Immigration advised us that we should stayed married for a minimum of two years. However, my ex-wife turned into the typical "Dr Jekyl and Mrs. Hyde" when she received her conditional green card. She filed for the divorce and I just wondered if the INS or "Homeland security" will continue to process her permanent green card status since we failed to stayed married for two years. However, we are still officially married in the Catholic Church. Any feedback on this matter or has someone experienced what I went through?
2006-08-12 16:37:24 · 6 answers · asked by COGITO ERGO SUM 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
The homeland will not process her immigration status any longer if she does not remain married to you for the full two years. Thats the whole reason they put it as conditional as so many people just marry to get the green card. So while you may still be married in the eyes of the church, in the eyes of the law and the ones that matter, her applying for a divorce before the two years are up will put her stsus in this country in jepoardy. I too married a citizen, but unlike you guys i am desperately in love! Sorry that you are going through this.
2006-08-12 16:49:46 · answer #1 · answered by lounursey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call immigration first and then get the divorce. Conditional green cards are only valid if the condition is met. She, by law, is required to stay married to you for those two years (it use to be 5). Get your marriage annuled through the catholic church as well. This lady obviously used you as her ticket to get here. As hard as that is to hear, it's probably true considering the Jeckyl and Hyde personality. Be glad the truth came out sooner than later, and be a little more careful next time honey, there are plenty of women out there....find one who is deserving of your love.
2006-08-12 16:47:08 · answer #2 · answered by Hollynfaith 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they will not, unless she re-marries, or applies through employer, or applies for asylum. In any case, her temporary residence status will not get automatically adjusted to the permanent one after two years. Either her U.S. Citizen husband has to apply for her (her status will be adjusted fast and with no problems), or the employer can apply for her (in this case she has to be extra-valuable employee to make the employer want to apply for her. Applying through an employer is a time-consuming and nerve-wrecking process. People wait as long as 5-6 years to get their status adjusted this way, living on student or working visas meanwhile.) Or she can apply for asylum, but here she will have to prove that returning to her own country will be literally a life-threatening situation for her, oppressed and prosecuted for her nationality, religious views, etc; in short applying for asylum rarely works, and it is a lengthy process.
2006-08-12 17:15:05 · answer #3 · answered by OC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard many cases like that whereby a foreign woman marries a US citizen for the sole purpose of staying in this country. Report this to the INS. I believe she has just committed fraud and if so, have her deported.
2006-08-12 16:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by Don S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. My spouse had a conditional eco-friendly card until eventually those days (she now has a permenant one). on a similar time because it grow to be conditional she grow to be waiting to commute exterior the rustic for her activity and circulate to her family contributors in Venezuela without concern.
2016-12-11 07:45:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she will get the card!!!!!!!
2006-08-12 16:43:47 · answer #6 · answered by cowboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋