A german citizen comes here illegally and marries an american citizen. After being here five years, do you automatically become an american citizen.
2007-01-16 00:55:15 · 12 answers · asked by just a friend 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
No...he/she has to go through the process of USA immigration act.
2007-01-16 00:59:47 · answer #1 · answered by Glory to God 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
If he came illigally it might be a problem. Coming illigally means that you entered the country without seeing an immigration agent at the border. If you come on the visa waiver it's not illigal for example.
If you marry an american citizen, you will file for an adjustment of status to ask for a greencard which gives you a permanent resident status.
After 3 years (marriage with a US citizen is the only case when it's only 3 years to obtain citizenship) you contact the USCIS and ask to become a citizen, you then go through a process to obtain citizenship.
It's definitely not automatic! Anything can be refused at anypoint.
2007-01-16 03:04:48 · answer #2 · answered by Pyrene 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, he is not considered legal at his point. It sounds like your brother-in-law is deportable for a couple reasons. One would be that he's unlawfully present, and the other that he has a criminal history. Take a look at section 237(a)(2)(C) and section 212(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and you'll see why he's locked up. Think about this now. If he was legal, would he be in detention? Would ICE bother to try to deport him if he was not deportable? Are you sure that an illegal alien illegally in possession of a weapon is a minor weapons violation?
2016-05-24 23:02:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not automatic. You have to go through the process. And the '5 years' does not start until they process the paperwork. (So if you have been married for 5 years when you apply - you will still have to wait for five more years for her to get her citizenship.)
2007-01-16 02:36:17 · answer #4 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You still have to report you are here in the U.S., they will place a date on your alien card and after five years that person will become a Legal Alien Resident. In order to become a US ciritzen you still need to submit the request and go through the process.
2007-01-16 01:06:34 · answer #5 · answered by 400lbtwins 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No problems at all. U will have a green card first. and then u will be having an citizenship after 3-4years. So do a registered marriage and get a proper legal solicitor to make ur paper work.
don't worry.
2007-01-16 01:21:47 · answer #6 · answered by Danny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After 3 years as a LAWFULL PERMANENT RESIDENT married to an USC you have the right to apply for US -Citizenship (Form N-400 )
Unmarried but LAWFULL PERMANENT RESIDENT you get that right after 5 years .
But she /he is illegal here so i doubt she /he has that right. I guess she needs a lawyer.
2007-01-16 03:35:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But you can't just be married. You have to live together and actually be husband and wife. They will check up on you! Some people try to just get married and not live together and that doesn't work. They could go to jail.
2007-01-16 01:03:42 · answer #8 · answered by sunnychick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, NOTHING comes automatically. You have to file the appropriate paperwork, ie Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130).
2007-01-16 01:00:21 · answer #9 · answered by Double 709 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is NOTHING automatic. My friend has been married to a Canadian for years now, and all she has is a green card. If you file mountains of paperwork, you can become a citizen.
2007-01-16 00:59:25 · answer #10 · answered by I STILL hate hippies 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋