document back to him so he could file for her. After that, it usually takes about 9-12 months for the green card to come in the mail, but she would have to wait in Mexico during those 9-12 months. Once those 9-12 months are up, she will have to go to the U.S. embassy in Mexico and get finger-printed and go to the Mexican consulate to get a new Mexican passport. Then you go to Mexico along with her new green card and she can then travel to the U.S. freely.
Also because of tight immigration policies in the past couple of years and the U.S. cracking down on fake marriages (American woman marries Mexican guy in exchange for money so Mexican guy can get an easy green card) its getting considerably harder to prove the legitimacy of marriages nowadays. Immigration wants to see pictures of the wedding, your wife, your family, her family in the wedding, you kissing her, the wedding dress, the cake, proof of a honeymoon and all kinds of shit. Also if you call her from the U.S. to Mexico they want a copy of the calls from your phone company to proof that you're actually calling her and keeping in touch with her. They want to see panties, thongs, presents, everything!!! So be aware of that. Also you would have to show that you have a stable income and that you can take care of her financially.
That's the best way, but at the same time I have a cousin from Mexico who somehow got himself a Mexican-American girlfriend and the girl hooked him up on a spouse visa where he came immediately, but it took him years to get a green card when he was already here. So you got to weight your options.
Talk to an immigration lawyer. If you know any Hispanic people in your area they should be able to tell you who the best lawyer is for those matters.
Good luck.
The best thing to do is to talk to a good immigration lawyer who knows his shit. I've heard lots of stories of shady lawyers who take advantage of Mexican immigrants' ignorance and charge them huge sums of money and promise them false dreams only to be let down later and the crooks vanish without leaving a trace.
I remember maybe 6 years ago or so I actually went to talk to one immigration lawyer about marrying a girl from Mexico. He was charging me around $6,000 to file for a green card, $4,000 for the government fee and $2,000 for him. He told me that the fastest way was for me to go down to Mexico and get married with the girl and bring the marriage document back to him so he could file for her. After that, it usually takes about 9-12 months for the green card to come in the mail, but she would have to wait in Mexico during those 9-12 months. Once those 9-12 months are up, she will have to go to the U.S. embassy in Mexico and get finger-printed and go to the Mexican consulate to get a new Mexican passport. Then you go to Mexico along with her new green card and she can then travel to the U.S. freely.
Also because of tight immigration policies in the past couple of years and the U.S. cracking down on fake marriages (American woman marries Mexican guy in exchange for money so Mexican guy can get an easy green card) its getting considerably harder to prove the legitimacy of marriages nowadays. Immigration wants to see pictures of the wedding, your wife, your family, her family in the wedding, you kissing her, the wedding dress, the cake, proof of a honeymoon and all kinds of shit. Also if you call her from the U.S. to Mexico they want a copy of the calls from your phone company to proof that you're actually calling her and keeping in touch with her. They want to see panties, thongs, presents, everything!!! So be aware of that. Also you would have to show that you have a stable income and that you can take care of her financially.
That's the best way, but at the same time I have a cousin from Mexico who somehow got himself a Mexican-American girlfriend and the girl hooked him up on a spouse visa where he came immediately, but it took him years to get a green card when he was already here. So you got to weight your options.
Talk to an immigration lawyer. If you know any Hispanic people in your area they should be able to tell you who the best lawyer is for those matters.
Good luck.