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Originally Posted by malamute
Even the green card marriages are getting to be a less certain way to be here illegally and stay. They sometimes question those - more when the marriager is here illegally and then marries.
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An illegal alien cannot marry their way into a Green Card while staying in the country illegally. The law is very specific on that. If you entered the United States without inspection, then you must return to your home country before you can obtain a residency through any means, period. (Except in the case of special adjudication as in the case of certain refugees)
A visa overstay might trigger a more-intense review, or it might not. USCIS is opaque in these matters. In any case, a legitimate marriage will eventually be recognized.