tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906273436704637935.post990012159899104217..comments2024-03-09T00:15:10.677-08:00Comments on baldilocks: What Lies Between Normal and Nutting Up (UPDATES)baldilockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00210427584232389760noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906273436704637935.post-14593806773878197842015-12-03T18:37:09.161-08:002015-12-03T18:37:09.161-08:00I need tore-word that; I didn't mean to convey...I need tore-word that; I didn't mean to convey the idea of instant American.<br /><br />I inferred the last part of what you said for one of the links. Have to look up K-1 visa, but it sounds like that's <i>specifically</i> what it's for, as opposed to other types of visas, like the one my father had 55 years ago. He was married to my mom, an American, but never was naturalized.<br />baldilockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210427584232389760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906273436704637935.post-62960618638128695802015-12-03T16:06:14.395-08:002015-12-03T16:06:14.395-08:00I don't think you automatically gain citizensh...I don't think you automatically gain citizenship by marrying a citizen. You can more easily be approved for a visa, and that visA is easily extended. I have a friend who married a Russian woman. She still had to apply for a visa, keep that visa current, and separately apply for citizenship, all of which was very expensive, because they chose to apply legally.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404229671586691139noreply@blogger.com