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Conditional permanent residence If a person is the spouse of a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident and the marriage occurred less than two years before the alien spouse is admitted as a U.S. permanent resident, the permanent residence status is conditional. The alien spouse is given conditional resident status on the day he is […]
Resident 1. Immigration petition for alien spouse of a U.S citizen The spouse of a U.S. citizen is regarded as an “immediate relative” of the U.S. citizen for immigration purposes. The procedure for the immigration petition for the spouse of a U.S. citizen is: In the first scenario, the alien spouse is already in the […]
To confer and enjoy immigration benefits, two parties of a valid marriage shall keep the marriage in existence. Existence of a marriage does not require that the couple live together or share a household. The bottom line is that this couple must not have legally terminated the marriage. However, in the states where a legal […]
A marriage must have been valid at the time and place it was performed. The validity of a marriage is generally determined by the law of the place where the marriage was performed or celebrated. The USCIS always takes into account the following requirements when the alien wishes to enjoy the immigration benefits from the […]
1. The Definition of Marriage There is no exact definition of marriage in the immigration laws. Marriage is a subject matter of the laws of the state or country where the marriage was entered into. Federal laws usually recognize the validity of a marriage if the marriage was valid in a state or another country […]
