[fruser1]

I thought spouses could easily become citizens.

[mass55th]

"I thought spouses could easily become citizens."

Not if she came here illegally. She's been here 10 years. Came with her family, which means her parents are likely still illegal. When she turned 18, she could have applied for citizenship on her own, but she obviously didn't think it was important enough...just like her parents.

[vikingd00d]

>>I thought spouses could easily become citizens.

Legitimate spouses can, but the process still takes time. And, with all the sham marriages for immigration purposes, there’s higher scrutiny now.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“I thought spouses could easily become citizens.”

That was before 9/11. After that becoming a citizen became much more difficult.

[Salvavida]

Something is obviously wrong. When enrolling your wife into DEERS (which I had to do too), you have to prove legal status. After DEERS enrollment, you request a change of the Visa into green card status.

I’d like to know what documents were submitted to the Marine’s admin.

[Dr. Sivana]

I thought spouses could easily become citizens.

I wouldn't say "easily", but getting the Green Card should just be a matter of paperwork and patience. My wife is a Canadian with a Green Card. It took over three years to get the permanent version, but we did it legally.

[heartwood]

It isn’t that easy for immigrant spouses to gain permanent residency and then citizenship. It’s expensive, maybe $3000, a lot of paperwork, and may require returning to country of origin briefly. Government websites can give you all the steps.

If you give up and take your chances because of expense, not wanting to go to original country, or sheer frustration, well, you took your chances.