How can I marry my illegal boyfriend if I have two lawsuits against me? 8 Answers as of October 19, 2011

His immigration status and your ongoing civil litigation is unrelated to your eligibility to get married.

The fact that you have two lawsuits against you does not mean you cannot petition for your spouse. The only times a pending case may cause a problem is if it is a criminal matter or if there is a judgment against you making it so as you cannot demonstrate the request amount of support for your spouse. You can get married in the U.S. or Mexico. The only issue regarding marrying in the U.S. as he must have the appropriate identification. This is determined by the place you wish to marry in so you should contact the local marriage bureau. The only issue that I see so far would be regarding your fiance's entry into the United States. If he entered the country illegally, he would not be able to receive a green card in the U.S. He would have to return to Mexico and process his case through the U.S. Embassy. However, his departure will trigger a 10 year bar for unlawful presence. This can be waived by showing extreme hardship to you if he is not allowed to re-enter. This is a complex matter and you would be best advised to meet in person with an attorney before making any decisions. The attorney can review the entire case and make sure there are no other issues or options available.

Your lawsuits do not matter. I would not recommend that you marry here in the US. In fact, what you really need to do if you are marrying him in good faith and intend to sponsor him into the US, is to hire an Attorney to look into how this can be done with minimum hardship.

Your legal problem is not an issue when you file petition for your boyfriend. If you marry him and if he entered the US legally, he should be able to get green card. If he entered the US without inspection, he may have a big problem as alien entered the US without inspection cannot adjust status unless protected by 245i or the adjustment is asylum based.

The lawsuits won't effect your petition, what you should be more concerned with is whether your spouse entered the country legally. Speak with and retain an immigration attorney.

Your problem is not his problem. This obstacle can be overcome. You should ask a lawyer to evaluate your case based on all the facts pertinent to your boy friend and you and advise accordingly.

You can still petition once you are married.

As long as your boyfriend can prove that he entered the United States after being inspected and admitted and does not have certain criminal convictions he has pretty good chances to be able to adjust his status to a legal permanent resident without leaving the country based on marriage to United States Citizen. The fact that you have civil claims in court against you has no relevance to your ability to marry your undocumented boyfriend. If he will leave the United States to get married he will be subject to a 10 year bar for immigrant visa unless he files waiver of unauthorized presence and will receive the waiver.