What are the consequences for getting married to a illegal in there country?

Question

If a U.S. citizen gets married to a illegal alien in the illegals country so they can get their green card what are the consequences? also if you do get married what is the divorce like, can they take you to the "cleaners" like they could if you were married in the U.S. to a U.S. citizen?

Answer 1

they aren't 'an illegal' if they're living in their own country!  There are no consequences to someone marrying an American..  

If the couple decide to move to America, they must apply for the foreigner to get a visa while they are still in their country and before they arrive in the USA.  It's a long process.  Once they have completed several forms, spent the money to process them etc. they will be interviewed by a Us immigration officer to verify that they are really married and not just marrying to secure a visa.  If they pass this, they will get a visa and be allowed to enter the USA together.  I really does take a while though.  

The consequences of getting divorced depend on where the divorce is and what the laws of that country are for divorce.  Usually anything you owned before you got married is yours and anything you got after you were married can be contested as being owned by both people unless there are clear receipts to show it was bought by one of them.  If this couple moved to the USA and divorced there, the foreigners visa would be removed since that would have been the condition of their entry.  If they have lived there a long time, or have children, they could apply for a green card to remain, even if divorced.  But you wouldn't get a green card just for marrying and moving to the USA at first - you'd get a visa with conditions and it needs renewed after 2 years to make sure they're still married.

Answer 2

Are you referring to an illegal alien who has either been deported or returned voluntarily to their own country?  If the person has been in the US illegally, they are barred from re-entry, and not even marriage will get them back into the US.  The US citizen-spouse would have to wait until the bar had expired before submitting the application for a spousal visa.

If you marry someone for the purpose of immigration, that is "marriage fraud."  The foreign partner gets deported and barred from re-entry.  The US citizen partner gets up to 10 years plus a $250,000 fine.

A great many foreigners who marry US citizens "take them to the cleaners."  Fraud is rampant.  Many US citizens discover they are just being used after the marriage takes place and they suffer physically, emotionally, and above all financially for their mistake.

Answer 3

they can take you to the cleaners!  if you marry an illegal you have to remain married for a certain period of time b/c of the green card.