In this week’s Immigration Law for Tech Startups podcast, I’m joined by my law partner, ​​Anita Koumriqian, as we discuss how to get a green card when you marry a U.S. citizen. The biggest aspect of family-based immigration is marriage to a U.S. citizen because it's a classic case type of couples who are in love and who just want to be together. 

 

If you're trying to figure out how to be physically together with someone somewhere in the world and you're thinking of going through the process as a married couple, just remember things are changing every single day. So if you are toying around with the option of either a fiance visa or a marriage-based green card, be sure to reach out to an attorney to help guide you through this process.

 

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In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• How marriage to a U.S. citizen opens another opportunity to stay in the U.S.
• If you want to separate your legal wedding from the ceremonial wedding
• How people get married in the United States during COVID times
• How the interviews work for international spouses outside of the U.S.
• Questions and documents to establish a legitimate marriage
• What happens when fraud is suspected
• Doing the process inside the U.S. vs. outside of the U.S.

 

Don’t miss my upcoming conversations with top Silicon Valley venture capitalists, startup founders, professors, futurists, and thought leaders on Immigration Law for Tech Startups. Subscribe to this podcast here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or whatever your favorite platform is. As always, we welcome your rating and review of this podcast. We appreciate your feedback!

 

Resources:

The Kingdom by Paul Selig

 

Alcorn Immigration Law:

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• Episode 64: Immigration, Prenups & Divorce with Lydia Hsu and Kara Foster

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