CANCELING/REVOKING GREEN AT THE AIRPORT

[manilaboy83 9]

can somebody help me. i just recently filed for divorce because my wife abandoned me last year Dec 2011. my 90 days roc wont be til Oct 2013. i recently got hired and my employer has been pushing me to visit our office in the philippines but i have now this tremendous fear that i might have a problem re-entering or my recently filed divorce will affect me (how will they know when i just filed it a month ago) so i asked a relative who works in an immigration law firm.

"The immigration officer at the port of entry (airport) has the discretion to revoke/cancel your green card at the entry if they discover that you have filed for divorce. Unfortunately, there is no way for us to know what kind of information the immigration officers at the port of entry know. Regardless of your purpose of the trip (whether personal or business), the immigration officer may or may not revoke/cancel the conditional green card if knowledge of the divorce is discovered. (The immigration officer will for sure ask you about the status of your marriage because you are currently a conditional resident.) But of course, the only way you will really find out if you will have a problem is once you are there. I strongly advise against traveling overseas for fear that the immigration officer will discover the filing of the divorce during the two year conditional period. If discovered, Im almost 90% certain your 2-year conditional card will be cancelled at the airport. "

please help me. i feel miserable and helpless. like another good opportunity is going to get wasted again. i had to let go so many good opportunities in my life all because my sole future depends on my wife who abandoned me. i thought i will be ok because we are living separately now and can self petition. but because my boss eagerly wants me to fly to the philippines and i think of s good excuse not to fly, i only have one option- to quit,

[teddy12 2]

From what I know, if the US citizen divorces the immigrant then it's somewhat ok, but if the immigrant divorces the USC, the immigrant have to have some solid proof of why and only certain proof qualifies. One example would be abusive relationship from the USC part...........

Now why would employer want you to travel back to Philipines? What's that all about? And yes you leaving the country it may go both ways on reentering the US teritory.

"i feel miserable and helpless. like another good opportunity is going to get wasted again. i had to let go so many good opportunities in my life all because my sole future depends on my wife who abandoned me. i thought i will be ok because we are living separately now and can self petition."

Set your priorities straight here, if you still want to live in USA you have to understand to try to solve that problem first, not you bs with you employer and not leaving the country. I don't think you can drop all your faults on your x-wife, just because she left you and YOU chose to divorce her, and also that kind of excuse will definitely get you deported with the immigration. Talk to a lawyer and ask him/her on your options unless you want to live back home.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

This is total BS. A divorced person can ask for a ROC divorce waiver. It's not a secret "gotcha" that you can't travel until the ROC has been granted.

[Krikit 1,165]

I am going to move your thread to the Major Effects forum because it pertains more to your case than the Travel forum. You will want to read up on removing conditions in a divorce situation.

[Sandra G. 5,070]

File form I-751 waiver( you need the divorce decree)and after you get the extension letter you can travel,if you prefer after you received the extension letter set up an appointment with infopass and get a stamp in your passport to travel.Do not travel before you receive the extension letter.

Edited August 7, 2012 by sandranj

[Xanax 349]

File form I-751 waiver( you need the divorce decree)and after you get the extension letter you can travel,if you prefer after you received the extension letter set up an appointment with infopass and get a stamp in your passport to travel.Do not travel before you receive the extension letter.

this sounds like very good advice!