Immigration Through Marriage: A Big Life Event
Getting married is a big part of life. When marriage involves immigration, it’s both personal and legal. Usually, it’s a happy time, full of family and friends. In some cases, marriage can also help an immigrant spouse become a permanent resident in the U.S. Additionally, Marriage is a right for everyone, including same-sex couples.
Challenges for Immigrant Spouses
Marriage can be exciting, but at the same time, stressful if one spouse is not a U.S. citizen. For the immigrant spouse, marriage helps them get permanent residency. As a result, they can live in the U.S. with their husdand or wife and maybe start a family. However, to get residency, they must prove the marriage is real. The marriage can’t be just for legal parers; it must be for love and building a life together.
How to Prove Your Marriage is Real
To begain with, couples need to give evidence that proves the marriage is real. This includes things from before and after the wedding. For example, one type of proof is an affidavit. An affidavit is a letter that each spouse writes. In the letter, they talk about how they met and how they fell in love. Additionally, it helps to give details about important moemnts, like where and how the proposal happened.
In addition, friends and family can also help by writing letters about what they saw in the relationship.
Other Proof You Can Give
Besides letters, other proof you can use includes:
- A home or apartment in both names
- Joint back accounts
- Insurance papers showing each spouses as a beneficiary
- Birth certificates of children from the marriage
- Shared bills
- Photos of the wedding and special moments
Why Proof is Important
Giving enough proof of a real marriage is very important. Without itt, your request for permanent residency could be denied. Even worse, If it looks like the marriage is fake, you could face big problems, like fines, deportation, or being banned from the U.S.
Getting Help
Finally, It’s important to be ready. our office can help you write affidavits and gather the right papers for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). We will help you with your case and make sure your proof is strong. If you need to go to an interview, we will go with you to protect your rights.
Post provided by: Attorney Charles Conroy
