Can a permanent U.S. resident marry an illegal immigrant and make him or her a permanent U.S. resident also?
482186
No it doesn't work like that.If you are here illegally you have to try and become legal.If you are married to a citizen it gives you better chances.\nNow in the UK if you marry someone from another country you are instantly granted citizenship of the coutry of the person you are marrying.
454013
Well it seems you've made a mistake. Tsk. Just divorce him. And Hell no can he reapply for residency. Heck if all of them started thinking like that, then people would just be getting married just to obtain legal status.
994462
Check with an immigration lawyer. If you do something wrong it can ruin your chances of permanent residence and citizenship.
55772
You can petition her as a fiance. It is probably best to get a lawyer. My husband is from Mexico and he entered the country illegally, we married here and I petitioned him as my husband, he had to pay extra and write a statement apologizing for entering this way. I chose to join him in Mexico during his waiting time (5 mos) because he was not allowed to leave his country. He is now living here as a permanent resident, he can work legally and in 2 more years he can try to become a citizen.
164645
You are probably SOL.  If you were married two years when he got the green card and he was able to fool you and the consular officials, then he got his permanent residence without any conditions.  Unless he paid you for the green card and you can convice the consulate or the local officials of that, he just got away with it.  \n\nIf you want to pay a private investigator a couple thousand, they can find him for you.  They can also find out if he was married to someone else, or gets married again or if he's doing something that will jeaopardize his status.
856699
If you married a US citizen AFTER your visa expired, you may still be deported as the marriage will be seen as fake. \n\nYou will NOT automatically be allowed to stay just because you married a citizen. You still have to apply and go through the whole long process.  The usual process is for the foreign spouse to remain outside USA and the US citizen to apply from inside. Yes you will be separated, but that is how the process works - no exceptions. \n\nTo those who say that things will improve once you marry a US citizen - they are wrong.
773628
As an Ex-illegal Allien, a now a USA citizen, working for law enforcemets for many years...now very retired...I can tell you one thing...fake marriages usually 90% back-fire to the immigrant that seeking a way to stay in USA...because usually the other side that gets involved in this kind of scim is greedy and very dishonest...so soon or later the immigration service gets aware of the situation...DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT CREATE BOTH PARTIES with the LOCAL POLICE AUTHORITIES AND COURTS.and then is no mercy on his or her efforts to stay in USA.
650106
It's ILLEGAL to marry ANYONE just to get into their COUNTRY.\nIf you do, and are found out later, you will be deported.\n\nTry applying for immigrant status instead, or find a job in the new country and apply for a green card or temporary landed status--- do it legally, and eventually you will be able to move.
1108945
no, he legally cannot because he is not a legal immigrant to the US of A and he doesn't have the rights because he is an illegal alien. If he was a citizen he would have the rights and then he could, no he couldn't if he is illegal.
175179
Their permanent resident status is conditional to being married to you. After 2 years of marriage the permanent resident spouse is eligible for a waiver of the requirment but this is not automatic. The person must file an application with the immigration.\nIf you divorce before 2 years are up, they automatically loose the permanent resident status and must depart the country.
327658
Is he not a legal citizen?  How could he pay taxes and own a business if he's here illegally?  \n\nAnyway, I'd say do what you have to do to make him legal if that's the case.  If you can't, then I guess you'll all have to move to wherever he's from and get married there.  Or, you could move somewhere else entirely, but then you'd have no family around.
513522
BECAUSE HE IS AMERICAN WHEN YOU MARRY HIM YOU CAN TAKE\nUS CITIZENSHIP
573844
I suspect if you don't know the answer to this question, your wife must be here illegally.  How did you obtain your green card is the next question I would pose.
90258
When you say "illegal immigrant" means his/ her visa expired, but married a US citizen. If the US citizen applies for the spouse, s/he can stay in US, not as a citizen but resident. The individual can become a citizen 3 years after being granteed permanent residence. Now if you break it up within 3 years of getting married, you might loose the petition. Any child born here is a US citizen. This law also might change soon. If you are illegal, but your child's a citizen the child can apply for your legalized status when s/he is 18 years old.\nI hope that answers your questions.
158030
Yes, once you obtain Legal Permanent Residency you can naturalize.  The process for obtaining LPR status isn't that difficult to follow.\n\nSee CIS at www.DHS.gov.
616012
Someone who is legal citizen of U.S.A.
880090
Not legally, unless they have a good attorney and if they were legally here in the U.S., it doesn't sound like it though if this person was deported. What are you concerned with? If they tried coming back it won't be possible, unless this person tries many times.