Fighting, bad marriage, can still pass GC Interview?

[leash5 3]

Hi there,

My husband (a USC) and I have a real marriage, but it is not going well. We met in the USA and we've been married 1.5 years (dated for 4, living together 3.5 yrs) and were planning on him immigrating to Canada from the US-- in fact we filed for and received the Canadian PR visa a few months ago. The whole time we were waiting for that, I overstayed (from a TN visa) one year in the USA to be with him.

A few months ago he changed his mind on moving to Canada (because of his career) and asked me to stay here and apply for a green card. So, I did, and have applied to adjust status. But we've been fighting and fighting and are now basically separated, but living in the same house, and seeing a marriage counselor.

I want things to work out for us, and I think it is the strain of my not working for so long, the reversal of his decision to move to Canada with me, and my knowledge that now that I have overstayed, if I get denied a green card I will be banned from the USA for 10 years= no chance of our marriage working. I think if I am banned he will certainly just stay here and that will be the end of us.

Anyway, my question is, we really are married, but we are a mess: when we go to the interview I think it is going to be obvious. Do I need to try to hide our bad marriage? Can they deny me for that reason? As I said, we are in counseling. I didn't marry him for a green card (which should be obvious as we applied for, paid for, and received Canadian permanent resident status for him), but I do now want a green card to help keep us together! Any insight is appreciated.

[justashooter 430]

Anyway, my question is, we really are married, but we are a mess: when we go to the interview I think it is going to be obvious. Do I need to try to hide our bad marriage? Can they deny me for that reason? As I said, we are in counseling. I didn't marry him for a green card (which should be obvious as we applied for, paid for, and received Canadian permanent resident status for him), but I do now want a green card to help keep us together! Any insight is appreciated.

your circumstances support your case, but should probably not be discussed unless the interviewing officer brings the issue up. in that case, truthful answers are required, as you will be under oath. as long as you are not seperated or only remaining together for purpose of GC you are good to go.

[rlogan 2,036]

Seems to me the relationship is genuine from what you have related. In terms of the interview the issue isn't so much whether your relationship of four years is at a high spot, but whether the marriage was entered into in good faith and is genuine - as opposed to a phony deal to sneak through immigration.

More or less what justashooter said. I used to copy his homework in high school.

[leash5 3]

"More or less what justashooter said. I used to copy his homework in high school. "

Thanks you guys!

[cappucino 1]

In my experience, they are not really concerned whether you have a happy or troubled marriage, what they want to see is proof of marriage in terms of financial documentation (joint tax returns, joint leases/mortgages, bank accounts, insurance etc etc). THAT is what will get you approved, not whether you are happy. Start putting all that together. Don't bring up the other parts, they won't ask, and don't care.