Is green card marriage fraud common?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I bet every single person responding "yes, it is very common" doesn't ACTUALLY know anyone who got married just for a green card. This uninformed nonsense has to stop.

No, it is not common. Yes, it does happen.

I know 3 personally—1 in family, 2 close friends.

All were legitimately dating. None would have married when they did but for the green card issue.

It's common in the Hispanic community for grown anchor babies to help out incoming illegals by marrying them.

[Anonymous]

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I am an immigrant and I have never heard of anybody getting married for green card. All my friends got jobs after getting their PHDs. We don't need sham marriages.

None of the people who do this make more than 50k a year

duh, after HHI of $42-50k you lose your and your anchor children's welfare, snap, obamaphone, bus passes, title 1 status, etc. benies.

No one got more than that on the books. thatd be foolish.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bet every single person responding "yes, it is very common" doesn't ACTUALLY know anyone who got married just for a green card. This uninformed nonsense has to stop.

No, it is not common. Yes, it does happen.

I know 3 personally—1 in family, 2 close friends.

All were legitimately dating. None would have married when they did but for the green card issue.

So no fraud!????? Are people who get married sooner due to pregnancy also committing fraud?

Did I mention that all 3 divorced within a few years of marriage?

No fraud but one certainly has to wonder about motives.

Yeah, native born Americans never get divorced. Like ever.

My God, the stupidity!!!!

There’s certainly stupidity at play here,

I’ll leave it to others to ascertain exactly where it lies.

It lies in your dumb speculation. I hope others treat you exactly the way you treat them and assign nefarious intent to every action you take.

I believe you’ve already done that. Bravo on the hypocrisy.

How did I do that? I'm not the one assuming my friends defrauded the government with absolutely zero proof. You did that!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you marry an American in America immediately after your 90 day tourist visit, ie in Day 91, and then file for a spousal green card you will be fine.

USCIS won’t bat an eye.

And yes, a Virginia based immigration attorney told us this when our K1 fiancé visa was taking 12+ months instead of 6 mos like their website continually said. He said it’s very common.

Well then. Our visa and immigration laws continue to be a laughing stock. And unenforced

Hardly. Contrary to what the orange bafoon tells you, it is extremely difficult to become a permanent resident in the US.

Legally yes. Fraudulently, or illegally, no. Between phony asylum cases or greencard marriages it's not difficult.

You just marry an american, get a green card, stay married 3 years, convert to citizen/ take test, divorce. Voila!

You have no idea how any of it works. I wish idiots like you would have sense enough to sit down and shut about issues that you are ignorant about. But no, somehow you shout the loudest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I am an immigrant and I have never heard of anybody getting married for green card. All my friends got jobs after getting their PHDs. We don't need sham marriages.

None of the people who do this make more than 50k a year

duh, after HHI of $42-50k you lose your and your anchor children's welfare, snap, obamaphone, bus passes, title 1 status, etc. benies.

No one got more than that on the books. thatd be foolish.

Still sore about them Obamaphones, huh?

Never in the history of the world have the wealthy people been angrier about the poorest getting a helping hand. But none of that is the subject of this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing that so many of you know 2 or 3 couples who entered a marriage fraudulently in order to obtain a green card, but not one person has come on here to say they reported it to authorities.

Why would I do that? I'm not immigration enforcement. They had their interviews. If they weren't outed then, it's not on me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing that so many of you know 2 or 3 couples who entered a marriage fraudulently in order to obtain a green card, but not one person has come on here to say they reported it to authorities.

Why would I do that? I'm not immigration enforcement. They had their interviews. If they weren't outed then, it's not on me.

oh please. It's because you don't actually KNOW that anyone committed fraud.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing that so many of you know 2 or 3 couples who entered a marriage fraudulently in order to obtain a green card, but not one person has come on here to say they reported it to authorities.

Why would I do that? I'm not immigration enforcement. They had their interviews. If they weren't outed then, it's not on me.

oh please. It's because you don't actually KNOW that anyone committed fraud.

Sure do. Flat out cash exchange, marriage for green card. Boston 1994. Didn’t care then, don’t care now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you marry an American in America immediately after your 90 day tourist visit, ie in Day 91, and then file for a spousal green card you will be fine.

USCIS won’t bat an eye.

And yes, a Virginia based immigration attorney told us this when our K1 fiancé visa was taking 12+ months instead of 6 mos like their website continually said. He said it’s very common.

Well then. Our visa and immigration laws continue to be a laughing stock. And unenforced

Hardly. Contrary to what the orange bafoon tells you, it is extremely difficult to become a permanent resident in the US.

Legally yes. Fraudulently, or illegally, no. Between phony asylum cases or greencard marriages it's not difficult.

You just marry an american, get a green card, stay married 3 years, convert to citizen/ take test, divorce. Voila!

You have no idea how any of it works. I wish idiots like you would have sense enough to sit down and shut about issues that you are ignorant about. But no, somehow you shout the loudest.

The other poster actually posted the current terms and current law. That is all true and accurate.

What is your idea of what the law is?
Have you spoke to an immigration attorney about this?

[Anonymous]

Ask any state department friend. You can divorce your American bloke after three years and keep the citizenship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you marry an American in America immediately after your 90 day tourist visit, ie in Day 91, and then file for a spousal green card you will be fine.

USCIS won’t bat an eye.

And yes, a Virginia based immigration attorney told us this when our K1 fiancé visa was taking 12+ months instead of 6 mos like their website continually said. He said it’s very common.

Well then. Our visa and immigration laws continue to be a laughing stock. And unenforced

Hardly. Contrary to what the orange bafoon tells you, it is extremely difficult to become a permanent resident in the US.

Legally yes. Fraudulently, or illegally, no. Between phony asylum cases or greencard marriages it's not difficult.

You just marry an american, get a green card, stay married 3 years, convert to citizen/ take test, divorce. Voila!

You have no idea how any of it works. I wish idiots like you would have sense enough to sit down and shut about issues that you are ignorant about. But no, somehow you shout the loudest.

The other poster actually posted the current terms and current law. That is all true and accurate.

What is your idea of what the law is?
Have you spoke to an immigration attorney about this?

Very much so. I have a lot of experience in this area and there is nothing “voila!” about it.

[Anonymous]

Our tysons immigration atty told him to come to America, overstay his 90 day tourist visa, get married in Arlington in day 91, and file for his spousal green card. We did. That was in 2011.

VA, like in Vegas, can do same day court or lawyer marriage registry and marriage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you marry an American in America immediately after your 90 day tourist visit, ie in Day 91, and then file for a spousal green card you will be fine.

USCIS won’t bat an eye.

And yes, a Virginia based immigration attorney told us this when our K1 fiancé visa was taking 12+ months instead of 6 mos like their website continually said. He said it’s very common.

Well then. Our visa and immigration laws continue to be a laughing stock. And unenforced

Hardly. Contrary to what the orange bafoon tells you, it is extremely difficult to become a permanent resident in the US.

Legally yes. Fraudulently, or illegally, no. Between phony asylum cases or greencard marriages it's not difficult.

You just marry an american, get a green card, stay married 3 years, convert to citizen/ take test, divorce. Voila!

You have no idea how any of it works. I wish idiots like you would have sense enough to sit down and shut about issues that you are ignorant about. But no, somehow you shout the loudest.

The other poster actually posted the current terms and current law. That is all true and accurate.

What is your idea of what the law is?
Have you spoke to an immigration attorney about this?

Very much so. I have a lot of experience in this area and there is nothing “voila!” about it.

Thx for the cliches.

Didn’t catch it, what is your stated and interpretation of U.S. marriage and spousal greencard laws?