[cyberax]

> It would have taken quite a bit of time- my cousin would have had to move back to the US first, established residence, and gotten a job and some other requirements.

That's strange. A spouse green card doesn't require the residence and there is no wait time for the spouses of US Citizens. However, the processing time (especially via consular processing) is ridiculous, around 2 years now.

[zdragnar]

IR1 and CR1 (married more or less than two years) both require residence according to https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrat...