Likelihood of maintaining green card status if divorced?

[capriwithlove 4]

Hi - I cannot find good information about this online... is it simply too difficult to answer accurately? Assuming one had a good amount of proof (shared accounts of all sorts while married, etc.) and divorced sometime within a year of the initial 2-year green card, how likely is it to receive the 10-year green card if you file separately after divorce? Thanks so much.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

the problem is that there is no accurate answer and no guarantee

 

you have a great chance of getting the 10 year GC if you have proof of bona fide marriage, there are a number of people who have been successful

 

it all depends on the proof you send and the officer of the case

 

 

[geowrian 22,337]

In short, yes it is too difficult to answer simpler...it all depends on the totality of your individual circumstances.

 

If you present a good amount of evidence that you entered into the marriage in good faith, then you should be fine. If the marriage was legitimately entered into not solely for a green card, you should be fine. Did you live together? Did you have commingling of finances? Were you on each other's insurance as a beneficiary? Do you have bills in both your names? I'm not expecting answers to those questions here...just throwing out considerations. If you don't have one item, that's fine...use whatever you do have. Some other examples of evidence is here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/751guide.

 

tldr; If you married in good faith, then take a breath, gather your evidences, and file. You've done your part and you should be fine.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

You file with a divorce waiver and submit evidence that you entered into a good faith marriage with proof of a co mingled
life and financial co mingled evidence. You submit the final divorce decree when you receive the request for it if you don't
have it by the time you need to file.