If an American citizen married someone who came here illegally from another country, how can the citizen go about helping their spouse become legal? And please...no rude answers or anything like that...
2007-02-27 05:28:11 · 14 answers · asked by Angelia 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
What I think is that the illegal person first has to go back to his/her own country. The US citizen has to apply for a K3 visa if they are already married, if just engaged this person can apply for a k1 visa. You need to be able to sent in a lot of evidence of an ongoing relationship. The fact that the person was illegal here, may not work in it's benefit, so make sure you give them all the info and a bit more if you can whenever they request. The person applying to live here will be asked if he/she stayed illegally in the US, so you might want to hire an immigration lawyer to help you cover that in the right way.
The website below has a lot of useful info on how to go about.
2007-02-27 05:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The US government is in the process of working on Immigration law changes. If that happens, your spouse could apply for you, but it all depends on the changes to the laws. Keep a watch on the news, then hire an attorney to help. Now, don't give anyone any money to help, because there is nothing that can be done. Marrying a US citizen only makes you married, nothing else, unless you are legal, then you can apply to Adjust Status.
2007-02-27 05:38:26 · answer #2 · answered by Lorraine P 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the second one poster's suggestion is incorrect. you're not to any extent further "residing house" until eventually you're interior the country legally. you'd be deported in a skinny minute. Dont enable human beings like this steer you incorrect, the outcomes will be devastating. turning out to be complacent about your subject is the worst element you should do. Getting married would not unavoidably make it any a lot less complicated to develop into criminal, and being deported is completely be extra not ordinary than for a unmarried individual. Did you even imagine about attempting to develop into criminal earlier you obtain married or is this a modern-day element?? i beg you to the contact a criminal specialist at the starting up probability. P.S. Did you ask your moms and dads why they despatched you into adulthood as an unlawful alien and why THEY not at all did some thing to make your presence criminal? They did you no favors....it really is a shame, thousands of thousands of human beings are doing an similar portion of their toddlers as got here about to you.
2016-12-05 00:51:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The illegal spouse will have to return to his/her country of origin while the American spouse files Form I-130 "Petition for Alien Relative" available at www.uscis.gov. The American spouse may accompany the illegal spouse to his/her country of origin while waiting for the application to be processed if he/she chooses to do so.
Marrying an American citizen does NOT guarantee citizenship, and coming into the US illegally does hurt the application. Good luck.
2007-02-27 05:47:57 · answer #4 · answered by Double 709 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Go back to their native land, put in the appropriate paperwork, the fees per application, and wait. That's the legal way in America, and other countries.
It might help if the woman in the marriage was pregnant by her spouse (regardless which is here illegally), it would show that you really are committed to each other. Show assets in both husband/wife names (as husband and wife)... i.e. house, car, bank accounts etc etc.
2007-02-27 05:49:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
My understanding of it that once you are married, you are also a citizen...check with immigration..i'm not really sure about all the new rulings! Good luck.
2007-02-27 07:34:33 · answer #6 · answered by ShadowCat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are going to need to make some calls.
I'd do some research first the link below might help you some.
2007-02-27 05:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I always thought that if you're married to a legal citizen it makes you a citizen automatically..
2007-02-27 05:36:11 · answer #8 · answered by Byakuya 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
If I were you I would visit the goverment website and search for the answer. You are not going to get a real answer on Yahoo! Answers.
2007-02-27 05:36:27 · answer #9 · answered by ♥--->{Shauntee}<---♥ 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I believe there is a requirement for the marriage visa that you had to have come legally. Check with uscis.gov.
2007-02-27 05:32:42 · answer #10 · answered by DAR 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋