CR1 Visa Status - Uncomplited

[Antaru Ibrahim 0]

I travelled to the USA on CR1 visa and upon my arrival I was told to wait for my green card to be mailed to me in few weeks, they said in the meantime I could depend on the visa in my passport to get jobs, get insurance, etc.,  this seemed impossible. As I was waiting for the green card and searching for jobs unsuccessfully, my wife who petitioned for me to get the visa started abusing and torturing me, I developed stomach ulcer and couldn't go to the hospital because I had no insurance and also she did not want us to spend cash for my health. This situation exacerbated and one night she got physical and so I said I was leaving and then she called the police,  at this point I was out of the house looking for help as any stranger would do, I was taken to the police station, processed for court for misdemeanor and while waiting for the date for the court, she called the court to redraw the case but the process did not finish and she got more abusive and threatening me on daily basis, my ulcer too was getting worst therefore I was compelled to leave the USA.

 

I never got my green card, I could not wait for the court case to end and finally, I left all the money I had on me at that time to her to take care of our  1 year old son. Unfortunately, I could not keep evidence or collected evidence for all these events, however, I wrote to her via email listing out all the events and just replied OKAY. I had to depend on Ghanaian herbal medicine to get healed.

 

I got to the USA 4th November 2015 and left 31st of December 2015.  We have been separated from that date until now pending divorce or annulment,  I have been in Ghana all this time and I will like to know if my status still stands or I have to start a new process for a new visa.

 

My other questions are;

 

1. Can I apply for a new visa on my own?

2. Do I need to write to the court about case?

3. What type of visa will I need to be able to go back ?

4. Do I need to submit a divorce/annulment document during the process of applying for a new visa

 

Thank you all, I hope you can share some advice

Thanks

 

[milimelo 4,513]

You have no status to go back to. Almost four years later you figured out you may want to return? 

1. What visa and what basis? 

2. Should have been in contact with court before you left to provide contact address after departure. 

3. No idea. 

4. Yes, for any type of immigrant visa you’re to provide marriage/divorce documents. 

[Antaru Ibrahim 0]

Hello Milimelo,

 

thank you very much for the response.

 

Please find below mine to your questions

 

You have no status to go back to. Almost four years later you figured out you may want to return? My recent work requires me to travel  around a lot and the US is one of the places I am to go, hence my interest of finding solution.

1. What visa and what basis? Work visa please

2. Should have been in contact with court before you left to provide contact address after departure. I did not know my way around therefore I was in contact with the public lawyer I was given before I left and when I got to Ghana. He got very upset that I did not endure and wait for the court date, which was 2 months away. I told him about my illness and the compelling situation but yet still he wasn't supportive.

3. No idea. Okay. Thank you

4. Yes, for any type of immigrant visa you’re to provide marriage/divorce documents. Okay, Thank you

 

Does it mean until the divorce/annulment is done, I can not go for a visa?

 

Thank you

 

 

[milimelo 4,513]

Work visa would be something an employer initiates - do you have an employer ready to hire you and through which visa? Their lawyer should have discussed it. 

Since it looks like you married in Ghana, why don’t you start divorce proceedings there? 

[Antaru Ibrahim 0]

Thank you for the reply.

 

I do have an employer therefore I will share this information with them and see the way forward.

 

I will start the process as you have advised.

 

Thanks,