Understanding “Bona Fide” Marriages

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Understanding “Bona Fide” Marriages: Guidance for Marriage-Based Green Card Application What is a “Bona Fide” Marriage? The term “Bona Fide”, like most legal terms, comes from the Latin Bona fides, meaning good faith, or the act of being genuine. For immigration law it refers to a marriage that is genuine and entered into for legitimate […]