Rhode Island Greencard Lawyers

George J. West & Associates provides the very best service and assistance as you seek to apply for a greencard.  With many years of experience and many successful cases in our repertoire, the Rhode Island greencard lawyers at George West & Associates are very well-versed in the intricacies of the process.  Please call with your questions, which we will be glad to answer.

Marriage to a U.S. citizen is sometimes considered a “fast track” to greencard status and eventually US citizenship. There are no quota restrictions on the number of people who can obtain green cards in the U.S. through marriage to U.S. citizens.

It is precisely because of this however that the immigration service (USCIS) is always a bit skeptical about the “bona fides” (veracity) of the marriage when a non-U.S. citizen person born abroad marries a U.S. citizen and immediately applies for a green card, especially if the person just arrived in the U.S. or was recently placed in removal proceedings.

To obtain a green card, your marriage must be a real “bona fide” marriage.  This is easier to prove if the U.S. citizen spouse’s parents and relatives were present at a wedding reception and U.S. citizen friends and family can attest in a written affidavit that they know your relationship to be a true and real one, where the couple has joint property (joint checking and savings accounts) and files joint income tax returns and especially if the couple has a child together.  Ask your lawyer for more information about proving a “bona fide” relationship.