How can a person from Iran become a U.S. citizen?
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How can a person from Iran become a U.S. citizen?
The person i would like to help come to the U.S. is someone i have met online and he and I have messaged and video chated with each other for close to 3 years now. We have fallen in love with each other in that time. We are planning on me going to Dubai to visit with him in person as soon as possible to really meet and get to know each other. We have talked about being together and getting married. Which brings me to the question of how would he be able to become a U.S. citizen? What visa could we apply for to be able to bring him here so he and i could be together?
Asked on January 25, 2017 under Immigration Law, Oklahoma
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SB Member California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Before becoming a US citizen or even being eligible to become one, one must be a US permanent resident (green card holder) for the requisite period of time. If you are planning to go meet each other in person and see where it takes you, that's an excellent idea. If after your meeting you decide to proceed with engagement and marriage, you can file a fiance visa petition on his behalf and once that's approved, he would be issued a fiance visa which would allow him to enter the US for 90 days to get married to you. Once you are married, you can petition for him to become a permanent resident (green card). Please let me know if you have any additional questions or how I can be of further assistance.
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