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2 minutes ago, Ranii said:

Texas 

 

When you husband gets a lawyer in Texas they will have to figure it out.

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June 13, 2018 Mary receives Mexican Residency Card

June 15, 2018  I-130 DCF Appointment in Juarez  -  June 18, 2018  Approval E-Mail

August 2, 2018 Case Complete At Consulate

September 25, 2018 Interview in CDJ and Approved!

October 7, 2018 In the USA

October 27, 2018 Green Card received 

October 29, 2018 Applied for Social Security Card - November 5, 2018 Social Security Card received

November 6th, 2018 State ID Card Received, Applied for Global Entry - Feb 8,2019 Approved.

July 14, 2020 Removal of Conditions submitted by mail  July 12, 2021 Biometrics Completed

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September 7, 2021 I-751 Interview, Sept 8 Approved and Card Being Produced

October 21, 2021 N-400 Biometrics Completed  

November 30,2021  Interview, Approval and Oath

December 10, 2021 US Passport Issued

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NikLR
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1) Please don't type in all caps LIKE THIS. It means you are yelling.   2) Does your husband live in Pakistan? If not then he probably needed to get divorced where he lives which was Texas. 

Nitas_man
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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 c

NikLR
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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

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...sounds like Texas would not recognize a divorce in those circumstances (see past posts). So the divorce would be legal within Pakistan (and possibly some other countries), but does not meet the requirements to support an immigration petition to the US.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

arken Mentor

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1 hour ago, Ranii said:

So what do u suggest? Should we hire a divorce lawyer or immigration lawyer. CO clearly stated that we need divorce decree from Texas. Plus at the time of divorce in the above stated link both the parties were present in Pakistan whereas in ours case none.  So confused right now.

Divorce lawyer, forget about the immigration lawyer at this point. You are stuck on divorce issues not the immigration issues.

Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

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Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

SalishSea Grand Master

SalishSea   18,158

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1 hour ago, Ranii said:

he has a legitimate divorce decree, not from Texas though but from Pak.

Then why was it not accepted as a legitimate divorce decree by the embassy?

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13 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Then why was it not accepted as a legitimate divorce decree by the embassy?

Because he was not a resident of Pakistan when it was issued, he was a resident of Texas. So while it is a legitimate divorce decree as far as Pakistan is concerned, they had no jurisdiction to issue the decree for a US resident - divorce jurisdictions are based on residence. I've been married twice, in another state and another country, and have citizenship in yet another country but the only place I could file for divorce (if I want the US to recognize it) is my home state.

SalishSea Grand Master

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2 minutes ago, Mollie09 said:

Because he was not a resident of Pakistan when it was issued, he was a resident of Texas. So while it is a legitimate divorce decree as far as Pakistan is concerned, they had no jurisdiction to issue the decree for a US resident - divorce jurisdictions are based on residence. I've been married twice, in another state and another country, and have citizenship in yet another country but the only place I could file for divorce (if I want the US to recognize it) is my home state.

Exactly the point I was trying to make to the OP.

 
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