how can I divorce?

[JeniLovesMarwan 0]

Hi I'm not really sure which forum I should ask this question but I will try here. My husband is from Egypt and he has his green card and has been living in the US with me for about 2 years. Things are not working out for us and I would really like a divorce and for him to go back to Egypt. We were married in Egypt and I don't even know if are Marriage is legal here in the US. We followed all the rules and went through the US embassy in Cairo Egypt. If I want a divorce do I just file the same way I would if I married another american from the US. And my father is his sponsor. But if I divorce my father no longer wants to be his sponsor. So would he have to go back to Egypt? Thank you

[together4evr 360]

I am so sorry for you both

You got married in Egypt under Islamic law. So, does he want the divorce? That will make it much easier

The USA recognizes Egyptian marriage.

Get a lawyer to help you

You cannot get him removed unless he has domestic abuse charges or something criminal. You have to have proof

and ICE removes him sometimes

Your father will be responsible for him for 10 years or forever if he has no job or until he gets his citizenship.

If I were you I would stay married for another year make him get citizenship and get your dad off the sponser hook. Unless you are in danger

Good Luck to you

[bigdog 376]

See a divorce attorney who knows immigration, good luck.

[aleful 1,905]

Hi I'm not really sure which forum I should ask this question but I will try here. My husband is from Egypt and he has his green card and has been living in the US with me for about 2 years. Things are not working out for us and I would really like a divorce and for him to go back to Egypt. We were married in Egypt and I don't even know if are Marriage is legal here in the US. We followed all the rules and went through the US embassy in Cairo Egypt. If I want a divorce do I just file the same way I would if I married another american from the US. And my father is his sponsor. But if I divorce my father no longer wants to be his sponsor. So would he have to go back to Egypt? Thank you

you can't. just because things didn't work between you and him, doesn't mean you can return him. both you and your father should have read the instructions of the affidavit of support. you both are bound to him unti he becomes a USC or if he decides to return on his own because he doesn't want to live here anymore. and if you divorce and remarry, you have to include him in the affidavit of support unless he becomes a USC.

you can divorce him. fomd an attorney if you want to. marriage is marriage in any place.

sorry, it doesn't work that way.

[Nagishkaw 510]

If I were you I would stay married for another year make him get citizenship and get your dad off the sponser hook.

You are not. And I doubt the OP can "make him get citizenship", unless she holds a gun to his head.

[together4evr 360]

Can you edit your timeline to show BENEFICIARY COUNTRY

so that your question will go into the egypt portal and the egyptians can best answer the question about how to divorce.

Thank you

Edited January 10, 2012 by togetherforever13

[JeniLovesMarwan 0]

Thank you all for your help. My time line does show Egypt as the beneficiary country.

[together4evr 360]

Thank you all for your help. My time line does show Egypt as the beneficiary country.

hmmm do you have embassy marked also as egypt?

Maybe it is embassy that needs to make it flow.

I will ask a moderator to fix it.

Thank you and good luck in your decision.

[ceadsearc 516]

You can file for divorce in your state.

You can't send him back. He has a green card, he can stay.

Your father will continue to be on the hook for sponsorship until your husband becomes a citizen or otherwise meets the requirements to no longer need a sponsor. As long as your husband isn't using means-tested benefits your father shouldn't have to worry about owing money.

Do not follow the advice to stay married for an extra year so your husband can become a citizen sooner. That would be fraud.

[NY_BX 397]

Hi I'm not really sure which forum I should ask this question but I will try here. My husband is from Egypt and he has his green card and has been living in the US with me for about 2 years. Things are not working out for us and I would really like a divorce and for him to go back to Egypt. We were married in Egypt and I don't even know if are Marriage is legal here in the US. We followed all the rules and went through the US embassy in Cairo Egypt. If I want a divorce do I just file the same way I would if I married another american from the US. And my father is his sponsor. But if I divorce my father no longer wants to be his sponsor. So would he have to go back to Egypt? Thank you

I'm so sorry for your situation. This is a great example of why getting a co-sponsor may be a double edge sword. You have the right to divorce him and he has the right to stay. You must end things amicably because, only god & soon-to-be-ex knows if he can really "screw over" his sponsor. You'll need to do some research and check how this will impact the 3 of you financially.

Good luck!

[habibi83 12]

Hi I'm not really sure which forum I should ask this question but I will try here. My husband is from Egypt and he has his green card and has been living in the US with me for about 2 years. Things are not working out for us and I would really like a divorce and for him to go back to Egypt. We were married in Egypt and I don't even know if are Marriage is legal here in the US. We followed all the rules and went through the US embassy in Cairo Egypt. If I want a divorce do I just file the same way I would if I married another american from the US. And my father is his sponsor. But if I divorce my father no longer wants to be his sponsor. So would he have to go back to Egypt? Thank you

You need a lawyer; after he recieved his green card its pretty much impossible to send him back; however if you can prove somehow that this marriage was a fraud only for him to get his papers and leave you then maybe there is a change fo deportation. (but after 2 years ..it might not be possible) get a lawyer.

Just a question for you..do you suspect he used you only to get the papers??? did he know about the 2 year conditional green card and how it works???

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi I'm not really sure which forum I should ask this question but I will try here. My husband is from Egypt and he has his green card and has been living in the US with me for about 2 years. Things are not working out for us and I would really like a divorce and for him to go back to Egypt. We were married in Egypt and I don't even know if are Marriage is legal here in the US. We followed all the rules and went through the US embassy in Cairo Egypt. If I want a divorce do I just file the same way I would if I married another american from the US. And my father is his sponsor. But if I divorce my father no longer wants to be his sponsor. So would he have to go back to Egypt? Thank you

The marriage is legal here in the US. The marriage in Egypt was good enough to get him a spousal visa issued by the US government, so it's a valid marriage here in the US.

You can file for divorce in your state.

You can't send him back. He has a green card, he can stay.

Your father will continue to be on the hook for sponsorship until your husband becomes a citizen or otherwise meets the requirements to no longer need a sponsor. As long as your husband isn't using means-tested benefits your father shouldn't have to worry about owing money.

Do not follow the advice to stay married for an extra year so your husband can become a citizen sooner. That would be fraud.

Best answer in this thread. Complete and accurate.

[Darnell 8,478]

You can file for divorce in your state.

You can't send him back. He has a green card, he can stay.

Your father will continue to be on the hook for sponsorship until your husband becomes a citizen or otherwise meets the requirements to no longer need a sponsor. As long as your husband isn't using means-tested benefits your father shouldn't have to worry about owing money.

Do not follow the advice to stay married for an extra year so your husband can become a citizen sooner. That would be fraud.

ya, not only the father, but the OP as well !

[scotinmass 588]

Any marriage (between a man and a woman) which is legal anywhere in the world is recognized by the US.

Your father will be financially responsible for your husband until he has paid taxes for 40 quarters (10 years). Or he becomes a citizen or gives up his green card. It clearly warns sponsors of their responsibilities on the affidavit of support form.

As you entered into your marriage in good faith there is no reason for your husband to be deported just because it didn't work out. If he wants to stay in the US and he files the paperwork then they will more than likely give him a 10 year green card.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

hmmm do you have embassy marked also as egypt?

Maybe it is embassy that needs to make it flow.

I will ask a moderator to fix it.

There is nothing to fix here, the OP put the question in the correct place, nothing about her question is Egypt specific.

Further, the only way a thread gets into the regional sub-forums is if the OP posts there or an Organizer or Moderator moves the thread there. This thread is in the right place so here it will remain.

Edited January 11, 2012 by Bob 4 Anna