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  1. #1
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    Default Legal Immigrant Turned Illegal Wants to Get Married to a Citizen

    I wish to get married to my girlfriend of 2 years
    I came into the states legally with a R2 visa but was denied Green card a while ago
    so currently i am illegal but i am in college right now and i'm 23 years old
    are there ways for me to get married to my girlfriend?
    if it makes a difference, i'm from Korea

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    Default Re: Legal Immigrant Turned Illegal Wants to Get Married to a Citizen

    Getting married is easy. It takes two unmarried agreeable adults, in most states. Becoming legal, when you are illegal is a different story. How long have you been illegal?

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    Default Re: Legal Immigrant Turned Illegal Wants to Get Married to a Citizen

    If you were here on an R-2, you were never a "LEGAL IMMIGRANT." You may have been legally present, but R-2 is an nonimmigrant visa.

    You can marry your girlfriend, immigration status doesn't affect the ability to marry.
    Of course, marriage isn't going to help your immigration status.

    Being denied a green card doesn't make one illegal. What happened to your R-2 status (assuming since you're not married yet, you came here under the auspices of a parent's R-1 visa)?

    Why was your green card application denied?

    Your best bet would be to search out an immigration attorney who can ferret out the details that you are omitting.

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