{"id":53350,"date":"2024-01-22T12:33:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T17:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duplicate-3686703.findlaw2.flsitebuilder.com\/?p=53350"},"modified":"2024-04-01T00:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T00:38:01","slug":"what-to-know-about-marriage-green-card-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imwong.com\/2024\/01\/22\/what-to-know-about-marriage-green-card-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about marriage green card interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A green card allows an immigrant to gain permanent residency and employment in the United States. Green cards can be obtained in a few ways. An immigrant could be sponsored by a family member or employer. They could win the green card lottery. Or, they could be seeking asylum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A common way for people to get green cards is through marriage. If an immigrant marries a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, then the immigrant can file for a green card. However, it\u2019s not that simple. The immigrant seeking a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/immigration\/visas\/green-card-marriage-interview-faq-s.html#:~:text=Marriage%20to%20a%20U.S.%20citizen,U.S.%20on%20a%20green%20card.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marriage green card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will need to go through an interview process. The interview is intended to screen the immigrant and verify the authenticity of the marriage. If the marriage is not authentic, then the immigrant could be deported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are seeking permanent residency in the U.S., then you can prepare for your marriage green card interview. Here\u2019s what you should know:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepare for interview questions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marriage green card interviews can go many ways. For some people, they will sit with their spouse and an interviewer in the same room. For others, each spouse may be interviewed separately. As such, it\u2019s important for an immigrant and their spouse to prepare together before attending an interview.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The interviewer will ask a series of questions. These questions may be related to how each person met, what they found interesting about each other, what they know about each other (such as hobbies, education and employment, what they plan for the future and if they know each other\u2019s family members. Many immigrants fail their interviews because they don\u2019t prepare enough ahead of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting a second chance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you fail a marriage green card interview, you may be given the option to provide extra documentary proof of an authentic relationship and attend a second meeting. However, if a green card is denied and it is not processed it could lead to deportation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immigrants who understand their legal rights and seek help may have a better chance of obtaining their marriage green card.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A green card allows an immigrant to gain permanent residency and employment in the United States. Green cards can be obtained in a few ways. An immigrant could be sponsored by a family member or employer. They could win the green card lottery. 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