Marriage for Citizenship

TheEpitome1920 · #1 03-16-2005, 01:52 PM

Would you marry someone just so they could become an American citizen??

Honeykiss1974 · #2 03-16-2005, 02:11 PM

heck no.

texas*princess · #3 03-16-2005, 02:38 PM

It depends...

... there was a super cute foreign exchange student in high school. If I didn't have a significant other, I would definitely marry Mr. Super Cute Foreign Exchange Student

We got along very well, and he's really nice & funny, so I think it would work out OK

Plus we've kept in touch since then, so it's not like I don't know him.

If it was some random person though, I wouldn't.

valkyrie · #4 03-16-2005, 02:46 PM

Maybe, depending on the person's reasons and how close I was to him.

chopperLI905 · #5 03-16-2005, 03:06 PM

Nope bc there would go any chances at a TS Clearance.

#6 03-16-2005, 03:20 PM

I would.

My father did...and I thought that was a great idea.

Kevin · #7 03-16-2005, 03:31 PM

If the pre-nup was clear, and the cash payment made to my account in the Caymans was big enough.

TheEpitome1920 · #8 03-16-2005, 03:35 PM

Did anyone see that episode of Will & Grace where Jack married Rosario?? Does anyone know how long you have to stay married for the person to remain a citizen??

bcdphie · #9 03-16-2005, 03:44 PM

If I was truly in love in someone who wasn't a Canadian citizen, but my fiance is Canadian, so this is a moot point...

_Opi_ · #10 03-16-2005, 03:52 PM

I wouldn't..

But I know some people (immigrants) who have or would marry for greencard purposes :-)

honeychile · #11 03-16-2005, 04:14 PM

A sister of mine did. She made the mistake of visiting his native country with him, where their laws are ENTIRELY different from ours.

She's dead now.

No, I wouldn't even consider it for a moment.

WCUgirl · #12 03-16-2005, 04:22 PM

My cousin did -- and she almost ended up the way honey's sister did. It turns out he and most of his family were drug dealers...she visited his country with him and couldn't leave. She still is not able to get a divorce from him, so although she hasn't seen him or spoken to him in over ten years, they're still married. We are just thankful that we were able to get her back.

The lady who fixed my hair for my wedding had married someone so he could become a citizen, and when he cheated on her, she had him deported.

I would not even consider it.

cashmoney · #13 03-16-2005, 04:43 PM

I don't know. I love foreign women to begin with, but doing it solely so they could become american???? They'd have to look really good on top of giving me at least 40,000$ upfront. They have to live with you for two years before they can get a divorce, plus you have immigration barking up your ass constantly. The girl would also have to be tall and give me my tall kid I want......then I think I could maybe do it. She'd also have to sign a pre-nup as well as giving up the rights to whatever child the two of us had, giving me full custody should we ever split.

texas*princess · #14 03-16-2005, 04:45 PM

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Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
Did anyone see that episode of Will & Grace where Jack married Rosario??

hahaha I love Will & Grace. The funniest epsiode concerning the Jack/Rosario marriage was when he had to convince immigration services that he was really in love with her and that's why they married

#15 03-16-2005, 05:08 PM

It's unfortunate that many people know loved ones who have had bad experiences with this.

Many of you know about my familiy and how my mom and dad had an "arranged" marriage. See, my mom wasn't some random chick that needed to come to America to get her citizenship. My father was a tenant living at my granduncle's and aunt's house. He lived there for many years before he met my mom. In the 1960s and 1970s many Filipinos immigrated to Hawaii in waves because laws were revised, making it easier to come here.

If he had married her prior to her coming here, it would have been years before the paperwork would have gone through the red tape. If you petition someone as a fiance/e...they're on the plane, just like that.

I don't know how long you'd have to be married to the person before being able to get a divorce. The arrangement was to divorce ASAP after mom got her citizenship. Thankfully something happened...and six years later..I came along.

As a result of my dad's kindness and unselfishness, my mom's been able to bring her parents, her two brothers, and THEIR families over from the Philippines in the past 32 years and all have since started new lives here.