2006-09-05 05:52:54 · 12 answers · asked by blueberries86 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
He will get US citizenship, but I wouldn't use the word automatically. My friend [an American] recently married a guy from Italy. He now has US citizenship, but it was not automatic, it took a year or maybe two. It'll happen enventually, but there will be paperwork and other annoying crap to deal with!
2006-09-05 05:59:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Citizenship - no. He will have to apply for it like any other new immigrant after the allotted time has passed. Many new immigrants never get their citizenship because all it really means is that you are able to vote. Immigration and Citizenship are 2 completely separate issues.
What he will get is access to the country such as a visa, or residency, landed immigrant status. But you still have to file for those and prove who you both are and that you are married. What that means is that even if you divorce, he can't be deported.
Check in with your immigration division of the gov't. I'm sure there is a FAQ section on their website.
2006-09-05 06:03:08 · answer #2 · answered by firehorsetwo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. If he came into the US legally, like with a visa, you can apply for his permanent residence. After three years, then he can apply to become a citizen. The process is not automatic and he is not guaranteed an approval.
If he did not come into the US legally, he cannot get his residence or citizenship by marrying you.
You need to get the forms I-130, I-485, G-325, I-864 and I-765 if he wants a work permit. I-131 if he still has a valid visa and wants to travel.
That is going to cost you around $800 without an attorney and the process takes about a year depending on where you live.
go to www.uscis.gov for more information.
Oh, and I forgot, read the instructions, because they are going to ask for a boatload of documents.
2006-09-05 05:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by grdnoviz 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not automatic. You have to apply to get him a green card based on your family relationship. At the same time you have to agree to sponsor him for 10 years (meaning that if he ever goes on welfare you can be billed back from the government.) plus I'm pretty sure he has to apply for an adjustment of status. All of the paperwork can be sent in at the same time but he won't get his green card until you both go to an interview with immigration. The purpose of the interview is for Immigration to try and determine if you are really man and wife or if you just got married so he can get his green card. After he has the card, or permanent residence status, for 3 years he can apply early for citizenship. The normal waiting time is 5 years.
2006-09-05 06:06:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did the same thing. I'm American...spouse is Brit. We lived there for a few years and it was dead easy to get my work permit, etc... almost no paperwork. When we decided to come to the US, there was a mountain of paperwork. It has to be done from the UK (he can't do it from the US) and takes about 5 months. You'll both be involved in the paperwork process as well as the interview process at one of the US embassies in the UK. The whole package, the forms, the time frame, prices, etc.. can be found online. Or call the consulate. Pretty straitforward process.. just time-consuming.
Bottom line...no, he can't just come to the states. You have to go through all the hoops, show proof of this and that.. it has to be done legally. Otherwise he could easily be deported or heavily fined in the future. Bite the bullet.
good luck!
2006-09-05 06:02:26 · answer #5 · answered by jamie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, i ought to assume which you're interior the USA legally at present (i.e. on a valid visa). 2nd, no longer something happens immediately with immigration. you ought to document for a eco-friendly card. in case you're eligible, it is going to take a three hundred and sixty 5 days or 2 to bypass to by way of. during that factor, you ought to improve your present day visa, or return on your place united states. yet another decision is to get a fiance visa for that purpose. third, you will no longer substitute right into a US citizen by way of marriage. you will substitute right into a lawful everlasting resident. There are no longer many alterations between the two, yet there are alterations. CItizenship is a few thing you ought to get after being a lawful everlasting resident.
2016-12-18 05:17:02 · answer #6 · answered by desantiago 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several things that will have to happen before he can get his citizenship.
You will still have to go through immigration, and do the proper paper work and pay all the fees that go along with it.
There will be interviews ( several ) over the course of your first couple years of marriage and if you divorce before 4 yrs is up then he has to go through a bunch of other things before he gets his citizenship.
2006-09-05 06:02:21 · answer #7 · answered by bree30 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no.....you will need to file for him to get residency first... this takes maybe a year maybe less/more... depending on where you file, and what forms you need to file, but it also depends on where you are located etc..... check out that link i have as my source..... if you are in the US, and he is here on a visa legally, file for an adjustment of status, then file for a petition for alien relative (Form I-130), and i would advise to file for a work permit (Form I-765) and maybe travel documents as well....
you will need an affidavit of support, you will have an interview(s),. and he will be finger printed etc (biometrics), medical exam form (Form I-693), Biographical data form (Form G-325A), and if you need an adjustment of status (Form I-485).
if you are outside the US, file at the embassy in the UK, then get his paper work and bring him here whenever you want to.....
you could also file for a spouse visa
our you could file for a fiancee visa before you get married, and get married in the USA w/in 90 days, then apply for the permanent residency, 2nd link
once you get your permanent residency, it take a few years, then you can apply for citizenship.... that would be the 3rd link
2006-09-05 06:03:45 · answer #8 · answered by crazydeb16 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most likely not. While it helps the process along, you will still be needing to deal with forms, visas, and los of fees. If America is anything like Canada, anyway. I'll bet that it's a touch HARDER there, than here, thanks to all the problems of the past few years with crazy nutters coming into North America! :/
2006-09-05 05:55:54 · answer #9 · answered by teabunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No honey he will have to go thru the usual test like everyone else.
2006-09-05 05:56:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋