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∙ 14y agoDepends on your immigrant's status. You should marry for love anyway...
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∙ 15y agoIf you have been married to your husband for many years, and you are not using the clause just to make your marriage legal . it is alright.
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∙ 15y agoyes it makes the immigrant a citizen
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If your boyfriend and you want to get married and he is not a legal citizen can you still get married?
It is legal in the United States for an illegal immigrant to marry a US citizen. Once the marriage is legal, the illegal immigrant becomes a legal immigrant and can stay in the US for the course of the marriage.
Is a marriage that takes place overseas to an immigrant legal and binding in the US?
If the marriage was legal where it was performed, the US will recognize it as a legal marriage, with the responsibilities and obligations expected.
If you married an immigrant with a temporary visa is your marriage legal?
Yes
Can a us Citizens be charged for marring a illegal immigrant because they love them and not trying to make them legal?
I don't understand your question. Marriage fraud to violate immigration law is illegal and a felony. It is illegal to marry someone to make them legal. It is not illegal to marry an illegal immigrant because you love them. It is not illegal for you to immigrate your illegal spouse...assuming that the marriage is legitimate. It is illegal to mar them.
Is a marriage to an immigrant still legal after admitting it was a false marriage only to gain citizenship?
No it is not. Watch the movie "The Proposal" for more info!
Is it legal for a us citizen to marry an illegal immigrant?
Yes, if he then becomes a legal resident There is nothing illegal about marriage, however, since the other one is an illegal immigrant, they are not likely to be granted citizenship simply because of the marriage. The two could be separated for many years.
In New Jersey is your marriage to an illegal immigrant valid if he does not have a Social Security number?
If a license was obtained and a marriage performed according to the laws of the state then it is legal.
How can you find out if your marriage is legally binding if I'm a US citizen married to an illegal immigrant in Texas?
If you followed the proper legal process to get married, then the marriage is legal. It doesn't matter if he's here illegally or not.
Is it legal for an American citizen to marry an immigrant of the same sex in the US?
Yes. Such marriages are perfectly legal in any state that has legalized same-sex marriage. There is no citizenship requirement or screening for marriage in the United States.
Can a white man marry a Mexican woman?
Sure, interracial marriage is legal in all states. If she's an immigrant she will need to apply for citizenship.
If a United States Citizen marries in the United States in January 2009 to an immigrant from the Philippines is she now considered to be a United States Citizen?
No, she is not. She will be allowed to remain in the US with her spouse and children, but she will have to apply for citizenship separate from her marriage. The US citizen REMAINS a US citizen. The immigrant remains an immigrant and must follow the legal path to resident immigrant status, and from there to citizenship. Marriage is not a free pass to residency or citizenship.
If an illegal immigrant couple has a baby in the US does this make them both legal?
No.... it doesn't. In Spain it does.
