2 yrs of marriage

[jasper 0]

hello everyone ,

the immigration says that to prove that the marriage was entered in a good faith you have to be married 2 years ,here is my question ,

i am getting divorced now and i am a CGC holder and i have been married for 2 years now,will USCIS look at this period of marriage or i still have to face the troubles lifting my condition??

[YuAndDan 153]

Two years is a good show of good faith.

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[Nancy2015 2]

Does this mean that if you get divorced after 1 year and 11 months, your marriage wasn't legit?

[makidesuu 0]

the immigration says that to prove that the marriage was entered in a good faith you have to be married 2 years ,

Where do you find the 2 year marriage rule???

[diadromous mermaid 36]

the immigration says that to prove that the marriage was entered in a good faith you have to be married 2 years ,

Where do you find the 2 year marriage rule???

I think that jasper is concluding this from the fact that, if the marriage is over 2 years old at the time of adjudication of adjustment of status, the permanent card is offered, rather than a conditional one. Mind you, the couple has a responsibility in either case to prove the marriage is bonafide. In the case of a young marriage the bonafides are to be demonstrated at the adjustment and removal stages, for the more long-term married couples, it is already done.

[jasper 0]

the immigration says that to prove that the marriage was entered in a good faith you have to be married 2 years ,

Where do you find the 2 year marriage rule???

I think that jasper is concluding this from the fact that, if the marriage is over 2 years old at the time of adjudication of adjustment of status, the permanent card is offered, rather than a conditional one. Mind you, the couple has a responsibility in either case to prove the marriage is bonafide. In the case of a young marriage the bonafides are to be demonstrated at the adjustment and removal stages, for the more long-term married couples, it is already done.

thanks a lot for your help ,

i read that the immigration in 1990 changed the law regardless marriage because lots of people were caught evading the immigration (married for the GC) so you have to be married 2 yrs to prove good marriage ,but i have been married for 2 years and getting divorced so when i lift my condition that will prove my good marriage being married for 2 yrs as they asked ,i dont get this,

[diadromous mermaid 36]

the immigration says that to prove that the marriage was entered in a good faith you have to be married 2 years ,

Where do you find the 2 year marriage rule???

I think that jasper is concluding this from the fact that, if the marriage is over 2 years old at the time of adjudication of adjustment of status, the permanent card is offered, rather than a conditional one. Mind you, the couple has a responsibility in either case to prove the marriage is bonafide. In the case of a young marriage the bonafides are to be demonstrated at the adjustment and removal stages, for the more long-term married couples, it is already done.

thanks a lot for your help ,

i read that the immigration in 1990 changed the law regardless marriage because lots of people were caught evading the immigration (married for the GC) so you have to be married 2 yrs to prove good marriage ,but i have been married for 2 years and getting divorced so when i lift my condition that will prove my good marriage being married for 2 yrs as they asked ,i dont get this,

Jasper,

I think you're getting hung up on the words "prove". People married more than 2 yrs at the time adjustment of status is adjudicated receive a 10 yr card. This is not to say that they have "proven" their marriage is genuine merely by the time they've been married, and others that have been married for a shorter time have not. The statutes say that in order to discourage aliens from marrying solely for immigration benefit, the Service will only make residency "conditional" for those parties that are recently married. However, in order to successfully adjust, the parties, whether married for 2 years or longer, MUST satisfactorily demonstrate the marriage is for genuine reasons. Length of marriage is merely one factor, but it is not the only factor and certainly would not necessarily overcome a negative factor, either.

Remember that even after 2 yrs of conditional residency, when removing the conditions from PR, the couple have to show that they are cohabitting and commingling financial affairs. In essence this is to show USCIS that the marriage is "viable" and was not arranged to evade immigration laws. So length of time married is not the "proof" you are going to be asked to provide.

[jasper 0]

the immigration says that to prove that the marriage was entered in a good faith you have to be married 2 years ,

Where do you find the 2 year marriage rule???

I think that jasper is concluding this from the fact that, if the marriage is over 2 years old at the time of adjudication of adjustment of status, the permanent card is offered, rather than a conditional one. Mind you, the couple has a responsibility in either case to prove the marriage is bonafide. In the case of a young marriage the bonafides are to be demonstrated at the adjustment and removal stages, for the more long-term married couples, it is already done.

thanks a lot for your help ,

i read that the immigration in 1990 changed the law regardless marriage because lots of people were caught evading the immigration (married for the GC) so you have to be married 2 yrs to prove good marriage ,but i have been married for 2 years and getting divorced so when i lift my condition that will prove my good marriage being married for 2 yrs as they asked ,i dont get this,

Jasper,

I think you're getting hung up on the words "prove". People married more than 2 yrs at the time adjustment of status is adjudicated receive a 10 yr card. This is not to say that they have "proven" their marriage is genuine merely by the time they've been married, and others that have been married for a shorter time have not. The statutes say that in order to discourage aliens from marrying solely for immigration benefit, the Service will only make residency "conditional" for those parties that are recently married. However, in order to successfully adjust, the parties, whether married for 2 years or longer, MUST satisfactorily demonstrate the marriage is for genuine reasons. Length of marriage is merely one factor, but it is not the only factor and certainly would not necessarily overcome a negative factor, either.

Remember that even after 2 yrs of conditional residency, when removing the conditions from PR, the couple have to show that they are cohabitting and commingling financial affairs. In essence this is to show USCIS that the marriage is "viable" and was not arranged to evade immigration laws. So length of time married is not the "proof" you are going to be asked to provide.

thanks a lot ,i understand now ,it was a good answer