If i married an Egyptian guy, and we really loved each other.....?

Question

how could i get him US citizenship to come live here in the US with me? He was born in Egypt. He really wants to come and live in the US with me, but i'm not sure on how to get him US citizenship.
How would i go about doing this?

i know he is Muslim, and i have NO problem with that...we'll work the religion thing out.

we've talked about our different religions. He wouldn't make me convert to islam.

we talked for a very long time, BEFORE i told him i was a US citizen.

Answer 1

He has to immigrate here and then apply for citizenship. Being married to a citizen can make his temporary visa last longer and also I believe it helps expedite the citizenship process.

Answer 2

He can come to the US on a fiance visa, then you two will have to get married within 90 days (something like that), or if you married him in Egypt, he can come into the US on a spouse's visa. That will take some time, lots of paperwork and interviews with the US embassy.

The green card process takes some time, and there will be an interview before the foreign spouse is granted a green card. And the green card is only a conditional green card, good for 2 years.

After that the foreign spouse will have to apply for the removal of the conditional status, and if all goes well, the foreign spouse will get a green card good for ten years. But the foreign spouse can apply for citizenship 3 years after the conditional status is approved.

All information, forms and fees can be found on USCIS website.
http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm

Answer 3

come on honey how old are you, he will never ever marry you if he is Muslim, their faith and religion is very strong his only motive is to get married for citizenship so please stop the nonsense and grow up and be realistic about your situation and truly see it for what it is, and by the way have you seen him face to face has he been over here have you talked to anyone in his family , try asking and Egyptian about Muslim religion and they will tell you if he was raised that way then he will either tell you that you must convert or that he can't marry you he will never become estranged with his religion or people . he just wants to be here in the USA legally

Answer 4

You'll need to move to Egypt and marry him and then head off to the US Embassy in Egypt and show documentation proof that you two are indeed married. It will take a few years for him to get his citizenship after you get married.

Answer 5

Are you just high? We'll work the religion thing out ? Wow, you are just so nieve! Egyptian men want to come here and find any way in to the US, including duping silly young American women. I was engaged to a Kuwaiti/Egyptian woman for three years, they are nightmares and he will want HIS, not your, children to be raised in his faith - you WON"T be working anything out! Egyptian men are known to become violent later in marriage, beating women is accepted in Egypt and in their faith.

Tell your friends and family to keep an eye out for you on those milk boxes for missing kids as they go back to their countries where you have little or no rights to your kids.

Answer 6

i think you have to file for him at immigration ( the federal building). he can get a green card and work in the US as long as he wants. he can also file for his citizenship . if he is rejected, it will take 10 years to file again. most of the time he will get it. or you can marry him when he gets over here. i heard that immigration will quiz you and your husband about how long you too been together and make sure you two live together.

Answer 7

As I understand it, once you are married, he more or less automatically gets a green card. Then he does the same slow application for citizenship process as everyone else.

One warning, though. I understand that if you don't stay married for very long, the immigration department will assume the only reason you got married was to get him a green card. And they may ask questions designed to check out whether you are really in love and living together. I remember one woman was asked in which drawer her husband kept his socks! (I suppose they want to know who does the laundry in your family, too!)

Answer 8

If you married him and he is a Muslim then you would HAVE to convert to Islam, that's one of the laws of their religion. Sounds to me as if someone is looking to get a free ride into the country and has handed you a line that you are willing to swallow

Answer 9

First of all, you need to be sure if this is the guy you want to marry, coz marriage is a big thing, you dont want to get yourself in to legalalities of marriage.

Thus to be on the safer side, why dont you call him to U.S. on fiance visas, thats K-1 or K-3 visas I guess. You need to file a petition and the form is available in a local post office. You can fill up all the information. The U.S. consulate will process the form in U.S. first and then send it to the U.S. Consulate in Egypt, they will call him for an interview and will/will not grant him visas.

However, once he is in U.S. you need to get married within 90 days, if you dont, he will have to go back or else he will be an illegal immigrant and it would be your responsibility to report him if he stays back.

You need to have met him in person in the past 2 years for filing a petition for him.

You need to have enough funds to support him when he lands in U.S. You should be steadily employed.

If this guy turns out to be really what you dreamt of or what you thought of, you can get married and he will instantly get the green card. If not, he has to go back. You have 90 days to decide.

I would suggest you go in for the fiance visas instead of getting married. Thats a safer way.

Answer 10

It states in one of my old history books an american citizen either has to marry, be in the united states legally for 5 years, or be born here so you would have to marry him.