URGENT HELP :(

[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. 

[Ranii 3]

1 minute ago, NikLR said:

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. 

What is the solution to all this mess? Please advice and help. 

[Ranii 3]

4 minutes ago, Cathi said:

Divorce does not "happen by default"

Yess it does if the other party doesn’t respond or show up. 

 

4 minutes ago, NikLR said:

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. 

 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

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. 

Bigamy is a legal term which means you got married again without legally divorcing your previous spouse.  

So they filed for divorce in Texas?  They must have since they have a settlement agreement.  

Why didn’t he go ahead and file in Texas for the final divorce decree?

[Ranii 3]

Please people help us!!! We miss each other badly..  our lives are on pause...already in a turmoil...it’s so hard to live without your spouse after marriage... he has already petitioned for divorce... give us some hope or positivity 

[arken 4,197]

As i already said, just wait till he gets the divorce decree from TX which could take several months. 

 

You two are suffering because of your husband’s mistake in trying to get divorced in a short time from Pakistan and not in TX, so can’t blame the immigration for this. As a US citizen, he was supposed to follow US policies in divorce and he didn’t.

 

So don’t do anything hastily this time. First thing first, divorce decree.

Edited June 17, 2019 by arken

[Ranii 3]

2 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

Bigamy is a legal term which means you got married again without legally divorcing your previous spouse.  

So they filed for divorce in Texas?  They must have since they have a settlement agreement.  

Why didn’t he go ahead and file in Texas for the final divorce decree?

Yess he has a mediated settlement agreement. The lawyers said we don’t need to do divorce in Texas as it’s already done and approved by foreign affairs. I presented that agreement at the time of interview But VO said we require it cuz of absence of each party at the time of divorce.

[Ranii 3]

1 minute ago, arken said:

As i already said, just wait till he gets the divorce decree from TX which could take several months. 

 

You two are suffering because of your husband’s mistake in trying to get divorced in a short time from Pakistan and not in TX, so can’t blame the immigration for this. As a US citizen, he has to follow US laws and he didn’t.

 

So don’t do anything hastily this time. First thing first, divorce decree.

Thankyou so much. Yess I’m blaming him and he too is cursing himself. He consulted two lawyers before filing i130 and they gave him a thumbs up. Never knew we have a problem.   Please pray for us that they accept our divorce decree this time😭

[Just Paul 4,595]

you need an attorney

[arken 4,197]

6 minutes ago, Ranii said:

Yess he has a mediated settlement agreement. The lawyers said we don’t need to do divorce in Texas as it’s already done and approved by foreign affairs. I presented that agreement at the time of interview But VO said we require it cuz of absence of each party at the time of divorce.

That!!! was the mistake. 

I can only relate your case to one case here. 

There was a post in VJ about a spousal visa case where the CO didn’t accept the marriage certificate during the interview because they were provided the marriage certificate from one US State by an agent when none of them were in the US at the time. 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

12 minutes ago, Ranii said:

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. 

In the eyes of US immigration is is possible that because of what your husband has done (got a quickie divorce in Pakistan instead of filing and finishing the divorce in his home state) the US still considers him legally married to his previous spouse.

 

Which means, under US law, your marriage is possibly invalid.

 

So if you, and he, do not want to continue to enjoy married life in the paradise that is Pakistan he needs to get back to Texas, get his divorce done correctly, and next time remember that if he wants to enjoy the benefits of US citizenship he can’t file divorce by three text messages or whatever he did to get a quick one over there.

 

 

[Ranii 3]

2 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

In the eyes of US immigration is is possible that because of what your husband has done (got a quickie divorce in Pakistan instead of filing and finishing the divorce in his home state) the US still considers him legally married to his previous spouse.

 

Which means, under US law, your marriage is possibly invalid.

 

So if you, and he, do not want to continue to enjoy married life in the paradise that is Pakistan he needs to get back to Texas, get his divorce done correctly, and next time remember that if he wants to enjoy the benefits of US citizenship he can’t file divorce by three text messages or whatever he did to get a quick one over there.

 

 

That is not fair of you to blame him of texting or whatever he did to get divorce decree. He initiated it. Did all the paperwork himself while in Pakistan. Stop being judgmental and give valuable advice instead. 

[Ranii 3]

5 minutes ago, arken said:

That!!! was the mistake. 

I can only relate your case to one case here. 

There was a post in VJ about a spousal visa case where the CO didn’t accept the marriage certificate during the interview because they were provided the marriage certificate from one US State by an agent when none of them were in the US at the time. 

Then what happened? Did they accept it or case got terminated. Did they get visa. Can you please send link as we’re in a desperate need of help. Thankyou 

[Just Paul 4,595]

2 minutes ago, Ranii said:

He initiated it. Did all the paperwork himself while in Pakistan.

Then he, and you by collateral damage, got what he deserved.  The CO doesn't believe he is divorced.  Your "Husband" needs to prove otherwise.

 

He should have an account here to learn how to do immigration on his own.

[NikLR 13,232]

2 minutes ago, Ranii said:

Then what happened? Did they accept it or case got terminated. Did they get visa. Can you please send link as we’re in a desperate need of help. Thankyou 

Their marriage was invalid. They had to be remarried.  They married in Mexico and divorced in Mexico but neither were residents or citizens of Mexico.  So the current marriage was invalid because he wasn't free to marry.  He had to get divorced (I think it was also Texas) and then remarry.

 

You need a good immigration attorney in my humble opinion.