While in the United States, many aliens wish to bring their alien spouses abroad to the U.S. and live together. Many aliens, with legal status or without, get married in the United States with U.S. citizens, or permanent residents, or aliens with valid non-immigration status, or aliens out of status. All of them, are concerned about their own and their spouses' immigration benefit or status unless they don't want to stay here any longer.

Generally speaking, a U.S. citizen is able to confer immigration benefits to his alien spouse where the spouse is already in the U.S. Similarly a U.S. permanent resident may confer immigration benefits for his alien spouse.

For more information about Marriage and Immigration, please click the following links:
Introduction
Definitions
Valid Marriage
Unacceptable Marriages in Immigration Law
Existence of Marriage
Marriage Must Not Have Been Entered Into for Immigration Purpose
Immigration Petition for Alien Spouse of a U.S. Citizen of Permanent Resident
Conditional Permanent Residence Status Based on Marriage and Its Removal
Procedures to Remove the Conditions on Permanent Residence
Non-Viable Marriage at I-485 Adjustment of Status
An Alien's Marriage to Another Alien Whose I- 485 Adjustment of Status is Not Approved yet
Marriage in the U.S. Between Parties Both with Non-Immigration Status
A Suspect Marriage and Investigation by USCIS