fake divorce cert / kid / noid

[afry2021 0]

I am a USC married to a man from ghana in 2019. we filed for I-130, I-485 etc and after some months of submitting his paper-works to USCIS, he eventually got his EAD and starts working. This guy support me in everything that requires finances (including my bills and rents), help with my crippled daughter and I was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes which makes my health to get worse everyday. we got notice for his AOS interview in Chicago local office and after few month of waiting we got reply that my husband need to authenticate the divorce certificate he presented from ghana (NOID). At this point my husband opens up to me that the divorce cert was fake that he is never married back home and that the son he told me he had was a lie too. he told me this was the lie he presented in ghana to get visa to come here.

Now my major concern now is he presented this same fake certificate in the court to get married to me and the fake son's name he claimed is on our marriage license. Now he is ready to tell the USCIS the whole truth and not cover more lies.

My readers, what should we do ? what are the implications of this on his chance of getting his green-card? Are we still legally married if we inform the court house? because without this my husband, myself and my daughter we're doomed.

Every reply and contributions will be appreciated.

[Lemonslice 4,843]

Contact a lawyer, you're in a big, big, mess.

[Crazy Cat 41,884]

Contact a good attorney.  This is not a do-it-yourself fix.  

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

1 hour ago, afry2021 said:

I am a USC married to a man from ghana in 2019. we filed for I-130, I-485 etc and after some months of submitting his paper-works to USCIS, he eventually got his EAD and starts working. This guy support me in everything that requires finances (including my bills and rents), help with my crippled daughter and I was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes which makes my health to get worse everyday. we got notice for his AOS interview in Chicago local office and after few month of waiting we got reply that my husband need to authenticate the divorce certificate he presented from ghana (NOID). At this point my husband opens up to me that the divorce cert was fake that he is never married back home and that the son he told me he had was a lie too. he told me this was the lie he presented in ghana to get visa to come here.

Now my major concern now is he presented this same fake certificate in the court to get married to me and the fake son's name he claimed is on our marriage license. Now he is ready to tell the USCIS the whole truth and not cover more lies.

My readers, what should we do ? what are the implications of this on his chance of getting his green-card? Are we still legally married if we inform the court house? because without this my husband, myself and my daughter we're doomed.

Every reply and contributions will be appreciated.

There is literally nothing we can do here. This is lawyer territory

[sykadelic 0]

Lying about a divorce/marriage and a child are huge issues. the reason for the lie is important as well.

 

Absolutely need an attorney. 

[Boiler 45,522]

I just want to make sure I have things straight,

 

Came here as a visitor

 

Stated he was married and had a child when he applied for a visa

 

Married you

 

You filed to adjust his status and as he had stated he was married came up with the fake Divorce?

[Rocio0010 5,579]

3 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

Contact a good attorney.  This is not a do-it-yourself fix.  

Certainly not a DIY fix, but -just asking- what can attorney do?

[aaron2020 11,651]

28 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

Certainly not a DIY fix, but -just asking- what can attorney do?

An attorney can advise them whether the lies were material or not and if waivers are available.  

[SalishSea 17,833]

What was the incentive to lie?  Makes no sense.

[JonSeattle 202]

Maybe an immigration lawyer can identify similar cases where a green card was issued and refer to those in your response.

 

I think that as long has he was not currently married when he married you, your marriage to him is still valid.

[Boiler 45,522]

9 minutes ago, JonSeattle said:

Maybe an immigration lawyer can identify similar cases where a green card was issued and refer to those in your response.

 

I think that as long has he was not currently married when he married you, your marriage to him is still valid.

That is not the issue

 

Adjusting is.

[SunflowerSweet 1,321]

39 minutes ago, Boiler said:

That is not the issue

 

Adjusting is.

OP specifically asked if they were still legally married in the first post and no one had touched that question yet, glad someone did if no one else was going to.

 

Of course adjusting is the issue. But not being legally married would add an entire new layer onto that.

Edited January 8, 2021 by MorganandMichael

[SalishSea 17,833]

Am I missing something?  He lied about being married, divorced, and having a kid, and then he married the OP.

 

What was the incentive?  Lying is crappy, but if he was never actually married/divorced, would this necessarily invalidate their marriage?

[aaron2020 11,651]

He lied about having a kid in his home country to show a strong tie to home so he could get a tourist visa.

 

His marriage is legal.

 

The problem is lying on immigration  and visa documents and whether those lies are material misrepresentations that would make him inadmissible and ineligible for a green card.  

[Boiler 45,522]

Well we made some assumptions to complete the story.

 

Assuming we are correct then he is on record as being married so Immigration will want to see that he divorced before he married.

 

He doubled down by producing a fake divorce certificate.

 

So how does he now show he divorced before remarrying? Especially when he was never married in the first place.