A bona fide marriage to a U.S. Citizen carries the benefit of expediting the Green Card process.  Foreign nationals who marry a U.S. Citizen are immediately eligible to apply for permanent residency.  Applicants who are married for less than two years at the time of the Green Card application, will be granted a two-year conditional residency.  At the end of the two-year period, provided the applicant can verify the validity of the marriage, the conditions will be removed and a 10-year Green Card will be issued.

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