2006-11-12 03:50:03 · 13 answers · asked by truelovelylady83 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
No. But it may be easier to get permanent resident status.
Edit: AND what map said.
2006-11-12 03:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No marrying a U.S. citizen would not automatically give you or someone else citizenship. It does help in attaining it though. However, if the couple has a baby born in the U.S. the baby is considered a natural citizen and the parents are then entitled to certain government programs. Which you may or not agree with, but that is why the immigration system is being looked at so hard. So tell who ever it is to hurry up, oh yea that does not matter they the government are talking about no grandfather clause. Which means not a citizen, regardless of how long you been here, become one or go.
2006-11-12 04:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by ncisle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If the immigrant entered the US legally, in most cases they can apply for a green card (residency status) based on their marriage to a US citizen. Depending on where they live, the green card takes anywhere from 4 months to a year or more to get. After they get their green card they have to have it for 3 years (5 years if they get divorced) and then they will be eligible to apply for citizenship. Citizenship takes about another year to process and of course one has to meet all the requirements (English, civics tests, physical and continuous presence requirements, good moral conduct, etc.).
If the person entered the US illegally the process is much less straightforward. They would have to return to their home country for processing. When they exit the US they will trigger a bar to re-entry due to their unlawful presence here. Their US spouse then has to get a hardship waiver granted to overcome the bar to re-entry, before the foreign spouse will be allowed back to the US. Not all hardship waivers are granted so potentially the foreign spouse might find themselves stuck outside the US for ten years while they serve out their bar.
2006-11-12 05:17:49 · answer #3 · answered by Poppan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with what most people here said. I went through this... it is not automatic by no means, you first need to be here legally if you are here, if not your spouse needs to file forms for you to either come here or to begin your residency forms... if you are here legally, they will file residency forms and depending on how that goes, you will get a conditions permanent residency for 2 years, then you apply for a permanent residency again.... unless you have been married more than 2 yrs, then you get permant residency immediately, The application process can take 9 months or more, sometimes, years; then in 3-5 years from then, you can apply for citizenship....but there is a lot more to this, which you will find the details at the links that are given....
2006-11-12 06:52:47 · answer #4 · answered by crazydeb16 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes about 9-10 months to get residency status, depending on where you are from. A friend of mine is Canadian and has married a man from Washington state. She can't enter the U.S. until she has received her green card. After you have lived in the country for a period of time (I can't remember the number of years), you can apply to become a citizen.
2006-11-12 04:00:57 · answer #5 · answered by mbm244 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have several women friends in this exact situation. No they do not automatically become citizens. As a matter of fact, the process to have them become one after marriage is quite lengthy and expensive to most of us. My friends have contacted lawyers about this and the process takes about 3-5 years once started and costs about $5,000. (Here in Washington state.) It also does not guarantee that it will go through. There are a variety of mitagating factors that can have the process denied, even more so since the conception of homeland security.
2006-11-12 03:56:54 · answer #6 · answered by Danny H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's far from automatic. The US spouse has to apply for permanent residency for the alien spouse. They have to prove to immigration, in a face to face interview, that the marriage was not entered into just to get residency.
2006-11-12 03:53:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you're in for the lengthy haul, i'm afraid. Whichever way you flow, your guy will be denied at his interview through his unlawful get good of entry to and presence contained in the U. S. and the ensuing get good of entry to bar. once he's denied, you'll favor to document an I-601 waiver. as long as there aren't any extenuating circumstances (he has no criminal heritage etc) and also you're prepared to instruct severe difficulty to your self and your son, his get good of entry to bar will be forgiven and he will be able to go back to the U. S.. the criteria for difficulty is very vast, yet i might want to propose you communicate over with a respected immigration legal specialist for this step because that is so major. further information on the waiver procedure is contained in the first link below. the second one link is to a special internet website, VisaJourney. you'd be able to locate further information regarding time-lines there, to boot as particular suggestion and help from people dealing with an similar ingredient as you're. solid success. :o)
2016-11-29 01:48:40 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. My friends wife is Hungarian and she isn't a citizen. Though she is here legally.
2006-11-12 04:22:14 · answer #9 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to prove to immigration, in a face to face interview, that the marriage was not just to get a GREENCARD OR SOMETHING LIKE LIKE ITS IS NOT nearly AUTOMATIC
2006-11-12 03:59:31 · answer #10 · answered by sAm O So kOoLz Ya diGg =) 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋