Married but not married/ future issues

[friendforlife 0]

Hi,

My wife came here on L1B through her company. When her company filed her petition they noted her as single. After the petition was filed, we got married.

In the visa interview which took place after the marriage, she had to say that she was single. This, for obvious reasons that it would delay her to come to US if the petition was refiled.

Now, we want to straighten things legally. What would be the right way?

Should we get legally married again in United States to avoid any future GREEN CARD/ H1B stamping issues or just show the Indian marriage certificate that we have?

This is also necessary as we want to file our taxes together and update our status w/ our respective companies.

Please answer.

Regards,

Friendforlife

[bettermuscome 12]

you seriously asking for help with fraud ?

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

You are married , and your wife has falsely represented herself as single to immigration. This COULD be big trouble. If you are lucky it won't be big thing. You are already married so you really can't remarry in the US.

[Mrstate 1]

I would ask a lawyer whats the best thing to do, application for green card will ask whether u are married or not and when the date of marriage occur and what place, it would also ask for the I-94 which is the entry date in the US so yeah they would find out she lied and its fraud, i suggest contact a good lawyer to help u and give u suggestions whats the best way to do

[canadian_wife 1,827]

Oh dear, what a mess.

An L visa is dual intent, why did she have to lie? I don't understand

Now, the way to fix a misrepresentation is not with MORE representation. If you try and lie to the government again, get married again when you are already married and submit it to the government, then they will likely find out and cause you heaps more trouble

Where did you get married by the way?

Consult a lawyer - do not proceed without one, Laural Scott offers free immigration chats on Wednesdays at scottimmigration.net

good luck

[friendforlife 0]

Oh dear, what a mess.

An L visa is dual intent, why did she have to lie? I don't understand

Now, the way to fix a misrepresentation is not with MORE representation. If you try and lie to the government again, get married again when you are already married and submit it to the government, then they will likely find out and cause you heaps more trouble

Where did you get married by the way?

Consult a lawyer - do not proceed without one, Laural Scott offers free immigration chats on Wednesdays at scottimmigration.net

good luck

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Thank you all. I understand your concern.

She did not lie. Her company knew that she is married and suggested that it should not matter as she should go by what the filing petition was i.e. as a single.

Thanks again and pls let me know a legal way out of this.

Regards,

Friend

[NHKx2 43]

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Thank you all. I understand your concern.

She did not lie. Her company knew that she is married and suggested that it should not matter as she should go by what the filing petition was i.e. as a single.

Thanks again and pls let me know a legal way out of this.

Regards,

Friend

Ummm...she DID lie. You said so yourself. Just because her company told her to does not make it legal nor will it protect her from a ban for misrepresentation. The only legal way out of it is to consult a lawyer ASAP. Good luck.

[Harsh_77 718]

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Thank you all. I understand your concern.

She did not lie. Her company knew that she is married and suggested that it should not matter as she should go by what the filing petition was i.e. as a single.

Thanks again and pls let me know a legal way out of this.

Regards,

Friend

what you mean she did not lie?? She did lie to the CO and did not disclose she was married when infact she was.

Company can tell whatever they want, HR in most of these companies have no clue, most ppl working in these HR dept themself have never stepped out of India.

She should had disclosed at her L1 interview that she was married and that would had been the least trouble as she was married after he L1 was filed and that would had been perfectly legal, CO would had adjusted it at that point and you would not have had this hassle of mis-representation.

[canadian_wife 1,827]

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Thank you all. I understand your concern.

She did not lie. Her company knew that she is married and suggested that it should not matter as she should go by what the filing petition was i.e. as a single.

Thanks again and pls let me know a legal way out of this.

Regards,

Friend

I am sorry, but she did lie. Saying she was single when she was married, no matter who told her to, was a lie and I think you know this but are refusing to understand because of the heap of a mess this puts you and your (yes) wife in.

Contact a good, competant lawyer quickly to sort this out. We are not laywers and your case is complicated

Where did you get married? You ignored the question but it is important

Good luck

Edited May 24, 2011 by canadian_wife

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

You speak about filing taxes, are you here in the US if so what type of visa are you on?

[justashooter 430]

this lie could ban her from USA for life.

material misrepresentation is that serious of an issue.

is your indian marriage a legally binding marriage, or just a ceremony that is not legally binding as recognised in the place of it's occurrence and in the eyes of USCIS? this may be your only salvation.

if you are in USA now and did not disclose your marriage in application you are also subject to a ban for life.

USCIS will find out. transparency does exist between india and USA in terms of record of marriage and birth certification, etc.