Im a US citizen in the military, will they award my foreign fiancee with a citizenship if I marry her?

Well Now What

Yes and go to your base to get the process started before you get transfered
.
The Military has an inside hand in getting these type of marriage and citizenship taken care of
In no time at all
.

Yak Rider

No, of course not.

She'll have to follow the exact same immigration process as every other foreign spouse married to a US citizen.

Your first step would be to file an immigration petition for her. Once she arrives in the United States and gets her Green Card she'll need to wait 3 years before she can apply for naturalization.

verne k

If you are stationed abroad, it may be that after obtaining her immigrant
visa and admission to the US for permanent residence that she would
be able to obtain expedited naturalization pursuant to Section 319(b)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act. To view the law and naturalization requirements see uscis.gov.

Sidwell

NOT automatically. NO

You have to apply for a change of status for her and she has to live in USA. Maybe in 1 or 2 years she will get the green card.

The faster way is to apply for a fiance visa BUT she has to stay in her home country. This visa only takes 1 year to be processed and she gets the green card when she arrives in USA.

Sweetharttt

No, not at all. She would have to go thru the entire process as if you were not in the military.

agcgartner

After 3 yrs (marriage) you can apply like the rest of the people for citizenship. Hopefully you will get the paperwork in no time. Check with immigration for permits/visa to stay until then.

kittysue2000

Just be careful that she is not just marrying you for a green card but that it really is love. Unfortunately it happens to thousands of men every year - as soon as her papers come through she files for divorce and you are stuck paying her alimony because of a sham marriage.

I have 2 friends in the military who married Filipinas and both women filed for divorce within a week of becoming US citizens. They were only after the citizenship. And he found out through a support group that this happens all the time - foreign women and men from poorer countries marrying Americans just for citizenship then divorcing once the papers come through.

Sayed P

yes, she will have her immigration status of lawful spouse of a citizen and most likely within 9 months to 12 months ,she will have her first 2 years conditional greencard( not citizenship directly), after 2 years you apply again for her to remove the condition. After total of 5 years residency in USA she can apply for her citizenship. All steps subject to investigation.

Helen_BVI

Yes, but you'll have to apply for it.
A friend who just got married to a non-US national had to apply for his fiance after they got married. The process took about 7 months to be finalised.

kirtikar

here is my case green card holder since august 2001 left usa on jan-2005 came back on april 2007 ( granted re-entry permit on april 2005) then went back on sep 2007- april 2008( almost 7 months), after that continously stayed in usa from april 2008 to till date My question is that 4 years and 1 day rule apply to my case........... I meet the 30 months physical presence , i had to stay for 7 months tht time because i was pregnant and could not travel before that My baby is us born citizen , my whole family is in us..........my husband's immigration is in process but i want to get citizenship soon so that his case comes under citizenship category and he can get immigration fast. can i apply for citizenship after april 2011. please advice. thanks in advance.

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