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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 576.1 | They might help... | ICS::BELMORE | | Wed Mar 13 1991 10:20 | 7 |
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David,
I am not sure what to do, but you could call Corporate
Immigration in Maynard, they could probably tell you.
-Jennifer
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| 576.2 | | CSCMA::PEREIRA | Pam-a-lam-a-ding-dong | Wed Mar 13 1991 10:21 | 19 |
| You do not automatically become a citizen of the United States by
marrying a US citizen. You do, however, after much paperwork,
become a legal resident alien. Marrying soley for this purpose,
though, is illegal.
If it is a legitimate marriage, an you must prove this to Immigration
and Naturalization Services, you would become a temporarily legal
resident alien for 2 years. This would give you the right to work
legally in the US. After 1 1/2 years of this status, you would
again file with INS and upon completion of all paperwork, become
a permanent resident alien.
Citizenship is something much different and I'm not totally sure
of how you would go about it. You may want to contact the United
States Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services. They
could help you further with that.
Hope this helps a little,
Pam
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| 576.3 | | OTIGER::R_CURTIS | There is madness to my method.. | Wed Mar 13 1991 14:16 | 7 |
| You need a Fiancee Visa to be completed by both parties to get the
process started to accomplish all this. Call the INS and ask for the
form, I think it is called the I129F form. INS knows. You must be able
to prove you can support the spouse, that you have actually met, he/she
must go for an interview with the American consul, get a physical and
various other things. There is a set procedure which has been in place for
some time....
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| 576.4 | | PASTIS::MONAHAN | humanity is a trojan horse | Thu Mar 14 1991 05:26 | 2 |
| There is a lot of discussion of this sort of thing in
SMURF::EXPATRIATES.
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| 576.5 | FOUND | LEMAN::TCSR | | Thu Mar 14 1991 11:38 | 4 |
| Thanks to all for your info. SMURF::EXPATRIATES seems to have all the
information I need.
David
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| 576.6 | A couple questions... | CAVEAT::BURSCH | Alive ...and mostly kicking | Fri Mar 15 1991 14:08 | 20 |
| REPLY to 576.2
I've been reading this notes file for a couple of months now and
am very interested in most of the topics people write in about..
I'm curious about his particular note because it's not something
I've really thought about before. I was born and raised in the
USA (I sounds like Bruce Springsteen!) which is probably why it
hadn't crossed my mind...
But I was think what would happen if after you've been married for
the 2 years and you both decide that the marriage just isn't working..
That happens all the time.... What happens to the person who's
got the green card ? Do they gave to apply for a different card
or go thru a whole seperate process to maintain residence in the
U.S ?? ...do they have to leave the country ???
Thanks in advance for any info....
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| 576.7 | | CSCMA::PEREIRA | Pam-a-lam-a-ding-dong | Fri Mar 15 1991 17:21 | 13 |
| If, after the two years, you decide that the marriage isn't working
and the legal alien has their permanent "greencard". They are still
permanent. As a matter of fact, this did happen with my marriage.
We were married for 3 years and finally gave up. He is still legal
to live and work in the US and always will be. I guess that's good
because we have a son and it would be a shame to send him away so
that he would never be able to see his son again. (Although,
sometimes,I must admit....I wish they would!) (oops, I didn't say
that!!!) 8*)
Hope that answers your question,
Pam
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| 576.8 | speaking only from experience | COOKIE::CHEN | Madeline S. Chen, D&SG Marketing | Mon Mar 18 1991 15:18 | 27 |
| Wow - this all sounds very complicated - fiancee visas, etc...
I do not know the law, but I married a foreign national many years
ago, and he is a US citizen today. At or around the time of our
marriage, we [physically] went to immigration, and filled out many forms.
They required his passport, my birth certificate and our marriage
certificate. They also took a a sworn testimony that we were indeed living
together as husband and wife. My husband then was required to register
for the draft (most Federal buildings contain both operations, so we
were able to complete this within a couple of hours), and then obtained
a greencard. (Many foreign nationals do not know that they may be
drafted into the armed services. They are also ineligible for OTS
unless obtained through ROTC - so only foot soldiers allowed. Of course,
this is not as important to folks today as during the Vietnam conflict.)
The papers and swearing, etc... took about 3 hours (plus the two at the
draft board. I would recommend a non-major port (we did this in Kansas
City), because the waiting line in a place like Immigration in NYC or LA
could take a *very* long time.
Anyway, after 5 years, my husband was elegible to apply for
citizenship. As far as I know, they did no additional checking as to
whether our marriage was either legal or permanent. He just did his
alien registration each January, and that was that.
-m
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| 576.9 | Picky picky picky | GRANPA::TTAYLOR | fortress around my heart | Wed Mar 20 1991 13:12 | 9 |
| My sister is married to a foreigner. It is a time-consuming and
lengthy (not to mention expensive) process.
All I can say is, INS is really picky about who gets the green card and
who gets the citizenship. I know of cases where if the marriage is
dissolved, they deport the resident alien. It depends on what country
you are from, they have quotas and everything.
Tammi
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