Green Card Interview

[sean1 0]

Hi all,

After being a silent reader on this site, i have finally decided to get some views from you guys. I became a US citizen through my previous marriage in June of 2007. We divorced each other in Dec of 2007. I got married again in April of 2009 with my current wife and applied for her K-3 and then the adjustment of status. We had our initial interview on Monday @ 1:00 pm. The officer was of Asian decent and was very uptight, no greetings whatsoever and simply asked us to follow him into a room. There he sworn us in and asked our names. He then asked my wife if it was her first marriage, she said yes. He asked me if it was my first, and i said no. He then started asking questions about my previous marriage, looking through my divorce decree, questions the basis on which we filed for divorce and since the time between my citizenship and divorce, it looks fishy and seems like there is a pattern here.I gave him all the information relating to my ex-wife. He then asked few questions from my wife, where and how we met and all. He started looking at my tax returns and questioned about my parents (whom i claimed on my taxes as dependents), asked their status, asked my brother in law and sister's status. We spent a good 2 hours 15 mins and then he made copies of all the documents and told us he can't make a decision....this needs to be investigated and we will either get her green card in the mail or something otherwise.

My whole family has been shook up with this incident and not sure what to do and what to expect. We have called many lawyers and got range of different answers; from don't do anything and wait for their reply, to stay calm and you will get it, to he was just giving you guys a hard time, to get an attorney right now and act fast so they can get to the director of this region and asked them to stop harrassing you. We have also been told that it could take upto two years and they may launch a full fledged investigation and challenge my citizenship.

I am not sure if anyone on VJ community has experienced something like this....is this pretty usual? Any thoughts, comments, feedbacks are welcome since it will give us an idea of what other people have experienced. Also, please keep us in your prayers.

Thank you,

[Harsh_77 718]

There is nothing at this point you can do, all you have to do is wait and hold on for the response.

What he meant was he would like to investigate your divorce with your ex-wife he might call her and talk to her about your relation etc.

Since you got your citizenship in June and divorce in Dec of the same year which is unusual – I am guessing you got your citizenship based on your previous marriage and CO might be thinking your previous marriage was sham just for you to get your citizenship.

Once you got the citizenship you divorced here within 6 months and started looking for another bride.

Yes if he can prove your first marriage was a sham, your citizenship could be revoked. (worst case scenario)

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Foreigner marries US citizen woman, gets Green Card, becomes a US citizen, then divorces her and marries his girlfriend from his home country shortly afterward so that she gets a Green Card, becomes a US citizen . . .

If you google "Immigration Red Flag" that is what will pop up. Your case is a textbook case for a red flag in regard to immigration fraud. Are you really surprised that USCIS will have a very close look at your case?

I'm not.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Agree with Bob.

This case fits the stereotypical pattern for immigration fraud. The timeline makes it look like the OP was working from a checklist. Obviously, that doesn't mean it IS immigration fraud, but the IO would be incompetent not to investigate it.

[sean1 0]

Thank you guys --- We just found out this morning that her green card has been ordered and we should receive it in the mail within 30 days. We really appreciate feedbacks and inputs from you guys. Thank you again and wish everyone best of luck.