Perspective
Feb. 12, 2010
Would You Pass the Immigration Marriage Exam?
With Valentine's Day approaching, Carl Shusterman, a former INS prosecutor, quizzes married couples on how well they know each other.
By Carl Shusterman
Each year, several hundred thousand U.S. citizens marry foreign nationals and subsequently petition for them to obtain green cards. In most cases, these petitions are eventually granted, but not without a good deal of scrutiny from the federal government. Before a foreign national can obtain a green card through marriage to a U.S. citizen, officials at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (what used to be known as the INS) must be satisfied tha...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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