Another thread on Marriage

If you knew someone who was a USC willing to marry you, considering all your options and that there is a slim chance DA will pass during lameduck, would you do it?? Note: Even if DA passes, this option is a faster track to citizenship.

haha go look up the other 8172398471209837409182734981723948172308470123 875761516763254716530 threads that are like this

For love, yes.

No. Marrying for citizenship is not only manipulative of the system and amoral, but it is also illegal. If they find out your marriage is a fraud, you are dead meat.

They find out that you marriage is for legalization purposes you are not only dead meat, but you are essentially banned for life, and it will probably make going to another country a hassle, they might not give you a visa with the whole you hare been banned for life from another country and the US no less bit.

I know someone in this position, married for papers, paid the person thousands of dollars, paid a lawyers thousands of dollar, doing it to get a better paying job to pay for school for his daughters in Canada (he is from south or central america), but he messed up a lot of very simple questions that they asked to both members of the party, and even though last I heard he was still here, there is literally no hope for him.

marrying for papers... don't do it, my sister got her legal status through marriage, legitimately, and immigration has called the house to verify information even years afterwards, they could visit, they are really trying to crack down on this. Advice, if it's not legitimate, its not a very good idea.

Hahhahaha... No. Every thread is different because it takes place during a different time moron.



You guys are right, thanks! =D

My thoughts on marriage:

At my lowest, I have considered it. I know 'our situation' makes us all miserable at some point or another, but I've been very "lucky" to get offered lots of jobs (but I can't take them) and attend a great school where I can't do 90% of the things my buddies can. I also can barely pay tuition so it's taking me a million years to graduate. It's depressing. So I won't say that I haven't thought about this. I also know someone who successfully got (sham) married about three of four years ago and now has a green card. They got through the interview just fine and no one has questioned their legitimacy. According to her, marriages like this are common in the East Coast. Seeing her situation almost convinced me it was normal.

HOWEVER, once I come back to my senses and realize that I'd be under so much stress, putting a USC and myself at the risk of getting caught, I realize it's not worth it. Plus, I don't trust people (yea, bad trait), and I don't want a guy to be abusive to me or take advantage of me because he'd have the "upper hand". What if he asks for $10,000 and midway decides to make it $20,000? What if he takes advantage of our agreement and/or threatens me to not go through with it? What if he takes my money?

I do have a boyfriend of three years I'd love to marry but honestly if DREAM doesn't pass asap or I don't get legalized in any other way, I think there's a a better chance I'll be going back home than getting married.

Soo my question is... Is marriage totally out of the question?

My boyfriend of 6 years was brought over here by his parents at the age of 5. He never knew he was illegal until his junior year of high school when he wanted to join the Army. Once he found out... he got very depressed and quit high school. He didn't see a point in finishing. Now... even if the dream act did pass he wouldn't qualify since he hasn't graduated or obtained a GED.

We have been wanting to get married for some time but never did it. We have been waiting only because we don't know if it would help or hurt his situation.

Now there's a baby on the way and he has lost his job. We now have come to the realization that something needs to happen now. We want to find a legal way to get him legalized but we have no idea what to do!

Marriage seemed like a good idea... but now I am not so sure. We love each other tremendously... we just want a comfortable life together with our baby.

you did not say the important stuff, did he come into this country illegally or legally, the later case the petition takes a couple months, its really a piece of cake.

But if he came illegally, then the case becomes a bit more complicated but not impossible. The legalization through marriage could take place without him having to leave the country if he is grandfathered under 245i (there are many people here that know a great deal more about this then me, I am sure they will be contributing momentarily). If he is not covered by 245i then he would have to leave to his country of origin to apply for a visa, initially I used to think this would automatically activate the 10-year ban, but I recently heard of someone here that was illegally in this country, went to mexico to get the visa and was back in the country legally weeks later, so, there is hope.

Thanks... yes he was brought Illegally.


And what exactly is the 245i.