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March 31st, 2008 |
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As I enter my seventh year of practicing fiancee visa law I have a number of observations to share with prospective and current clients.
#1 MOST FIANCEE VISA RELATIONSHIPS ARE LEGITIMATE
There is a common misconception that marrying a foreign woman is somehow unseemly or less real than marrying an American woman.
We have all heard the term “mail order bride” which would describe a situation in which the American man has not met his foreign fiancee but rather has picked her picture out of a catalogue and ordered her to be delivered. Immigration law does not in fact allow for “mail order brides.”
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A chief requirement of the fiancee visa is that the American petitioner and foreign beneficiary have met in person within the two years prior to the filing of the fiancee visa petition. Opponents of the fiancee visa who speak of mail order brides are only revealing their ignorance of the law and procedure of the fiancee visa.
In my experience the relationships between foreign woman and American men are every bit as real as any relationships involving American men and American women. Furthermore, the divorce rate among my clients is negligible as compared to the typical American divorce rate. I am in contact with many of my early clients and I know that they are happy with their marriages. My clients, both the men and the women, tend to be loving and sincere. Contrary to myths about the fiancee visa the men are rarely abusive and the woman are rarely fraudulent or dishonest.
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January 10th, 2008 |
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To marry someone out of the country of origin one needs to have or get a visa. In plain simple words, visa means a permit or a pass to entry another country. People who can marry out of the country can be either locals or foreigner living or working in another country and religious officials. However, American diplomats and consular offices cannot perform marriages.
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The K1 visa is applicable for fiancée. In clearer terms K-1 visa is a United States nonimmigrant visa benefiting fiancés and fiancées of US citizen petitioners
It has been said that those marriages which have been legally accepted and performed abroad, are also valid in the United States. The embassy or the information bureau of a tourist from another country is the best source of information about a marriage that has taken place in that country.
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December 11th, 2007 |
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To marry someone out of the country of origin one needs to have or get a visa. In plain simple words, visa means a permit or a pass to entry another country.
People who can marry out of the country can be either locals or foreigner living or working in another country and religious officials. However, American diplomats and consular offices cannot perform marriages.
The K1 visa is applicable for fiancée. In clearer terms K-1 visa is a United States nonimmigrant visa benefiting fiancés and fiancées of US citizen petitioners.
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It has been said that those marriages which have been legally accepted and performed abroad, are also valid in the United States. The embassy or the information bureau of a tourist from another country is the best source of information about a marriage that has taken place in that country.
According to the Immigration department, every year, there are thousands of American citizens who marry foreign born person. A petition is then obtained for them for residence in the United States. According to the law of the country, the spouses of the citizens become the immediate relatives. That is the reason they are excluded from all numerical quota limitations. There are unlimited Green Cards which are available to foreign nationals who marry United States citizens.
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April 13th, 2007 |
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According to immigration lawyer Carl Shusterman, what the government calls a ‘fraudulent spouse profile’ — and he calls a ‘phony baloney marriage’ — is a relatively common way immigrants evade rules that would otherwise keep them out. Isabel believes that in Miami, it’s easy to find American citizens short on cash and ready to offer their hand in marriage for up to $12,000 a hitch.
Shusterman was previously a government immigration officer who investigated suspicious marriages as part of his job. He estimates that 500,000 and 600,000 of the 1 million people who immigrate to the United States each year obtain their green card through marriage. Mixed in with the many legitimate marriages are ‘fraudulent spouses.’ |
For immigrant brides, walking down the aisle is perhaps the easiest step in the process. The bride and groom will go through a series of interviews meant to test whether they married for love or for passport. (more…)
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April 12th, 2007 |
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One of the most common ways to obtain a green card is through marriage to a US citizen. This is sometimes referred to as a green card marriage. Now before continuing, it’s important to recognize that you can also obtain a green card through marriage to a Lawful Permanent Resident, that is, someone holding a green card. But right now we’re talking about obtaining a green card through marriage to a US citizen – we’ll be talking about obtaining green cards by marriage to a LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT.
A Green Card Marriage is one in which an alien marries a US citizen and thereby becomes eligible to obtain lawful permanent residence in the U.S., that is, a green card. This is completely legal and is provided for by Congress. |
So long as you get married for traditional reasons such as love and affection, it’s perfectly OK that your “green card marriage” results in an immigration benefit to you. (more…)
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April 6th, 2007 |
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One of the most common ways to obtain a green card is through marriage to a US citizen. This is sometimes referred to as a green card marriage. Now before continuing, it’s important to recognize that you can also obtain a green card through marriage to a Lawful Permanent Resident, that is, someone holding a green card. But right now we’re talking about obtaining a green card through marriage to a US citizen – we’ll be talking about obtaining green cards by marriage to a LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT.
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A Green Card Marriage is one in which an alien marries a US citizen and thereby becomes eligible to obtain lawful permanent residence in the U.S., that is, a green card. This is completely legal and is provided for by Congress. (more…)
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April 3rd, 2007 |
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The quickie green card marriage may soon become a relic of the past. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (“CIS”, previously known as INS) is limiting green card issuance that can directly impact the immigrant and his or her sponsor’s future. Even if an immigrant is married to a U.S. citizen, if the marriage is less than two years old at the time the green card interview (adjustment of status interview) takes place, CIS will only grant the immigrant a two year green card.
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