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2007-02-26 14:05:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Maybe. Why not contact the U.S. government immigration officials instead of asking the question here?
Then you'll get an answer you can count on.
2007-02-26 14:08:50 · answer #1 · answered by uhlawpup 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Knock off all the bull and get right to the meat of your question.
I married a foreign gal in the US nine years ago and she did not automatically become a US Citizen. The fact that I was in the Military for 25 years, a fighter pilot with 147 missions in and a POW for a year did not mean a single thing to the INS.
We went through the INS process and it took a year before she obtained her paperwork to live in the US. The cost was near $1000 US.
We lived out of the country and the INS took her foreign passport and have her a letter stating she was in process of becoming legal citizen.
That's the facts. There is no way around it.
HM
2007-02-26 23:34:29 · answer #2 · answered by stickjockey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she married you and it's legal and binding marriage contract, performed in the US, she is now considered an American Citizen. Surely you had to know that. I bet she new it when she married you!
Of course, the INS will be checking on you two, form time to time, to make sure it's a real marriage and on a fake one to help her get citizenship. I think you have to stay married for at least one year or more for her to become a true citizen of the US.
2007-02-26 22:33:25 · answer #3 · answered by DAVID H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a citizen and you married an illegal alien you will have to have to have your spouse re-enter the US legally in order for them to obtain a Visa.
2007-02-26 22:10:04 · answer #4 · answered by Catie I 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is illegal, she MUST return to her home country to start the paperwork. Your son, if he was born here, is a citizen and can stay but she CAN'T. She's an illegal alien. A child or a spouse doesn't give her automatic citizenship.
2007-02-26 22:14:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
um, I'm thinking alien, although ellian gives me quite a chuckle...
that said-- probably, although some more english literacy would help...
and I hope you're talking immigration visa, not a credit card
2007-02-26 22:09:21 · answer #6 · answered by brothergoosetg 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you can.
However, because she's currently illegal, she will likely have to go back to her country of origin and apply for a visa. The responder who said to see a lawyer was correct. Know your rights before you tackle the govt.
2007-02-26 22:08:28 · answer #7 · answered by alisongiggles 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Information about getting a visa can be found here:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html
2007-02-26 22:18:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the American citizen, you will have to petition for her to have permanent residency. Best to consult an immigration lawyer because she does not have the legal status required and things may be more complicated for her.
2007-02-26 22:08:14 · answer #9 · answered by JADE 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No you can not get a visa for her while she is in the US.
You can file for an adjustment of status in the US.
2007-02-26 22:14:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋