URGENT:: I need help PLEASE

[MacUK 983]

14 minutes ago, L0bster00 said:

Some countries do allow multiple marriages and USCIS acknowledges that. But Immigration benefits are solely for the first wife or spouse. You can't just marry second time and gain immigration benefits. 

 

Typical case of piggyback... He will divorce his current wife.. and bring his old wife back..   Just FYI, If you plan to do this.. USCIS will reject your case.

Why bother with that? The original wife is a USC.

[Crazy Cat 42,026]

and people ask why certain countries are considered high fraud?  smh.....

[Going through 5,671]

6 hours ago, rhino377 said:

I tried so many times and even involved lawyers. So i stopped bugging her and moved on with my life. 5 years later i met the love of my life and we decided to get married and start a family(We have 2 kids now).

I'm curious what country you married the 2nd wife in?

 

6 hours ago, rhino377 said:

She didn't listen to what we have to say and decided to contact the immigration. She sent an email to the USCIS fraud dept with the scan copy of our previous marriage license and told them to deport me. I was shocked.

Well within her rights to notifiy USCIS report the fradulent K1 application.   I'm not sure you would be shocked that you were still legally married to the 1st wife since you never got a legal divorce. 

 

6 hours ago, rhino377 said:

She said the USCIS has not contacted her by any means. I don't know what to do. I'm supposed to renew my green card in December. Do anybody know how the USCIS fraud dept works? They have not contacted me either.

  They would not necessarily need to contact her, since they have the marriage license to go on as proof you are legally married to her.  I presume it would take a simple and quick check by them to verify that there was no divorce filed within the US on either of your parts, and then take a look at your AOS application again and see the documentation submitted regarding the second marriage.  They won't necessarily contact you either until their investigation is complete--most likely when you receive the ROC denial and/or notice to leave the country, that would be their means of reaching out to you.

 

Of course, it's also possible the first wife never contacted USCIS in the first place and just told you that.   Or, she just notified them recently and therefore it's too soon for her/you to get some sort of response from them.  In any case, you need to contact a lawyer, and prepare for the worst case scenario...because even the best immigration lawyer probably can't do much to save you from the blatant misrepresentation on your K1 application, and your AOS application.

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And frankly,  I feel extremely sorry for your 2nd wife, since the way your OP is worded it sounds like she had no clue you were already married when you married her.

 

She's probably also going to wonder (as USCIS will) about what else you've lied to her about, feel her entire relationship and marriage to you was fake (and the marriage part was, at least legally) and maybe even question if you were using her just to get your green card.

 

I'm also curious how the 1st wife found out about the 2nd wife since she just emailed you about contacting USCIS about it out of the blue.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Bigamy is definitely an issue 

[Dutchster 1,107]

This topic definitely made my (boring) day at work interesting.

I wonder if OP will respond back to the advise given.

[Mmagic 127]

Just now, Transborderwife said:

Bigamy is definitely an issue 

I am wondering when he filled out the Petition Papers, under " have you been married or divorced" What did he say? How did this did not come up as a red flag at USCIS? As I said, sooner or later it will come up and he will be questioned and the end is not going to be a happy ending. 

[Frage 67]

Are you still planning on getting a divorce from wife number one? 

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8 minutes ago, Mmagic said:

I am wondering when he filled out the Petition Papers, under " have you been married or divorced" What did he say? How did this did not come up as a red flag at USCIS? As I said, sooner or later it will come up and he will be questioned and the end is not going to be a happy ending. 

I suppose it's easy for anyone to state they are not married on the form, when in fact they are.

USCIS asks for proof of marriage with applications, when checking "yes"....not proof of one being single, when checking "no". 

 

I'm going to garner a guess that he just put "no".

[Mmagic 127]

Just now, Going through said:

I suppose it's easy for anyone to state they are not married on the form, when in fact they are.

USCIS asks for proof of marriage with applications, when checking "yes"....not proof of one being single, when checking "no". 

 

I'm going to garner a guess that he just put "no".

You are right, USCIS might not have checked since he left it blank, but, if he is lucky to get by the removal of conditions, still, when it comes to applying for citizenship it will come back to hunt him and might be a reason to deny him being a citizen. 

[NikLR 13,231]

8 minutes ago, Mmagic said:

You are right, USCIS might not have checked since he left it blank, but, if he is lucky to get by the removal of conditions, still, when it comes to applying for citizenship it will come back to hunt him and might be a reason to deny him being a citizen. 

If you did not read the entire thread I suggest you do so.  Others have apparently made it all the way to citizenship with high security clearances but yet have "forgotten" they were still married to someone else.  It may catch up with them eventually, and it may catch up with the OP, but I wouldn't bet money on it. 

[Mmagic 127]

Just now, NikLR said:

If you did not read the entire thread I suggest you do so.  Others have apparently made it all the way to citizenship with high security clearances but yet have "forgotten" they were still married to someone else.  It may catch up with them eventually, and it may catch up with the OP, but I wouldn't bet money on it. 

"Forgotten" hahahaha...for the OP'S sake hope this is the case then with him. 

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Just now, Mmagic said:

"Forgotten" hahahaha...for the OP'S sake hope this is the case then with him. 

He hasn't forgotten. He says in his first post that he knows he was still married. He thought that as she didn't want to divorce, he would just move on with his life. It doesn't work that way

[amul 229]

8 hours ago, rhino377 said:

My issue is that i married a US citizen when i was in Europe. We had issues all the time and we decided to separate. I called her one day and told her I need to move on with my life and I want us to divorce. She said no, that its against her belief. I tried so many times and even involved lawyers. So i stopped bugging her and moved on with my life. 5 years later i met the love of my life and we decided to get married and start a family(We have 2 kids now). She is a US citizen too. We filed for k1 visa and it was approved. 

 

I think this was asked, but I did not see a response to this, if I missed it ignore it, if not, we need to know about this precious tidbit so that we can stop wasting time on assumptions and offer help (and move on to helping someone else who goes through the pain and agony and a proper divorce before getting re-married).

 

Sorry (not sorry) for the judgmental remark, but this topic triggered me  -- I bled for 18+ months trying to get it done and had to do it all by myself (from drawing up the paperwork to filing it, to coming to an agreement with my ex). No excuse, none that can justify this for me. 

 

Moving on -- my question is, what did you put down/mention on your K1 visa application (your communications with the US Government) -- married, single, widowed or divorced?

Edited September 18, 2017 by amul

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