green card marriage
Immigration-motivated matrimony
A green card marriage is a marriage entered into primarily so that one spouse can obtain permanent U.S. residency.
The term usually implies the marriage is fraudulent or at least strategically motivated rather than romantic: They suspected it was just a green card marriage.
Immigration authorities scrutinize such unions, and marriage fraud carries serious legal penalties.
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- permanent residentOne who stays indefinitely
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- citizenshipStatus as state member
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Marriage for passion, not practicality
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