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Wife cheated on me while AOS.(merged)

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Hi all,

I am a foreign citizen who came to the US on k1 visa and married with US citizen while 90 days. We applied for AOS in September 2018, it is still pending. I already got EAD and AP, I am working now.
I found out that my wife is cheating on me with her coworker - info is 100%. So, the question is...what do I do in this case? If I tell her that I want to divorce right now...then do I need to leave country because AOS was not approved yet, correct or not? Please let me know all info and details about options I have in my situation. Thank you!

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4 hours ago, Mike2234 said:

Hi all,

I am a foreign citizen who came to the US on k1 visa and married with US citizen while 90 days. We applied for AOS in September 2018, it is still pending. I already got EAD and AP, I am working now.
I found out that my wife is cheating on me with her coworker - info is 100%. So, the question is...what do I do in this case? If I tell her that I want to divorce right now...then do I need to leave country because AOS was not approved yet, correct or not? Please let me know all info and details about options I have in my situation. Thank you!

I'm sorry to hear this. Unlike the divorce waiver you can get for ROC, I don't think there's something like that for AOS. If you end up divorcing the USC before your Green Card interview, you do not meet the requirement of family based AOS anymore and you will probably be denied at your interview. If I'm wrong, anyone feel free to correct me please!


If you and your wife can and are willing to work things out, you could always try that first. In the end its not worth it to stay married just for the Green Card because a) your wife HAS to be present at the interview (it might be waived if you have a darn good reason, but having marital problems is not one of them) and b) if you stay together just for the Green Card this might be considered fraud and could make things worse. USCIS is very good at finding these things out.

So in the end its completely up to you guys. If there's any chance you can work on your marriage and live happily ever after, go for it! If it's just not gonna work you have some stuff to think about. Good luck with everything, I wish you the best. 

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Hi all,

I am a foreign citizen who came to the US on k1 visa and married with US citizen while 90 days. We applied for AOS in September 2018, it is still pending. I already got EAD and AP, I am working now.
I found out that my wife is cheating on me with her coworker - info is 100%. So, the question is...what do I do in this case? If I tell her that I want to divorce right now...then do I need to leave country because AOS was not approved yet, correct or not? Please let me know all info and details about options I have in my situation. Thank you!

 
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There is no option for you to remain legal in the US. You can only complete your AOS with your primary sponsor (your wife).

There is no other option.

 

K1

29.11.2013 - NoA1

06.02.2014 - NoA2

01.04.2014 - Interview. 

AoS

03.2015 - AoS started.

09.2015 - Green Card received.  

RoC

24.07.2017 - NoA1.

01.08.2018 - RoC approved. 

 

 

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I think you can divorce after the AOS but not before.  But then that brings up the whole "Is this a bonafide" marriage. I don't think you married to get the green card but you are staying around to get it?

 

If you want to stay I think you have a chance.  Do you think she wants to reconcile?

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~~moved from AOS progress reports to effects of major family changes with other like topics~~

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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You already asked this question a few days ago and you already got the answer. Why ask twice? No, if you divorce before AOS you have to leave the country. If you divorce right after AOS you could raise some serious red flags doing your ROC. Is there any chance to work it out with her? Then go for it. If not, then you have some stuff to think about.

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10 minutes ago, C90 said:

You already asked this question a few days ago and you already got the answer. Why ask twice? 

Next time please just report the duplicate post.  Thanks

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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~~Duplicate threads merged. Please do not start more than one thread for the same topic.~~

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Met Playing Everquest in 2005
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