If your a US citizien and you marry a Canadian will he become legal in the US?

Answer 1

Yes... American citizenship is automatically granted to foreigners who marry Americans. The couple has to stay together a certain number of years before citizenship is granted and they will be investigated periodically to make sure the marriage is real. Yes... there is paperwork... but the person below starts out with a completely false statement. The fact is... Foreigners who marry Americans, stay together the required amount of time and file all the papers are ALWAYS granted citizenship. The spouses of an American citizen are NEVER deported.

Are you people for real??? Why the heck would the government go through the trouble of making sure the marriages were real for a number of years if the person still had to apply and risk being turned down just like anyone else??? THAT'S RIDICULOUS!!! It would make no sense at all... and to try and defend such a ridiculous idea by calling me names is even more ridiculous as well as just plain immature Stan P., you stupid, pathetic little butt ninja. If you don't know what you're talking about... why not just shut it??? Let's trade addresses and then see you call me names... I'll F you up, you dumba$$ loudmouthed little *****!!!

It's no faster than getting citizenship by simply applying for it, but many who apply for it are turned down. Citizenship by marriage is a sure thing.

Answer 2

There is a lot of misinformation here!

Foreigners are never granted citizenship because they marry an American citizen - it just doesn't work that way. Maybe this was the case decades ago, because I have heard the idea before, but it's simply not true.

A foreigner who marries an American citizen is in a special category for resident alien status (a green card). This process takes much less time for the spouse of an American citizen than it does for other categories (relative, employment, etc.), but it is nonetheless a rather slow process, from 6 months to a few years. The foreign spouse is granted a social security card with permission to work and reside in the US as soon as the initial application is accepted. There are a lot of documents to prepare and the American citizen must provide an affidavit of support, guaranteeing to provide for the foreign spouse. The immigration process will certainly evaluate the validity of the marriage, by requiring proof of living together, etc. This process to become a resident alien MUST be initiated by the American citizen spouse of the foreigner.

Once the green card is finally issued, the "resident alien," as he or she will be called after this, is legal! Then he or she must reside in the US for another period of time (about five years) before he or she can apply for citizenship. Again there is a process, including studying about US history and government, and perhaps English. In the end, the candidate appears in court before a judge to become a citizen. This process must be initiated by the resident alien himself or herself.


There is lots of information online about US immigration and citizenship. There are even websites where people discuss their experiences through the processes.

Answer 3

Royphil345 is a colossal jewel of glittering ignorance.

U.S. citizenship is NOT transmitted by marriage.

Legal residence is NOT guaranteed by marriage.

Marriage to a U.S. Citizen allows the citizen to apply for residence on the other person's behalf. Nothing more.

Once that permanent resident has met residency requirements, he or she may apply for U.S. citizenship.

There are NO GUARANTEES in this business. The person being immigrated must be otherwise admissible to the United States. Not everyone can come here, and many people are inadmissible.

You absolutely need information from a RELIABLE source.

Answer 4

You need to see an immigration attorney. There is definitely application requirements and how you go about the marriage can complicate the process. You will have to show evidence that you have been seeing each other for some time. There was a post on this a week or two ago by a woman who had done it and it sounded complicated.

Option B- I already live here.

Answer 5

I don't think so...
I think it just makes the process of becoming a citizen faster. Not sure about that but you might just wanna look it up.

Answer 6

Would it make you a Canadian citizen?

Answer 7

Not automatically. There's a process.

Answer 8

absolutly not [e-mail] ,sean