申请婚姻绿卡的一个重要的要求是,双方必须有有效的婚姻关系。在大多数情况下,如果州立法认定婚姻是有效的那么在移民法上也是有效的。但是,如果双方是为了移民而结婚并没有意图作为丈夫和妻子共同生活的假装婚姻,依法有效的婚姻会被认为无效。在为外国人办理婚姻移民的时候,婚姻也必须是合法存在的,除了美国公民死亡。
美国公民也必须提供经济担保,保证给移民受益人至少10年的经济支持,直到受益人成为美国公民。为了保证这种经济担保,美国公民申请人必须满足当前联邦贫困指导原则的125%的年收入要求,或表明他或他有足够的资产来为移民受益人提供经济担保。如果美国公民申请人不能达到这个收入要求,就必须要有其他联合经济担保人。
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