how can i get my boyfriend from another country to become a us citizen
2007-01-01 19:18:44 · 5 answers · asked by kmp 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
It's a long difficult process. It took my husband (from new zealand) a total of 7 years from start to finish to gain US citizenship. Some people have waited 10 years. We were on top of every detail, submitted all paperwork immediatly and I researched exhaustively. It was extremely annoying. Government red tape always is.
visajourney.com is helpful... britishexpats.com is good too (it is not all british)
2007-01-01 22:29:20 · answer #1 · answered by Grammy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get engaged, fill out the application for a K-1 fiancee visa, and go to the embassy with him. He waits for the visa and then enters the US, presenting his valid passport and K-1 non-immigrant visa. He tells the freaking truth to the Inspector: he's coming to get married.
You meet him and get married within 90 days.
Then you take you marriage documents with his visa, etc to the CIS office and get him a temporary Green Card (I-551). He will get his permanent I-551 in 3-6 months. After a few years, he'll be able to lift the restrictions on his Green Card and be safe from you divorcing him and getting him kicked out of the country. A few years later he can apply for US Citizenship.
See the link below.
2007-01-02 03:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by opendna 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Talk to the INS. THey have all the rules and regulations. They are most worried about convenience marriages for the sake of getting citizenship or a greencard. If the two of you are legitimatly in love and legitimately getting married there should be no problem.
2007-01-02 03:25:46 · answer #3 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get him a visa, and thats it! my cousin just married a guy from peru and that was all they had to do. good luck!
2007-01-02 03:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by nashvillekat 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
FILE PAPERS.....
2007-01-02 08:58:07 · answer #5 · answered by ﺸÐïåMóñdÐôññåﺸ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋