URGENT HELP :(

[Boiler 46,073]

Seems the CO does not see it that way or would not be asking for a divorce decree. Maybe whatever was done was not up to the needed legal standard.

[Ranii 3]

44 minutes ago, NikLR said:

You will have to obtain the Texas final divorce decree. What he previously married to another Pakistani woman?  Did they marry in Pakistan?  What made him to divorce in Pakistan instead of Texas? Did he follow all the rules for divorce in Pakistan?

 

To be really honest, you may be screwed if Texas doesn't consider him divorced. If he wasn't divorced completely before you were married, then your marriage is bigamist and that's a very big deal.  Yes we have seen it before.  It requires a lawyer to sort out the situtation.  

 

EDIT:

You can't just divorce anywhere in the world.  You normally need to be a resident of the location you file for divorce in.  Even in the USA, you can't get divorced in Colorado if you live in Utah or New York. 

V.O kept my passport. Is it a good sign?

[payxibka 10,047]

Just now, Ranii said:

V.O kept my passport. Is it a good sign?

Only if you can satisfy the 221g, otherwise it is no sign at all

[Ranii 3]

9 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Seems the CO does not see it that way or would not be asking for a divorce decree. Maybe whatever was done was not up to the needed legal standard.

She kept my passport. Is it a good sign? 

[Ranii 3]

1 hour ago, NikLR said:

You will have to obtain the Texas final divorce decree. What he previously married to another Pakistani woman?  Did they marry in Pakistan?  What made him to divorce in Pakistan instead of Texas? Did he follow all the rules for divorce in Pakistan?

 

To be really honest, you may be screwed if Texas doesn't consider him divorced. If he wasn't divorced completely before you were married, then your marriage is bigamist and that's a very big deal.  Yes we have seen it before.  It requires a lawyer to sort out the situtation.  

 

EDIT:

You can't just divorce anywhere in the world.  You normally need to be a resident of the location you file for divorce in.  Even in the USA, you can't get divorced in Colorado if you live in Utah or New York. 

Yess he got married in Pakistan to a Pakistani woman. He was in Pakistan when he initiated the  divorce and later on went back to texas. 

[Zoeeeeeee 797]

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Edited June 17, 2019 by Zoeeeeeee

[Zoeeeeeee 797]

1 hour ago, Ranii said:

It was not bigamy. His ex wife knew about the foreign divorce. They’ve been living in separate states since then. 

It doesn’t matter if his ex wife knew he was trying to get divorced/believed he was divorced. Bigamy is when you marry someone whilst still married to someone else - it doesn’t matter who knows about it. If his Pakistani divorce isn’t considered binding in the US and he has married you...then yeah, unfortunately, that probably does make him a bigamist...an accidental bigamist, but still...

 

Not trying to be harsh, but it isn’t something to just ignore - it could have a serious consequence.

[NikLR 13,232]

8 minutes ago, Ranii said:

Yess he got married in Pakistan to a Pakistani woman. He was in Pakistan when he initiated the  divorce and later on went back to texas. 

Was he a resident of Pakistan when he got the divorce? Does Pakistani law require one or both to be residents? Did he follow all the rules to divorcing in Pakistan?  Googling tells me it's quite complicated in announcements etc. 

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

2 hours ago, Ranii said:

so if we provide the required divorce decree will our marriage still  be not recognized. OMG have u seen such cases in the past ? 

If you provide a divorce decree dated after you got married, then you are not legally married.  You will then have to get married after the divorce decree and then refile I-130.  However, you need a lawyer for this immigration problem.  

[Ranii 3]

13 minutes ago, Zoeeeeeee said:

It doesn’t matter if his ex wife knew he was trying to get divorced/believed he was divorced. Bigamy is when you marry someone whilst still married to someone else - it doesn’t matter who knows about it. If his Pakistani divorce isn’t considered binding in the US and he has married you...then yeah, unfortunately, that probably does make him a bigamist...an accidental bigamist, but still...

 

Not trying to be harsh, but it isn’t something to just ignore - it could have a serious consequence.

What should we do now... I’m having a  heart attack right now. What’s the solution to this.. 

[Just Paul 4,595]

1 minute ago, Ranii said:

What should we do now... I’m having a  heart attack right now. What’s the solution to this.. 

He needs to get divorced, marry you and file the I-130.

[Ranii 3]

9 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Was he a resident of Pakistan when he got the divorce? Does Pakistani law require one or both to be residents? Did he follow all the rules to divorcing in Pakistan?  Googling tells me it's quite complicated in announcements etc. 

His father had the power of attorney from his side while no response from the other side was seen.. divorce happened by default. 

[Cathi 5,784]

1 minute ago, Ranii said:

His father had the power of attorney from his side while no response from the other side was seen.. divorce happened by default. 

Divorce does not "happen by default"

[Ranii 3]

4 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

He needs to get divorced, marry you and file the I-130.

But we are already married... our paperwork is registered. How can we remarry. At this point I wanna cry as this immigration process has already sucked the life out of us. 

[NikLR 13,232]

1 minute ago, Ranii said:

His father had the power of attorney from his side while no response from the other side was seen.. divorce happened by default. 

So he wasn't even in Pakistan when the divorce was completed and he wasn't a resident of Pakistan when it started.  He just happened to get married in Pakistan originally to a wife he already petitioned for who was Pakistani.

 

I think you will have bigger issues but I have been pleasantly surprised before.  He should have divorced in Texas where he was a resident originally.