Legal Question in Immigration Law in Florida

Your fiance may be eligible to get his lawful permanent residence (green card) through you once you get married. He cannot immediately get citizenship without getting permanent residence first. Whether he is eligible for permanent residence will depend on a number of factors including how he first entered the country. If you would like to discuss this matter further, please feel free to contact me at 415-273-9123 or [email protected].

Seeta L. Nangia, Esq.

Law Offices of Seeta Nangia

Exclusively Practicing Immigration Law

Phone: (415) 273-9123

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You are able to apply for your fiance to receive his green card once you are married. You will, however, need to file for a waiver of inadmissibility as he illegally entered the US. Once he has had the green card for a minimum of 3 years, he will be eligible to apply for US citizenship. Maybe by then he will be able to pass the citizenship test. If not, do not worry as he is not required to become a US citizen. He would simply just renew his green card every 10 years and he can remain in the US forever so long as he does not get into any criminal trouble. As far as your income not meeting the sponsorhip criteria, you can have someone (family member, friends, etc) act as a joint sponsor to overcome this hurdle.

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