[lbo-talk] Run for the border

[ravi]

On Dec 8, 2007, at 5:57 PM, John Thornton wrote:
>
> 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.
>

You are pretty much right, except for the deportation part (which  
depends on the other factors also) and a few minor details (there is a  
possibility that you get to get your probationary green card despite  
an early divorce if you can demonstrate that the marriage was in good  
faith, etc).

	--ravi