[lbo-talk] Run for the border

[John Thornton]

Bill Bartlett wrote:
> At 2:17 PM -0500 8/12/07, JBrown72073 at cs.com wrote:
>
>   
>> Mike Ballard suggests:
>>     
>>> But if you're over 45 (the skills needed qualification cuts off at that
>>> age) and not rich, best to get married.  There are a lot of lovable Aussies.
>>> Get on a plane.
>>>       
>> Yes, well, women are faced with having to get married to get health insurance
>> here, too.  It's a time-honored method for keeping females in line.
>>     
>
> Keep in mind that divorce is easy in Australia, no need to *stay* 
> married once you have your citizenship. So it won't work to *keep* 
> anyone in line for long.

Don't you have to stay married for a specific period of time?
I believe in the U.S if you get divorced you can face deportation if the 
marriage "didn't last long enough".
At least my friends from overseas who married Americans all believe this 
to be true.
You have 'conditional' citizenship (green card) immediately after 
marrying and after 2 years of marriage the 'conditionality' is removed.
You can apply for permanent citizenship after 3 years of marriage. If 
you divorce within those 3 years you can have your green card revoked.
At least this is what was explained to me.
I'm sure someone here knows the specifics about the U.S. system.

John Thornton