Is it true you can become an american citizen if your married to an american & reside in the US for 5 years?

A german citizen comes here illegally and marries an american citizen. After being here five years, do you automatically become an american citizen.Is it true you can become an american citizen if your married to an american %26amp; reside in the US for 5 years?
No...he/she has to go through the process of USA immigration act.Is it true you can become an american citizen if your married to an american %26amp; reside in the US for 5 years?
No problems at all. U will have a green card first. and then u will be having an citizenship after 3-4years. So do a registered marriage and get a proper legal solicitor to make ur paper work.





don't worry.
There is NOTHING automatic. My friend has been married to a Canadian for years now, and all she has is a green card. If you file mountains of paperwork, you can become a citizen.
After 3 years as a LAWFULL PERMANENT RESIDENT married to an USC you have the right to apply for US -Citizenship (Form N-400 )





Unmarried but LAWFULL PERMANENT RESIDENT you get that right after 5 years .


But she /he is illegal here so i doubt she /he has that right. I guess she needs a lawyer.
No. You still have to report you are here in the U.S., they will place a date on your alien card and after five years that person will become a Legal Alien Resident. In order to become a US ciritzen you still need to submit the request and go through the process.
No he needs to go through the immigration process.
It is not automatic. You have to go through the process. And the '5 years' does not start until they process the paperwork. (So if you have been married for 5 years when you apply - you will still have to wait for five more years for her to get her citizenship.)
No, NOTHING comes automatically. You have to file the appropriate paperwork, ie Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130).
Yes, I think so. I know if the two have a child, the child is a US citizen.
Yes. But you can't just be married. You have to live together and actually be husband and wife. They will check up on you! Some people try to just get married and not live together and that doesn't work. They could go to jail.
If he came illigally it might be a problem. Coming illigally means that you entered the country without seeing an immigration agent at the border. If you come on the visa waiver it's not illigal for example.





If you marry an american citizen, you will file for an adjustment of status to ask for a greencard which gives you a permanent resident status.


After 3 years (marriage with a US citizen is the only case when it's only 3 years to obtain citizenship) you contact the USCIS and ask to become a citizen, you then go through a process to obtain citizenship.


It's definitely not automatic! Anything can be refused at anypoint.