I have been asked by an amazing guy to marry marry him. I said YESS!!
There is a few things to work out now though...
I'm Canadian and so is my son... and my fiance is a US Marine.
Do I have to be American for us to get married? If not, how long after we get married, do I have to change citizenship? Would my son's citizenship change as well with our marriage? My fiance wants to adopt him :D I've been lookin online but getting overwhelmed with information.
2007-05-04 03:22:27 · 9 answers · asked by Echo AKA Arch 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
No you don't need to change citizenship to marry. whoever told you that lied to you.
The choice is yours, if you want to remain a Canadian citizen you can but to live and work here in the US permanently, you will need to be a resident.
Your husband can apply for you and your son to be made persmanent residents.
2007-05-04 03:27:21 · answer #1 · answered by thequeenreigns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few ways you can go.
Your Fiance can file an 129F (Fiance) Petition for you. This process can takes about 6 to 8 months. You would enter the US on a K1 Visa and you have 90 days to marry. Then you would file the AOS Adjustment of Status, and EAD.
Or you can get Married, and file for the I 130 (CR1 Visa) or the I 129F (K3) Visa. You must file an I 130, even if you choose the K3 route. The K3 was designed to reunite couples faster, but it is still a slow process. If you enter with a K3, you will have to file EAD (employment authorization) and AOS.
If you enter on a CR1- you do have more benefits upon entry, but CR1 is a much slower process- and the Consulate in Montreal is the only Consulate that handles CR1- they are very slow. With a K3, if you are closer to Vancouver- your K3 file will go there and they move quicker.
As a Canadian, you can have Dual Citizenship.
2007-05-04 04:52:17 · answer #2 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't HAVE to change citizenship, but you have to get "landed imigrant status" to live and work there. My mom is American, and she moved here(to Canada) with her parents as a child. Both my grandparents are still American, and my mom became a canadian after she had married my dad,who is a canadian, but she did not give up her American citezenship. She decided after they were married and had my brother to take the tests and get her Canadian.Now she has both American and Canadian,I have only Canadian and my brother has the ability to obtain both but he only has his Canadian right now. Even if you decide you want to get American citizenship, don't renounce your Canadian citizenship, okay? Good Luck and congradulations!
2007-05-04 03:36:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not required to seek American citizenship if you chose to remain Canadian. You made need a legal residence card, if you decide not to seek citizenship.
The process takes a while, once you start the on the road to citizenship, but this you can do anytime. I believe the same process apply's to your son !
2007-05-04 03:29:18 · answer #4 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I concur with the above poster Fleur
You can find more information on the various visas options, dual citizenship etc here http://www.familybasedimmigration.com/forum
They have guides, and lots of relevant links, as well as a great support network to help you through the process.
All the best to you
2007-05-11 12:43:11 · answer #5 · answered by aussiewenchupover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It took 4 years for my wife to become a American citizenship.
Lots of time,paper work, and filing fees.
I did it without the help of a lawyer.
Just call the USCIS 1-800-375-5283 for answers.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
2007-05-04 04:04:06 · answer #6 · answered by bbj1776 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 01:43:00 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first you apply for a green card and after three years you can go ahead and apply for citizenship.
2007-05-04 03:26:25 · answer #8 · answered by tamrastic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who says you have to?
2007-05-04 03:25:26 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋