Is my petition going to be denied?

[imse 82 8]

Hello,

I'm getting ready to submit a petition for my wife but have a concern that it may get delayed or even denied because I got married two months after my divorce was final. Here is the situation:

1- I got my US citizenship through marriage to US citizen. My marriage lasted 5 years and two months. I got my US citizenship in 2012 because I was married for 3 years at that time.

2- my first marriage was real and my USC spouse wanted the divorce. We had a child, joint bank accounts, always lived together, assets, insurance, etc.

3- I wasn't planning on getting married initially but after I was seperated and before my divorce was final I met a girl in Jordan and we kept talking on the phone everyday after I came back to the states, we loved each other, and decided to get married.

4- finally, we got married two months after my divorce was final.

My question: is my petition going to be delayed or denied based on the facts above, should I include a cover letter to explain this with petition, or just wait and explain things if they ask? Any feedback would be appreciated especially from people who had similar experience.

[Ryan H 3,810]

A delay or denial of said petition based solely on the reasons you gave is not likely. However, your wife at the visa interview may be asked many questions about your prior relationship.

[imse 82 8]

Thanks Ryan H. What kind of questions do you think my spouse will be asked about my previous marriage?

Any other inputs from others would be appreciated.

[Penguin_ie 5,992]

Agree with Ryan.

I would include a brief cover letter explaining it was your ex who wanted the divorce and that you were separated a while before you started seeing your current wife. Your current wife may be asked questions as to how long you were married, the name of your ex, why you got divorced (and they may try and trick her here, and imply it was your fault or some such), when you got divorced, details of the custody arrangements of the child, and of course lots of questions about the child, have they met, name, school etc etc.

[imse 82 8]

Thank you penguin-ie. Does it really matter for USCIS who wanted the divorce? I'm just curious how they look at things.

[Penguin_ie 5,992]

Probably not- but it helps to point out you didn't "dump her" as soon as you got citizenship so you could marry someone from your home country.

[gabrielv 1]

Hello,

I'm getting ready to submit a petition for my wife but have a concern that it may get delayed or even denied because I got married two months after my divorce was final. Here is the situation:

1- I got my US citizenship through marriage to US citizen. My marriage lasted 5 years and two months. I got my US citizenship in 2012 because I was married for 3 years at that time.

2- my first marriage was real and my USC spouse wanted the divorce. We had a child, joint bank accounts, always lived together, assets, insurance, etc.

3- I wasn't planning on getting married initially but after I was seperated and before my divorce was final I met a girl in Jordan and we kept talking on the phone everyday after I came back to the states, we loved each other, and decided to get married.

4- finally, we got married two months after my divorce was final.

My question: is my petition going to be delayed or denied based on the facts above, should I include a cover letter to explain this with petition, or just wait and explain things if they ask? Any feedback would be appreciated especially from people who had similar experience.

[gabrielv 1]

Thank you penguin-ie. Does it really matter for USCIS who wanted the divorce? I'm just curious how they look at things.

Don't worry you will get approved, we got married 3 months after his divorced was final and they approved us 74 days of waiting. Stay positive

[imse 82 8]

Don't worry you will get approved, we got married 3 months after his divorced was final and they approved us 74 days of waiting. Stay positive

Wow. That was a quick approval. Is your husband a natural born citizen or did he get his citizenship through marriage? Thanks for the info.

Edited January 14, 2014 by Amman1992

[imse 82 8]

Probably not- but it helps to point out you didn't "dump her" as soon as you got citizenship so you could marry someone from your home country.

Thanks for the explaination.

[gabrielv 1]

Wow. That was a quick approval. Is your husband a natural born citizen or did he get his citizenship through marriage? Thanks for the info.

Natural born citizen, we live together though maybe it's one of the reason why we got approved quickly

Natural born citizen, we live together though maybe it's one of the reason why we got approved quickly