Green Card by Marriage: One of the most common ways to obtain a green card is through marriage to a  US citizen. This is sometimes referred to as a green card marriage. Now before continuing, it’s important to recognize that you can also obtain a green card through marriage to a Lawful Permanent Resident, that is, someone who holds a green card. But right now we’re talking about obtaining a green card through marriage to a US citizen – we’ll be talking about obtaining green cards by marriage to a LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT a little later. Obtaining a green card by marriage is where an alien marries a US citizen and thereby becomes eligible to obtain lawful permanent residence in the U.S., that is, a green card. This is completely legal and … Read entire article »