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Can an illegal immigrant get imprison for marrying a US citizen?
NO. It is not a criminal act.
What is the punishment for being an immigrant and filing for a residency when married to a citizen?
It's not illegal.
Can a pregnant illegal immigrant living in the US for over ten years obtain legal residency by marrying a US citizen?
Not necessarily, although such cases are decided on individual basis according to the circumstances.
What rights does an illegal immigrant gain when he marries a us citizen?
No rights gained, save for the ability to legalize your residency status if the immigrant entered the country LEGALLY.
What does it mean to be an illegal immigrant but have permenent residency?
There is no such thing, if you're illegal you do not have legal permanent residency.
Can an immigrant obtain legal residency by marrying a lifer without parole in a US prison?
No. An incarcerated person could not sponsor a foreign national for permanent residency nor citizenship. FYI, marrying a US citizen does not automatically confer permanent resident or citizenship status on a foreign national. Likewise, an illegal immigrant is not eligible for permanent residency regardless of his or her marital status. Unlawfully present individuals are required to voluntarily leave the US and return to their country of origin or face detainment and deportation.
If an illegal immigrant marries a woman who has legal status and they have a child will the father then have legal status?
No, marrying a US citizen or a permanent resident does not grant the illegal immigrant legal status regardless of whether there is a child involved or not.
Is marrying a U.S Citizen in order to become a U.S citizen illegal?
Yes, marrying a U.S. Citizen in order to become a U.S. citizen is illegal.
You are a US citizen military member and you want to marry an illegal immigrant will it help her get her permanent residency if you are in the military?
Regardless if you are in the military or not, once you marry an illegal immigrant with a marriage of a year or longer, they are legally U.S. residence thereafter.
What can a US citizen do to keep her illegal immigrant spouse from being deported back to Mexico?
The citizen spouse has no recourse to the action as US immigration laws no longer allow a citizen spouse to apply for residency for an illegal immigrant spouse. The Mexican national will have to leave the US and file under the required USCIS regulations for reentry.
Can an underage illegal immigrant become legal by being adopted by a US citizen?
Yes. If the illegal immigrant marries a citizen, they can become a citizen from that.
If an American man has a baby with an illegal immigrant woman does the mother get residency or citizenship?
No,she would get neither one. The child would be the one to reap the benefits and be a American Citizen.
