Eligible for citizenship, but divorced

[mojo89 7]

It's that time again... time for endless sleepless nights and anxiety overload. So to give you a brief summary - came to the US in 2012, got my CPR in July 2013. Got LPR in November 2015. During the process for removal of conditions my ex and I already started having issues, and we did marriage counseling and all. However, things didn't work out and we got divorced in February 2017. So based on the 5 year rule, I can apply for citizenship in late April this year. It's February and I'm falling apart from anxiety. The main reason is because him and his family have threatened to get me deported after we divorced, so your guess is as good as mine when it comes to not knowing if they contacted USCIS. Anyways, in the meantime I graduated and moved to a different state and have a job of my dreams. The stress about citizenship interview is making me to almost not apply for it and just renew my GC in 2025. I do however have a meeting with a lawyer on the 20th of this month for a consultation (I guess I just need affirmation) but I found in the past that this forum has had some valid information. 

 

I don't know, maybe I'm panicking and overreacting for no reason, but current president and my ex husband both have me on edge. I have a massive dilemma and not enough Xanax to push me through this stress. 

 

I welcome all thoughts, opinions, and advice. 

[Hypnos 6,576]

1) His family cannot do jack sit.

 

2) You can file under the five year rule just fine once you become eligible, which would be in April, as you say.

[aleful 1,905]

exactly

 

forget about them, they aren't worth it, they can't do a thing about it. you are here to stay

 

you can file for citizenship under the 5 year rule

 

 

[mojo89 7]

7 minutes ago, aleful said:

exactly

 

forget about them, they aren't worth it, they can't do a thing about it. you are here to stay

 

you can file for citizenship under the 5 year rule

 

 

I guess what my problem truly is that I'm going through "what's the worst scenario" and "what's the worst that can happen."  Other than a divorce, I have been literally a poster child, I don't even have a parking ticket. And hell yes I want to stay and continue my life here. I'm beyond thrilled about my future and picking the fruits of my hard work . I guess I'm overly paranoid. I've been reading here about all sorts of scenarios and some posts really make me go into a full blown panic attack. Yes, hi, I'm a mess, nice to meet you 

[Illiria 980]

Five year citizenship isn’t even based on marriage so long as you have filed taxes for the last five years and pass the test you should be fine 😁

[aleful 1,905]

2 hours ago, mojo89 said:

I guess what my problem truly is that I'm going through "what's the worst scenario" and "what's the worst that can happen."  Other than a divorce, I have been literally a poster child, I don't even have a parking ticket. And hell yes I want to stay and continue my life here. I'm beyond thrilled about my future and picking the fruits of my hard work . I guess I'm overly paranoid. I've been reading here about all sorts of scenarios and some posts really make me go into a full blown panic attack. Yes, hi, I'm a mess, nice to meet you 

as long as you have enough proof that you entered your marriage in good faith, you will be fine. you can divorce and file the removal of conditions with a divorce waiver, many have done that and succeeded. and at 5 years of having a GC you can file for citizenship on your own

 

they can't do anything to you, you and your child are here to stay. be happy

 

[CEE53147 559]

Breathe, breathe, breathe......  You are doing the right thing to meet with the attorney based on your fears. You should be fine. Remember, never take anything like legal advice (immigration filings fall into this category) from an ex. Go into your interview confident that you will do well.

[Going through 5,671]

10 hours ago, mojo89 said:

The main reason is because him and his family have threatened to get me deported after we divorced, so your guess is as good as mine when it comes to not knowing if they contacted USCIS.

Even if they DID contact USCIS (most likely didn't, and are just trying to mess with your head), USCIS won't do anything unless concrete evidence---and by concrete I mean much more than just their opinion/accusations---is presented by them proving you entered your former marriage under false pretenses.   You have much more proof, I'm sure, that your former marriage was bonafide.  So relax about that.

 

You are fine to file under the 5-year eligibility, given the info you've said in your original post.  I wish you all the best in  your filing!

 

 

p.s. - Don't listen to your ex-husband, or your ex in-laws.  They can't do a damn thing when it comes to your immigration process.

[mojo89 7]

4 hours ago, Going through said:

Even if they DID contact USCIS (most likely didn't, and are just trying to mess with your head), USCIS won't do anything unless concrete evidence---and by concrete I mean much more than just their opinion/accusations---is presented by them proving you entered your former marriage under false pretenses.   You have much more proof, I'm sure, that your former marriage was bonafide.  So relax about that.

 

You are fine to file under the 5-year eligibility, given the info you've said in your original post.  I wish you all the best in  your filing!

 

 

p.s. - Don't listen to your ex-husband, or your ex in-laws.  They can't do a damn thing when it comes to your immigration process.

Thank you guys on all of your words. And yes, there's plenty of evidence left and right that we truly were in bonafide marriage. I was in love AND loved the man beyond words. We were happy our first 2 years of marriage and then one fight after another, and another, and another, and it got to the point where neither of us couldn't take it anymore. To the person above yes, I have filed taxes, and this year was my first time filing single (for last year we still filed jointly because legally we were still married in 2016). I guess what I'm going to do is collect every piece of paper evidence to have on me just in case, meet with the lawyer to hear his opinion, and then apply in April and go from there. 

[POA 178]

21 hours ago, mojo89 said:

It's that time again... time for endless sleepless nights and anxiety overload. So to give you a brief summary - came to the US in 2012, got my CPR in July 2013. Got LPR in November 2015. During the process for removal of conditions my ex and I already started having issues, and we did marriage counseling and all. However, things didn't work out and we got divorced in February 2017. So based on the 5 year rule, I can apply for citizenship in late April this year. It's February and I'm falling apart from anxiety. The main reason is because him and his family have threatened to get me deported after we divorced, so your guess is as good as mine when it comes to not knowing if they contacted USCIS. Anyways, in the meantime I graduated and moved to a different state and have a job of my dreams. The stress about citizenship interview is making me to almost not apply for it and just renew my GC in 2025. I do however have a meeting with a lawyer on the 20th of this month for a consultation (I guess I just need affirmation) but I found in the past that this forum has had some valid information. 

 

I don't know, maybe I'm panicking and overreacting for no reason, but current president and my ex husband both have me on edge. I have a massive dilemma and not enough Xanax to push me through this stress. 

 

I welcome all thoughts, opinions, and advice. 

Lol, don't worry, they won't be able to do anything to get you deported.  Stay calm and file your N-400 whenever you can.

[little immigrant 801]

Hi my ex threatened to deport me too and I filed under the 5 year rule. I'm a citizen now. You'll be fine. 

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

The one and only thing that *could* become an issue at the interview is the fact that you filed for RoC jointly, stating that you are being happily married, living under one roof, whereas your marriage was already falling apart. As you probably know, there's only 2 ways to file for RoC:

 

1) jointly, if happily married, living under one roof, or

2) alone, with a waiver, after divorce.

 

Based on your statement, you didn't really meet # 1. But, perhaps you just stated it a bit vague. Perhaps you didn't have marital issues 'til RoC had been adjudicated, yes?

 

That being said, the I.O. will most likely just look at your divorce decree, note that you divorced in February of 2017, so way after you received your unconditional, 10-year Green Card. It's really best if you don't get into details of this. Keep your answers short and to the point. Don't poke the sleeping lion with a stick and you should be fine.

 

Sometimes, less is more. Looks to me like your case qualifies for this.

 

 

[mojo89 7]

5 hours ago, Brother Hesekiel said:

The one and only thing that *could* become an issue at the interview is the fact that you filed for RoC jointly, stating that you are being happily married, living under one roof, whereas your marriage was already falling apart. As you probably know, there's only 2 ways to file for RoC:

 

1) jointly, if happily married, living under one roof, or

2) alone, with a waiver, after divorce.

 

Based on your statement, you didn't really meet # 1. But, perhaps you just stated it a bit vague. Perhaps you didn't have marital issues 'til RoC had been adjudicated, yes?

 

That being said, the I.O. will most likely just look at your divorce decree, note that you divorced in February of 2017, so way after you received your unconditional, 10-year Green Card. It's really best if you don't get into details of this. Keep your answers short and to the point. Don't poke the sleeping lion with a stick and you should be fine.

 

Sometimes, less is more. Looks to me like your case qualifies for this.

 

 

Hey there, thx for ur reply. Sorry for vagueness in that sense. No, we weren’t separated back then. We had bad fights but we stayed under the same roof and we still believed that we were “happy.” Things really got bad that holiday season and I already received my ROC. Hope that helps. And yes, that entire reason of filing jointly for everything so far and then boom divorced is what’s making me nauseous. Ughhhh.... but I can’t pull my hair out because of it anymore. That man has permanently scarred me with his threats and deep, emotional abuse that even if they do deport me because of my divorce, at least I won’t have to be anyone’s robotic slave.

[NikLR 13,227]

Thry should be happy you're becoming a citizen.  It relieves them from the I-864! 

[mojo89 7]

My interview is next week, and I guess we'll see how it goes. Sigh....