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 followed the proper legal process to get married, then the marriage is legal. It doesn't matter if he's here illegally or not.
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.
Yes
Any marriage considered legal and binding in the country in which it was performed, is considered legal and binding in the United States. If the marriage is not considered legal and binding in India, then it will not be considered legal and binding in the United States. If it is, then it will. :-) Sorry Buddy, u have to register the marriage in India with a registrar in India. Only then it will be considered as legal proof of you marriage. Even in India, religious marriages are considered legal only if it is registered with the registrar of marriages. So, go to an SDM's (Sub divisional magistrate) office and apply for registration.
Yes, you can sign a binding contract.
Yes, it is!Thank God for that!
No it is not. Watch the movie "The Proposal" for more info!
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.
If you went through the legal channels and got a license, not a do it your self kit off the internet or some Vegas chapel, etc. Each state would have the opportunity to challenge it if it were not legal.
If a license was obtained and a marriage performed according to the laws of the state then it is legal.
Proxy weddings are not recognized as legally binding in most jurisdictions. “proxy marriage” is rather alien in the UK
It is a legal marriage in the US. It is not a claim to legal residency for visitor or undocumented alien though. The laws of the visitors and undocumented aliens country of origin will mandate whether it is a legal marriage there.