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Divorce and citizenship

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xmgirl   4

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I have had a green card for almost 6 years now. Been separated for almost 2 years. In June 2012 my US husband told me he was really getting a job in another State (at that time I was stay at home wife) and made me put my stuff in storage from the rental house where we were living. After this I decided to take a trip to see my family abroad and when I returned he did not get a job and he moved to live with his family. I was never welcome to live with his family. I would have never been happy living with them. At my return to the States in that time I started to look for housing for myself and been living with roommates since then. Also started working doing freelancing projects to support myself. I kept contact with him by email, and visited him some times. His family made fun of the place where I was living because it did not look like the "white american suburb". He kept promising things of getting a job and moving out of his parents. Well it has been almost 2 years and I am tired of this situation. I am really wanting a divorce. I cannot keep wasting my time with someone who keep saying promises. The thing here is that I do not know where to start. I really want to apply to get US citizenship and I am more than ready to move on with my life and get a divorce. We do not really have anything to fight for because there is no properties or children. What should I start?

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Penguin_ie Grand Master

Penguin_ie   5,993

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You have been a greencard holder for more than 5 years, so you can apply for citizenship based on that, rather than marriage. Applying for citizenship and divorce are not related in your case.

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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christeen Experienced

christeen   966

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Apply for citizenship based on 5 year being a GC holder... On you own... You can keep any marital issues seperate from citizenship application...

10/14/2000 - Met Aboard a Cruise ship

06/14/2003 - Married Savona Italy

I-130

03/21/2009 - I-130 Mailed to Chicago lockbox

11-30-09: GOT GREEN CARD in mail!!!!!!

Citizenship Process;

1/11/2013: Mailed N400 to Dallas Texas

3/11/2013: interview.. Approved

4/4/2013. : Oath! Now a U.S. citizen!

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