I have been coming across more and more marriages where Pakistani boys marry American or British girls just to use it as a shortcut to get a citizenship. America and Europe is almost closed for Pakistanis and this is the only way left for those who are very desperate to move to these countries.
There are many downsides to these marriages. Some of these couples have to spend a long time waiting to get into the country where their spouse lives, one person has been waiting for years to get a visa becoz he married a foreign Pakistani.
Why don’t desi girls of these countries realize this? are they not aware of the fact that these men are just marrying them for their passports? Or do they also have a hidden agenda in such marriages?
You'll find that most of the time it's the parents of the girl who are encouraging the marriage and citizenship for the guy. A lot of these marriages take place between cousins. Not many western born and bred desi girls fall for the citizenship 'trap'.
And I don't understand where you get that bit about waiting for years for a visa, most marriage based visas get processed within months at most, its the citizenship that takes time.
And I reckon the evil-men-marrying-innocent-ladies-for-passports cases are a small fraction of the cases where parents use their daughters' passports to source them decent shareef munday from back home.
I've seen marriages result in green cards for people over the years, and far as I can tell, they're pretty happy with their lives. I don't know how one can expect potential suitors to ignore immigration benefits.
haha im in this situation now! However his parents were clear about it (they would like him become a citizen even though he's an international student). Im still thinking.
what philosophy said is correct! Girls need rishtas and Guys need greencards!
When my parents went to Pakistan last year, anyone who would come for a rishta would always ask if i was a citizen of Australia. My dad would always say yes and tell them that i would like to live in Pakistan after marriage and they would never call back!
My dad would always say yes and tell them that i would like to live in Pakistan after marriage and they would never call back!
That sounds like a good way to filter out the visa hunters, but be careful as one of these guys may expect you to live in Pakistan (not thats theres anything wrong with wanting to live there)
From what I have seen, a lot of girls here are struggling to find a suitable guy. Most of the rishtas done back home are with guys that are related to them (cousins etc.,) or people they have family ties with so they're trustworthy. The girl gets a decent rishta and the guy gets an opportunity to live a better life. It helps both parties unless the guy is solely marrying her for a green card and leaves her as soon as that's taken care of. Normally, I've seen pretty happy marriages done through rishtas like that.
That sounds like a good way to filter out the visa hunters, but be careful as one of these guys may expect you to live in Pakistan (not thats theres anything wrong with wanting to live there)
Wouldn't that also mean that the guy is not interested in citizenship and hence a real prospect?
Like someone else said before, usually it's a two way street. The imported grooms usually are well educated who have a lot of potential to succeed in a country that allows a lot opportunities. So it's also a win-win situation. I've also recently seen a lot of educated imported wives recently married to guys who need a more stable income. And plus it's a nice way to stay connected to your homeland.