Re: Marrying An Illegal Alien
Posted by Chip on 2/07/08

On 02/06/08, Chip wrote:
For more online legal advice go to www.lawguru.com and ask
your question of an attorney in your state. Good luck with your
immigration matter.
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On 10/30/07, Steve wrote:
> On 10/19/07, Law office of Patrick Waters 210-524-7778 wrote:
>> On 7/04/07, Ray wrote:
>>> On 7/03/07, Leti wrote:
>>>> My daughter has recently moved to Texas to be with her
>>>> boyfriend. He is here illegally from Mexico. They want
>>>> to get married but have no idea what the law says
>>>> regarding this. How do they get married? Stupid question
>>>> I know but can they just go down to city hall and get
>>>> married? Please help!
>>>
>>> It depends on how he entered the country. If he entered the
>>> country without a visa i.e. snuck across the border he will
>>> probably not be able to adjust his status and eventually
>>> become legal. If he entered on a visa and overstayed the
>>> time permitted on the visa he has a chance. You need to go
>>> to an immigration attorney to figure out what can be done. I
>>> would get advice from an immigration attorney before going to
>>> get married. Be wary of notarios who are not licensed to
>>> give legal advice but have no problem dispencing it and
>>> charging you money for it.
>
> Tell your daughter to run for the hills and stay away from that
> trouble. For an American citizen to marry an illegal is asking
> for trouble. Let's say they get married and then get divorced
> and he files for state aid, she will then be responsible for
> paying the monies he receives since she basically said that she
> will take care of him financially.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Marrying An Illegal Alien, 7/03/07, by Leti.
• Re: Marrying An Illegal Alien, 7/04/07, by Ray.
• Re: Marrying An Illegal Alien, 10/19/07, by Law office of Patrick Waters 210-524-7778.
• Re: Marrying An Illegal Alien, 10/30/07, by Steve.
• Re: Marrying An Illegal Alien, 2/07/08, by Chip.