Sister in law, born in Mexico,wants to marry U.S. Resident, can he fix her papers or does he have to be a U.S. Citizen?

US permanent residents are not allowed to bring in fiancée's as is the privilege of US citizens. If your sister-in-law is in Mexico, she would not be given a visa to come to the US to marry a US resident. If she is able to obtain some other type of visa, she might be able to marry during the time that she is here. Lacking that situation, the permanent resident would likely have to travel to Mexico to marry her and then petition for her under the F-2A category for the spouse of a permanent resident. Currently those who filed by September 2013 are eligible to receive immigrant visas. So it would appear that the waiting time will not be too long.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.