I need EU citizenship for a PhD scholarship. Marriage - is it the only way? How long does it take? Any idea?
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I think as the above post said  you must really think carefully before you go though with this option.\n\nI know there are different rules for postgrad but for undergrad they dont care about citenship, you have to live for 3 years in the UK before you can get any funding. I've known British friends who coundn't get funding because of this.\n\nso 1, I would check the EXACT rules before you get married!\n\nAlso do you know to marry a British citizen you can't work for the first 6 months, and your husband must be able to support you, and have funds to prove it!!! Also I think it takes at least 2 years before you get full residence.\n\nA fake marriage is really hard work, you must give up a lot. Who knows what happens in 2 years time. Maybe you want to marry for real.\n\nI  know this from personal experience.  In the end I couldn't do it!!!\n\nBut if you do decide to do it. THERE IS A LINK THAT MIGHT HELP.  \n\n\nGOOD LUCK in what ever you do. And maybe some better funding will come through  \n\nBTW It is not that difficult to earn 25000 euro in the UK, and most universities let you pay in instalments, and all have small funds to help any student in need :-))
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You normally have to have been living with your partner for 2 years. If you are not living together or haven't been living together very long, there are other options. Are you planning on getting married, because he could always get a Fiance Visa and then you have to marry within 6 months. That's what I did, because although I had been with my partner for over a couple of years, we had only been living together for 6 months. Good luck : )
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Residency requirements for marriage in Ireland\nI think the sites below might answer your question.
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Seems to me that if you join the U.S. military and live in the U.S. for the time that it takes to get citizenship, you wouldn't need a visa after that.\n\nThere is also the method of getting married.  So, what's under that kilt?  We might negotiate something .....  ;o)\n\nSue
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Ok,  you are talking about different concepts.  The first concept is the time it takes to become eligible to apply for US citizenship.  The second concept is the time it takes to process your application for US citizenship.\n\nFirst,  depending on your individual circumstances,  it takes anywhere from 1 or 3 or 5 years to become eligible to become a US citizen.  The general rule, in most cases, is that it takes 5 years from the date you became a Lawful Permanent Resident (legal terminology for when one gets his/her green card or immigrant visa), to APPLY for US citizenship.  \n\n(The 1 year period applies in VERY special situations, usually involving service in military;  the 3 year period only applies to those who immigrated as the spouse of a US citizen,  are married to that same spouse when they apply for US citizenship, and are still married to that same spouse, when they are sworn in as US citizens).\n\nSecond, the processing time varies.  Once you apply, it is taking -on average -- from 6 months to 1 year -- for the government to process your application and either approve or deny.  \n\nThere are still people who applied in years past, who have been waiting 3, 4 years and have to file special actions in Court to get the government to process their application.  \n\nHope this answers your questions.
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When you are legally married, you will have to apply for marriage visa.  If it is granted, then they will give you 2 years provisional residency to you as a family member of an EU citizen, and in that 2 years, you will still have to pay over sea prise as a student.  If you are still married after that 2 years, then you will be able to apply for Leave to Remain Indefinite, but I am not too sure if you can drop your tuition price with this status.  I think if you get British nationality your price will drop, but you have to be staying in UK legally for a few years (some people say 5 years, others say 10 years) to apply for that.  \nSo, even if you get married, you will not be entitled to pay the same amount of tuition fee as EU citizen for at least 2 years.  I am sorry.  But you'll be entitled to work full time legally. That's what I can tell you for sure.
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It is not a matter of how long, they still have to apply for citizenship,  we have two friends who married someone from oversea, the one has been trying for 4 years the other 5 years, and neither have made it yet
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I had a friend in the same situation ... and she had to prove financial eligibility ... her husband was from Scotland, and it all ended up with the two of them having to move there ... he had a degree like your husband, but nothing helped ... makes me see red, when you think about all the millions of people just clomping in over the southern border with their demands ....   I think it also depends to a large extent on where you will be interviewed ... seems the immigration officers can make a diffrence if they want to ....
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Wow, the marriage laws in the U.K are really complicated. I could be reading it wrong, but it seems like it won't be valid... See link below, under "Residence Qualifications". Good luck!
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if he is at the age of stuyding he can apply to a school and get a student visa. then when he comes he starts to work at the same time. of if you are from usa he can apply for a green card. oooooooor you can marry him. so he will become the citizen of your country.
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That is definitely a problem. Why lie about marriage status for an H1B? No answer is better than another, and being married delays nothing. Now you have put any chance at residency in question.\n\nBe honest!
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it depends on the country that you want to immigrate in. Usually european countries don't have active immigration programs ,hence, it can be difficult. Similarly to the USA you can gain residence through marriage, relatives and work. After 5-7 years spent there as a resident you can apply for citizenship.\n\nI know the UK has an immigration program for skilled workes ( professional with some experience and university education)\n\nAs an american there is not much advantage for you to immigrate somwhere. You can simply find a job and get a work visa and work there\n\n\nAbout the dual citizenship... USA allows people to have dual citizenship but some countries don't... both countries must allow you to have dual citizenship.\nFor example Germany does not so you can't be a German and US citizen but you could be an UK and US citizen
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youi will have to go through a process just like the states to prove the marriage isnt a sham and I dont think england has dual citizenship which means that you'll only become a british citizen if you give up your u.s one
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where did you married the British citizen ? in Russia or Britain ? \nin order for you to be able to go to Britain as a married women to a British citizen :\nHow do I qualify to join my husband, wife or civil partner in the UK? \nYou must show that: \nyou are legally married to each other or are in a civil partnership recognised in the UK \nyour husband, wife or civil partner is present and settled in the UK (see below) \nyou both intend to live together permanently as husband and wife or as civil partners \nyou have met each other before \ntogether you can support yourselves and any dependants without any help from public funds \nyou have suitable accommodation, which is owned or lived in only by you and your household, and where you and your dependants can live without any help from public funds \nyour husband, wife or civil partner is not under 18, and \nyou are not under 18. \nif your husband or wife has more than one wife or husband, only one will be allowed to join them in the UK. \nAt first, you will be allowed to stay and work in the UK for two years. Near the end of this time, if you are still married and intend to continue living together, you can apply to stay permanently in the UK. \nThe Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) will deal with your application to stay permanently and give you information on what you will need to do. (Contact details are under 'More advice and information' at the end of this guidance.) IND will charge a non-refundable fee for your application to remain indefinately in the UK. \nIf you and your husband, wife or civil partner have been living together outside the UK for four years or more, and they have been a British citizen for four years or more, there will be no time limit on how long you can stay in the UK. \nyou need to apply for a visa in your country with the British embassay\nhere are the British Embassies in Russia :pick the one that is closet to you :\nMoscow UK VAC\nBuilding 1\nPryamoy Pereulok, 12,\nMoscow\n \nRostov-on-Don UK VAC\nOffice 91\nPushkinskaya Street, 104/32\nRostov-on-Don\n \nVoronezh UK VAC\nFridrikh Engels Street 14\nVoronezh\n \nSamara UK VAC\nTrade House ‘ Zakhar ‘\nOffice 506B\nNovo-Sadovaya Street, 106\nSamara\n \nNizhniy Novgorod UK VAC\nCabinet 2231A\nBolshaya Pecherskaya Street, 31/9\nNizhniy Novgorod\n \nUfa UK VAC\n3rd Floor\nRevolutsionnaya Street, 55\nUfa\n \nKrasnoyarsk UK VAC\nOffice 410\n4th Floor\nMira Prospect, 91\nKrasnoyarsk\n \nNovosibirsk UK VAC\nOffice 2\nKarl Marx Street, 26/4\nNovosibirsk\n \nVladivostock UK VAC\nOffice 405\nOkeanskiy Prospect, 26\nVladivostock\n 10 May 2006\n St Petersburg UK VAC\nShpalernaya Street, 54\nSt Petersburg
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There is the three legal ways to immigrate to Canada - independent immigration, investing and family sponsorship. The first one based on importance of your profession for the Canadian government, the second one required a huge investment ($400,000) into Canadian economy for 3 years and the last one probably the most suitable for you - sponsorship by family member.\nThere is a few more - if your current situation is life or freedom threaten (e.g war or religion persecution) you can apply for a refuge status or you can get married to Canadian citizen, which probably is not an option since you want to bring your boyfriend :) For more information visit a  official Canadian  website of citizenship and immigration http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.html
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its seems that with your qualification....its either student visa or marriage...either way it wont be easy...student visa will be quite expensive...a fake marriage will definitely give you more of a problem than you bargained for...another alternative...convince your wife to go back to the UK......good luck
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are you coming in with an immigrant vise or non-immigrant visa....b/c a non it probably would be 1-2 years at the most, Immigrnt would be good until you become a citizen...which takes 5 years unless you are getting married than it is 3 years until you are eligible to take the Citizenship tests