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If a 6-year old child is brought into the US from Mexico illegally how can he work legally and become a citizen when he is 18?
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∙ 11y ago
If you're here after an illegal entry (brought here as a child) then you are in the same boat as everyone else here with an illegal entry. You have to return to your home country to adjust your status, and if you just walk into ICE (formerly INS) to attempt to take a test, get a visa, etc, you will first be deported, THEN in your home country you can apply to come back AFTER a three year waiting period for having illegally entered the first time.
Once they are 18, they are supposed to return to their country of origin, regardless of the fact that they've been here for many years and possible possess a high school diploma and have been good (illegal)citizens. I have several friends that are in this same situation. They were brought to the US by parents. They went to school here, learned http://english.answers.com, graduated from high school, and now have no future ahead of them here. Culturally, the are American. Some of them have no connection to the countries and towns they came from. With this push to send back all the "illegals", I ask you, what about this special population? Why are we wasting tax dollars that were spent on their education by sending them back? We should harness this untapped resource.
There is some provision for this in USCIS ie. Federal Laws on Immigration and Migration. It may be possible to gain legal citizenship due to the number of years some one is resident. It is all very complicated and the rules have changed constantly on this-and will change again. But basically, there is a provision that a minor whom is illegal can gain domesticity under the law. It would take me many hours to type out all the provisions and proofs required, for it is a very long bureaucaratic process to complete. You need to consult a immigration lawyer on this one, it is complicated!
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Right. Millan illegally crossed the border into the US in 1990 and stayed illegal until 2000 when he became a legal resident; he became a U.S. citizen in 2009.
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A UK citizen marries us citizen in California. Can the UK citizen take children out of country legally without the us citizen consent?
I am not sure about the UK but to Mexico the children have to have both parents consent to fly into and from Mexico.. My husband also had to go to the visa office and sign a papper giving his permission.. Hope this helps some..
Can a US Citizen legally divorced marry a legal alien from Mexico who is married yet not divorced?
No. No one is allowed to be married to more than one person at a time in the US or Mexico.
You have dual citizenship and you want to marry a Mexican citizen he was never entered the country illegal and you want to get married in Mexico what do you do so he can come to the USA illegally?
You have to be a tax paying American in the first place. Then, after you have made your marriage official, you should contact the INS in order to do the paper works so that you can sponsor him to come to the US legally.
Is it better to marry an illegal Mexican in Mexico instead of the US?
YES. If you get married in the U.S. to a person who is not legally residing in the United States (i.e. your finace is an "illegal alien"), your new spouse, upon applying for permanent residency papers after you get married, will almost certainly be deported back to Mexico. Once deported, your spouse will be unable to legally enter the U.S. again for a period of anywhere from 5 to 20 years. Your status as a U.S. citizen has no bearing on your spouse's right to stay in the United States if he or she entered the U.S. illegally in the first place. I live in Mexico, and this is what happened to two very close friends of mine. One is a U.S. citizen, the other is a Mexican who was living in the U.S. without legal papers. They're now living in Mexico with no hope of returning together to the U.S. for 15 more years. If you want to get married to a Mexican who is not legally living in the U.S., GET MARRIED IN MEXICO. YES. If you get married in the U.S. to a person who is not legally residing in the United States (i.e. your finace is an "illegal alien"), your new spouse, upon applying for permanent residency papers after you get married, will almost certainly be deported back to Mexico. Once deported, your spouse will be unable to legally enter the U.S. again for a period of anywhere from 5 to 20 years. Your status as a U.S. citizen has no bearing on your spouse's right to stay in the United States if he or she entered the U.S. illegally in the first place. I live in Mexico, and this is what happened to two very close friends of mine. One is a U.S. citizen, the other is a Mexican who was living in the U.S. without legal papers. They're now living in Mexico with no hope of returning together to the U.S. for 15 more years. If you want to get married to a Mexican who is not legally living in the U.S., GET MARRIED IN MEXICO.
If you came to the us illegally when you were 15 and have been here for over 8 years are you still a legal citizen of Mexico and are there penalties if you go back to Mexico?
Mexican citizenshipno there are no penalties for returning to your hometown. even if you were here all your life but were born over there youre considered a Mexican citizen. unless you get a citizenship in the united states that's when you have to pay a penalty to go to Mexico.
A person that came to the us illegally has married a us citizen under the current immigration laws does this person have to go back to Mexico and wait there for her paperwork to go through?
Yes, the illegal immigrant has to return to Mexico and obtain an entry permit. \
You are pregnant with your boyfriend who is illegally here from Mexico can you get married?
The safest way to do this would be for you guys to get married in Mexico then apply for the marriage visa. I believe it's 4-9 months for the paperwork to get processed. That way, he can be in the states legally and you guys can be married. =)
If a US citizen got married in Mexico at the age of 17 then at the age of 18 married in the Catholic church and lived in New Mexico from the age of 17 is she legally married in New Mexico?
Yes, she is legally married if the wedding was legal in Mexico. If she lied about her age in order to get the marriage license, then no. The US recognizes legal marriages performed in other countries.
Can a US citizen marry a Mexican citizen in Mexico and return to the US immediately?
He or she could, but his or her partner must make the appropriate arrangements so that she or he acquires the US citizenship. Namely, contacting the American embassy in Mexico and begin such legal process.
