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Old 03-21-2005, 02:52 PM
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Re: Marriage for Citizenship

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Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
Would you marry someone just so they could become an American citizen??
No, but I think people think it's automatic and instantaneous that you give citizenship to someone when you marry them. All you get or can get for a foreigner is the ability to apply for permanent resident status within 90 days of marriage. Then they have to wait 3 years or so to get naturalized. It's a 3+ year commitment and they do treat this process seriously. Kind of funny since recent reports show over 10 million illegal immigrants are working and living in this country. So I guess the question is why bother getting citizenship?
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