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Originally Posted by Chernobyl
No worries. Now that I re-read my reply, it was kind of harsh.
English is my second language too, by the way. That's no excuse.
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Good point, never did think about that.......Probably might put in some time for classes..maybe.
I will probably never do it due to my parents' experience coming to the US. (imagine escaping vietnamese communists + boat across ocean to malaysia)
Most people when they do apply for marriage visas will pay 1-2k to a lawyer who specializes in immigration. The process isn't very difficult, it just takes time and effort. Currently my cousin is applying for his "wife" to come over from Vietnam. He has flown back to Vietnam to take wedding photographs and to process paperwork for a marriage visa. Once he get back to the USA he will have to document phone calls he makes to his wife in VN, postage receipts of gifts he sends, and plane tickets of his trips. The documents he gives to his lawyer will be his proof that he is genuine with his marriage. His immigration lawyer has suggested he keep track of everything he does so the process will take about 6 months - 1 year.
The process of actually applying for a Citizenship is a bit longer. I think about 5 years. The 30k will be just the money for actually taking the time and effort of the paperwork. Some do actually get married genuinely after the marriage ordeal, others don't. People who do go though the false marriage are very knowledgeable of the rules and regulations of immigration. (well at least their lawyer should be.
) Kinda like those people who collect government money and yet collect unreported income. Most of those people know what they're doing to avoid suspicion.......at least until they get caught and audited.......
long....anyways' summary available upon request.......