Family members of US citizens and permanent residents are eligible to be sponsored for permanent residence in the United States. Persons who have been granted permanent resident status in the United States are given a Green Card as proof of their status.
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The visa applicant and the U.S. citizen must be legally able to marry. This means that the parties must meet the age, consanguinity and gender requirements of the state in which they wish to marry. Neither party may have a living spouse.
Continue reading >>Prior to June 26, 2013, the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defined marriage as being between a man and a woman, preventing same-sex spouses from seeking immigration benefits based on marriage.
Continue reading >>To confer and enjoy immigration benefits, bothparties 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, but the couple must not have legally terminated th
Continue reading >>Some types of marriages that are valid and recognized in the place where the marriage is contracted may not be acceptable for immigration benefits.
Continue reading >>A marriage must have been valid at the time and place it was performed for it to be recognized as valid by the United States. The validity of a marriage is generally determined by the law of the place where the marriage was performed or celebrated.
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