International Marriages

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Permalink Reply by Kaz on June 23, 2011 at 3:29am

apart from the earthquakes

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Permalink Reply by David on June 23, 2011 at 7:44am

It's a nice place!

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Permalink Reply by Janne Schaffer on June 23, 2011 at 2:16am

This could be interesting. How many citizenships can be held at the same time? is it possible to for example marry more at the same time in some other country where it's legal and get citizenships from all different nationalities of the people you marry, or is it possible to marry - divorce - remarry and hold citizenships from past marriages?

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Permalink Reply by Hylas on June 23, 2011 at 3:29am

That's what I'm talking about, Janne! My attempted marriage is real, with immigration following closely thereafter; we've been together ages, and we are still struggling very seriously to qualify. This is not a simple procedure folks, and I DO NOT recommend trying for "citizenship" by way of marriage. That's a fairy tale Hollywood puts in your heads...

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Permalink Reply by Hotmail on June 23, 2011 at 5:29am

hmmm, my brother married a lady who is not from the UK, she got a wife's visa immediately, moved with him to the UK, got her permanent residency after two years, then within a year she got her UK passport, so its not that difficult for a wife... you just have to live in the UK and be married.

 

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Permalink Reply by Rock on June 23, 2011 at 3:07am

When I was growing up, America did not allow dual citizenship, now they do.  A lot of countries do not, many do not allow for non-native (by ancestry) to even apply.

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Permalink Reply by Rock on June 23, 2011 at 3:10am

For a fun movie on this topic, the comedy:  "Green Card".  It covers how closely they look into your marriage, even almost beyond invasive.  Most legit marriages where people were childhood friends and were also married for decades might have trouble passing the "legit marriage" standards.

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Permalink Reply by Rock on June 23, 2011 at 3:44am

Of course it is going to be exaggerated, hyped, and so forth, but funny and based on fact, even if loosely...

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Permalink Reply by Hylas on June 23, 2011 at 3:29am

That's what I'm talking about, sharks! My attempted marriage is real, with immigration following closely thereafter; we've been together ages, and we are still struggling very seriously to qualify. This is not a simple procedure folks, and I DO NOT recommend trying for "citizenship" by way of marriage. That's a fairy tale Hollywood puts in your heads...

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Permalink Reply by Estefanía on June 23, 2011 at 5:38am

yep, here in belgium, even if only filing for "co-habitation"- which entitles you to the same rights as if married- you cannot leave the country for a minimum of 5-6 months. THEN you get a 5 yr long residence card and working privileges. a huge bureaucratic hassle though

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Permalink Reply by Hotmail on June 23, 2011 at 5:33am

It will also allow you to get a work permit, which is what most want the passport for :)

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