Divorced- Second Time Going Through Immigration Process

[Caro and Daniel 0]

I have been through the immigration process already one time with my ex-wife from Brazil. We filed for the K1 then. Everything went through OK, we married, she applied for residency and there were no issues except for our marriage did not work out a couple of years later lol. Its ok, we still remain friends. We are now divorced. I met a lovely young lady last year in Colombia and we plan on getting married.

I want to apply for CR-1 for her, my divorce was just finalized late last year, and I plan on getting married to my foreign girlfriend in the next few months. Does anyone see any issues with this? Are there any limitations or time constraints on doing this again? Logically I do not see why not.

Please share your thoughts. Thank you.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

How long were you married with the ex? I ask because if the divorce happened a short time after an immigration event (AOS/ ROC/ citizenship), tyhen that is a big red flag and will make the approval of a second visa more difficult. Other than that, the only potential issue I see is if the ex is not a US citizen yet, the affadavit of support still holds and so there is an extra person in your household for that.

Make sure the new wife knows all about the old one, she will likely be asked about it at interview.

[Caro and Daniel 0]

How long were you married with the ex? I ask because if the divorce happened a short time after an immigration event (AOS/ ROC/ citizenship), tyhen that is a big red flag and will make the approval of a second visa more difficult. Other than that, the only potential issue I see is if the ex is not a US citizen yet, the affadavit of support still holds and so there is an extra person in your household for that.

Make sure the new wife knows all about the old one, she will likely be asked about it at interview.

I was married to my ex-wife Oct 2008, they lifted all conditions on her permanent residency May 2012. We divorced Dec 2012. She still has some time before she can apply to be a citizen and she has not accrued 10 years of work service even though at this point she is fully independent. I plan on getting married March 2013 and filing for the CR-1 shortly there after. I fear I will need to show I can support them both which at this time I will need to earn a minimum of 125% of a household of 3??? Is this correct?? How much would that be?? I went back to school and I am getting my bachelor's degree in the summer. My income level is low so I believe I may not qualify.. UNLESS.... I have my parents help me out as joint sponsors. Do you see this as viable? Your thoughts.

Thank you for replying to my post Penguin.

[NikLR 13,232]

Until your ex wife becomes a citizen, gives up her permanent residency or has worked for 40 quarters, you will have to count her on your AOS document. The guideline (which isn't updated yet but probably will be in March) is $23 862 for a household of 3. As for the timeline I don't see it being a problem. You were married for just over 4 years. Statistically speaking a lot of marriages break up then but she wasn't a conditional resident anymore and you're marrying over a year past when you divorced. I can't see it being a red flag.

Best of luck to you!