After marrying a us citizen can an illegal immigrant obtain a green card while still in the states?

Answer

If you were or are in the States illegally then I seriously doubt that even though you married an American citizen you would get a Green Card so that you could work legally. I believe that the American Immigration policy would be to ask you to go back to the country you came from, and apply for a landed status. From there, and after many documents have been filled out and filed with the proper people in Immigration, if you have no criminal record, you might be accepted. I can also tell you that it takes about two years to do this unless you get an Immigration Lawyer. This will cost a few dollars, but the money would be well spent.