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AnnaGal   0

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I just found out beginning of last month that my husband has been cheating on me and got his girlfriend pregnant. He confessed to me the day the baby was born that he wanted to divorce me since he had to sign a birth certificate as the baby's father. I was in shock, although I have been suspicious about him cheating on me but never thought he would have a serious secret lover that was pregnant with his baby. He apologized to me and said he wanted to confess to me earlier but since my mother was very sick at the time, he thought it could have been too much for me to handle. I didn't know what to say, I cried like I've never cried before. I was completely devastated.

At this moment, we're still married but he did sign the baby's birth certificate as a father and already moved in with his lover. I had my I-751 filed with CSC at the time he confessed his cheating to me, however, in the middle of my marriage crisis, my I-751 got approved and I got my green card a couple weeks later.

What should I do now? I just got my green card less than a month ago and I have to file for divorce already. It is an unfortunate for me and I know it's going to look suspicious when I apply for my citizenship. But I can't stand being married to this man anymore, he completely ruined my trust and broke my heart. Divorce process in my state can be finalized as early as 3 weeks.

My question is am I going to get in trouble when I apply for my citizenship in the next 3 years? since I get divorce right away after 10 year green card. Please help!! I'm confused and don't know what to do now.

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Daniel&Theary   30

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Sorry for your situation. You will be fine. Once you have your green card they do not take them back with out just reason. I know girls who have divorced after there 2 yr card and they have had no problems. And some only married for their green cards.

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US Entry : 09\20\2011

Marriage :09/22/2011

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Cybele   0

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I just found out beginning of last month that my husband has been cheating on me and got his girlfriend pregnant. He confessed to me the day the baby was born that he wanted to divorce me since he had to sign a birth certificate as the baby's father. I was in shock, although I have been suspicious about him cheating on me but never thought he would have a serious secret lover that was pregnant with his baby. He apologized to me and said he wanted to confess to me earlier but since my mother was very sick at the time, he thought it could have been too much for me to handle. I didn't know what to say, I cried like I've never cried before. I was completely devastated.

At this moment, we're still married but he did sign the baby's birth certificate as a father and already moved in with his lover. I had my I-751 filed with CSC at the time he confessed his cheating to me, however, in the middle of my marriage crisis, my I-751 got approved and I got my green card a couple weeks later.

What should I do now? I just got my green card less than a month ago and I have to file for divorce already. It is an unfortunate for me and I know it's going to look suspicious when I apply for my citizenship. But I can't stand being married to this man anymore, he completely ruined my trust and broke my heart. Divorce process in my state can be finalized as early as 3 weeks.

My question is am I going to get in trouble when I apply for my citizenship in the next 3 years? since I get divorce right away after 10 year green card. Please help!! I'm confused and don't know what to do now.

I am sure someone will comment with the actual terminology used by the correct government agency, but I remember reading that 'divorce does not adversely affect a spouse’s immigration status after the spouse obtains a green card or permanent residence unconditionally and a divorce will not invalidate the green card or cause the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to deny a citizenship application automatically.Divorce may however pose doubts and require the divorced spouse seeking to obtain U.S. Citizenship to reassure the USCIS interviewing officer that the marriage was not a sham. A good way to prove that your marriage was genuine is to take copies and originals of documents that show that you and your ex-spouse lived together, had joint bank accounts, and shared important and memorable moments together. Examples of documents include, home title or rent receipts or home lease in both names, joint bank account statements, credit card statements, photographs of both spouses on vacation, birth certificates of children born during the marriage, etc.'

I am not familiar with your specific visa, so please wait for clarification from someone more knowledgeable to comment on the steps you may need to take.

Once you find out that this is true, I would personally get the soon-to-be ex-husband to write a letter explaining that he cheated, that his girl friend is pregnant, and that because of this he must dissolve the marriage AND get this letter notarized for the divorce as well as for USCIS. The husband is currently ashamed and guilty... make sure you get that in writing before he starts his new life.

Good Luck!

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Apologies if I state in a comment that my husband and I have been together for years & years. It's just that I can hardly remember a time when he and I were not together.

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Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! We are currently in Administrative Processing with no time-lines to guide us!

My husband is looking at cars in Trinidad for me as his wish has come true! Me a Trini-Wife!

BUT

I will call DoS weekly to check the progress and I will not give up hope.

July of 2011 is the cut off date for us, when I will either start construction on a home here in the US or return to Trinidad to be with my husband.

Cybele Contributor

Cybele   0

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Also, start collecting all of the information on any checking, savings, IRA, or retirement accounts the two of you have, credit cards, vehicles, homes, and have the information ready for a lawyer.

Good luck!

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Apologies if I state in a comment that my husband and I have been together for years & years. It's just that I can hardly remember a time when he and I were not together.

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Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! We are currently in Administrative Processing with no time-lines to guide us!

My husband is looking at cars in Trinidad for me as his wish has come true! Me a Trini-Wife!

BUT

I will call DoS weekly to check the progress and I will not give up hope.

July of 2011 is the cut off date for us, when I will either start construction on a home here in the US or return to Trinidad to be with my husband.

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nane1104   146

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Although I agree that the divorce should not cause any problems for you later on, I'd talk to your husband and ask him to start the divorce process. I hope after everything he has done, he won't give you any troubles at all with anything regarding the divorce.

I am very sorry this is happening to you and I wish you all the best!!!

Nadine & Kenneth

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Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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As long as your husband and you didn't separate ("he moved in with his lover") before you got the Green Card, this is not going to be an issue at the naturalization stage, which is still 3 years away.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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T_and_A   3

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I would still take note of everything... document dates, incidents, when your husband moved, that way when the time comes you might need it, it comes in handy... Sorry this happened to you..

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AOS

Jul 23, 2008 ---> Mailed AOS, EAD and AP package

July 27, 2008 ---> check cleared

Jul 29, 2008 ---> NOA Date

Aug 2, 2008 ---> received confirmation mail for AOS, EAD and AP

Aug 9, 2008 ---> received biometrics appointment letter

Aug 21, 2008 ---> BIOMETRICS schedule at 3 pm

Aug 12, 2008 ---> took Biometrics in advance as a walk in

Aug 12, 2008 ---> touched

Aug 18, 2008 ---> I-485 notice of transfer to CSC

Sept 23, 2008 ---> touched

Nov 18, 2008 ---> GC RECEIVED!!!

EAD

Sept 30, 2008 ---> Card production ordered <expect to receive within 30 days>

Oct 11, 2008 ---> EAD received

AP

Sept 30, 2008 ---> AP approved <NOA mailed>

Oct 10, 2008 ---> AP received

ROC

Oct 11, 2010 ---> Mailed ROC packet

Oct 12, 2010 ---> Signed for and received by destination

Oct 14, 2010 ---> Money order cashed

Oct 18, 2010 ---> NOA1 received in mail

Nov 15, 2010 ---> Biometrics and fingerprinting appointment

Jan 28, 2011 ---> ROC approved

Jan 31, 2011 ---> Card mailed out

Feb 2, 2011 ---> Card received in the mail.

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Ginger cat   3

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Annagal,

What a shame...I cant help you for the paper matter, for I have no clue myself, but I just wanted to bring you my support.

And i cant believe that a guy could so that under marriage. Let me tell you that he is a loser with few sense of values and i would bet that he is going to do the same kind of ###### to his GF, unless he is learning...but still karma is a real ######!

i feel sorry in advance for him...for i know he is not going to find happiness anytime soon.

:wacko:

Marriage: 01-26-2032

homesick: 01-30-2032

Divorce: 10-13-2032

you will stay married for 290 days.

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rika60607   215

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If your ROC was approved before your husband moved out, you have nothing to worry about.

I just found out beginning of last month that my husband has been cheating on me and got his girlfriend pregnant.

............

What should I do now? I just got my green card less than a month ago and I have to file for divorce already.

CR-1 Timeline

March'07 NOA1 date, case transferred to CSC

June'07 NOA2 per USCIS website!

Waiver I-751 timeline

July'09 Check cashed.

Jan'10 10 year GC received.

AnnaGal Newbie

AnnaGal   0

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I am sure someone will comment with the actual terminology used by the correct government agency, but I remember reading that 'divorce does not adversely affect a spouse’s immigration status after the spouse obtains a green card or permanent residence unconditionally and a divorce will not invalidate the green card or cause the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to deny a citizenship application automatically.Divorce may however pose doubts and require the divorced spouse seeking to obtain U.S. Citizenship to reassure the USCIS interviewing officer that the marriage was not a sham. A good way to prove that your marriage was genuine is to take copies and originals of documents that show that you and your ex-spouse lived together, had joint bank accounts, and shared important and memorable moments together. Examples of documents include, home title or rent receipts or home lease in both names, joint bank account statements, credit card statements, photographs of both spouses on vacation, birth certificates of children born during the marriage, etc.'

I am not familiar with your specific visa, so please wait for clarification from someone more knowledgeable to comment on the steps you may need to take.

Once you find out that this is true, I would personally get the soon-to-be ex-husband to write a letter explaining that he cheated, that his girl friend is pregnant, and that because of this he must dissolve the marriage AND get this letter notarized for the divorce as well as for USCIS. The husband is currently ashamed and guilty... make sure you get that in writing before he starts his new life.

Good Luck!

Thank you Cybele, I have asked him to write me a statement explaining that our divorce is the result of him cheating on me and got another woman pregnant while we're still together. He was very mean and said he doesn't wanna do it. We got into a big argument and he threatened me if I won't stop bugging him to write the statement, he'll make a call to USCIS that our marriage was a sham. I couldn't believe what I heard, but it gave me a complete closure. I can't wait to get done with this guy and move on, he's disgusting. One thing he doesn't know is I secretly found a few pictures with his girlfriend and the baby, they were taken the day their baby was born, I printed them out. I hope that was enough to prove that he was cheating on me while we were still married. I don't know..

AnnaGal Newbie

AnnaGal   0

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As long as your husband and you didn't separate ("he moved in with his lover") before you got the Green Card, this is not going to be an issue at the naturalization stage, which is still 3 years away.

Thank you for your reply. He moved in with his girlfriend after I got my approval letter, but before I got my green card (there's a gap of 5 weeks between my approval letter and my card production). Do you think it will be a problem?

AnnaGal Newbie

AnnaGal   0

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Many thanks to all other comments here. After our last argument we had yesterday, I can say I'm almost completely over him. I'm not even sure what I can get from him if I ever wanted to sue him. He's broke, jobless and had so many debts. I don't think I want to go that route. He is way more evil that I have ever expected he would be. I want to get done with the divorce and move on with my life.

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Karee   4,190

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Only difference for you now is you'll have to wait until 4 years 9 months vs. 2 years 9 months before you can file for citizenship. Not that big of a deal unless you need a US passport, or a reason to vote within that time.

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