Divorce after Citizenship

[talida 0]

Hello, I am new and I hope I am posting in the right place.

I would need your advice in one problem. I have married a US Citizen in 2003 because I loved him, I left my family, my career and everything to follow him in US. After almost 5 years of marriage I received my Citizenship in March 2008, but unfortunatelly things are not going great. He is not helping me at all with finances or anything, I work over 70 hours a week so that I can keep the house and pay the bills, including some loans and CC in my name, but used by him. Overall, things are getting pretty ugly and I just cannot make it anymore. This is why I want to divorce him, but I would like to know if this will affect teh citizenship I just received.

Thank you in advance for your answers.

[TracyTN 237]

Once you're a citizen, there's nothing that can change that. Well, treason or terrorism maybe - but not a divorce!

[talida 0]

Once you're a citizen, there's nothing that can change that. Well, treason or terrorism maybe - but not a divorce!

Tracy thank you for your reply. That's what I thought too but I wasn't sure.

I guess I am so scared that he will try to hurt me even after we are going to divorce. It's just getting so ugly....

[baxxy 0]

Hello, I am new and I hope I am posting in the right place.

I would need your advice in one problem. I have married a US Citizen in 2003 because I loved him, I left my family, my career and everything to follow him in US. After almost 5 years of marriage I received my Citizenship in March 2008, but unfortunatelly things are not going great. He is not helping me at all with finances or anything, I work over 70 hours a week so that I can keep the house and pay the bills, including some loans and CC in my name, but used by him. Overall, things are getting pretty ugly and I just cannot make it anymore. This is why I want to divorce him, but I would like to know if this will affect teh citizenship I just received.

Thank you in advance for your answers.

Nope, not at all.

I guess I am so scared that he will try to hurt me even after we are going to divorce. It's just getting so ugly....

If you're fearing physical abuse, you should leave or stay with a friend if possible.

[talida 0]

Hello, I am new and I hope I am posting in the right place.

I would need your advice in one problem. I have married a US Citizen in 2003 because I loved him, I left my family, my career and everything to follow him in US. After almost 5 years of marriage I received my Citizenship in March 2008, but unfortunatelly things are not going great. He is not helping me at all with finances or anything, I work over 70 hours a week so that I can keep the house and pay the bills, including some loans and CC in my name, but used by him. Overall, things are getting pretty ugly and I just cannot make it anymore. This is why I want to divorce him, but I would like to know if this will affect teh citizenship I just received.

Thank you in advance for your answers.

Nope, not at all.

I guess I am so scared that he will try to hurt me even after we are going to divorce. It's just getting so ugly....

If you're fearing physical abuse, you should leave or stay with a friend if possible.

Baxxy thank you. I don't think that he will hurt my physical, at least not for now, but he threatens a lot that he's going to committ suicide and put the guilt on me... I'm trying to be with someone at all time just in case and if necessary I have few friends that offered shelter.

Edited August 6, 2008 by talida

[Mononoke28 135]

That's correct, once you're a citizen you can do whatever you want as long as it's legal. Which means the divorce will now become a personal matter not having anything to do with immigration.

Best wishes!

Diana