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Classic. Same energy as the woman who voted for trunp because he wanted to kick out all illegals…..only the catch was her husband and father of their children was ….Checks notes …. iLLegAL iMMiGraNT from Mexico. Dude got picked up by ICE, got deported, and woman was left with all the kids and a solid pikachu face.
I remember that- classic.
Honest Q: aren't you a citizen when you marry in?
No you have to apply for a green card and there are specific requirements.
It's also extraordinarily expensive
How much are we talking about? You see on TV shows that many are eager to do it.
If you don't use a lawyer, pro se can cost between 2k and 3k for the fees. Going through the process for my mother in law currently.
So much cheaper than the UK.
It’s something like £2k ($2,500) for the fees (for 2.5-3years, depending on visa type), plus a buy in for NHS services, approximately £1k/year ($1,300 x 2.5-3) for the length of your visa.
6 years to become a citizen, if you’re not married to a Brit, or 5 if you are.
It is in excess of £10k over the 5-6 years to get to the point of permanent residence (£2,300) which you can then follow up with citizenship (£1,580).
I wish health care was ~$1k/year. That's less than a lot of insurance premiums alone.
True, although paying in upfront doesn’t exempt immigrants from also paying the relevant taxes that cover healthcare, no double taxation protections here.
Correct. Also, I read somewhere that if someone is here illegally and even if they marry a citizen they have to stay out of USA for between 3 - 10 years to be eligible for permanent residency via marriage.