1-5 YEARS DEPENDING ON THE REGION OF THE UNITED STATES WHERE THE COUPLE LIVES.
in Massachusetts, you have to get a lawyer (for it to be easiest adn quickest) and there are cheap places to go to get one. and the lawyer contacts the ins and after 2 months you go to Immigration, wait in a long line with spouse and lawyer and show them proof of marriage and income above the poverty level. then if all goes well, you get working papers. then they will give you a date that you and the spouse will go to your interview for conditional green card, usually 4 months later. and bring your lawyer, proof that it is a real marriage, and you get a 2 year conditional green card. then in 2 years, or usually 90 days before expiration of the card, you two go and apply for the 10 year card.
If an immigrant overstays his work visa but marries a green card holder: can he get work authorization & how long does it takes to process the paperwork? can he get a green card & how long it takes to process the paperwork?
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Yes. If the illegal immigrant marries a citizen, they can become a citizen from that.
only if the person marries a US citizen
If they're in the country legally, they should apply for US citizenship.
nothing she tills has to become a citizen
No rights gained, save for the ability to legalize your residency status if the immigrant entered the country LEGALLY.
No, marrying a U.S. citizen does not automatically grant an immigrant permanent resident or citizenship status. http://www.uscis.gov
Yes, they do. Why would an immigrant need to talk to INS about a marriage? Immigrant means they are already residing in the US legally as a immigrant.
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.
No, but the Russian may be able to get a green card but might be required to go back home during the paperwork phase.
Once a person from another nation marries a Canadian citizen, he or she becomes a permanent resident. The process takes approximately 50 days for the paperwork.
He can be arrested as he is a illegal immigrant and he has got married before waiting for a year aftr getting divorced.
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.