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Impact of divorce on Employment Based green card for naturalization

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Hello all,

 

First post here as I get ready to begin my naturalization process soon.

 

I am the primary beneficiary of an employer sponsored green card. This is the 10-year green card.

My former spouse got her green card through me, filing together back when we were married.

 

We were married for a total of < 5 years and got divorced a few months ago.

 

Will divorce have an impact on naturalization based on an employment based green card ?

I have seen a lot of posts regarding marriage-based green card, but none on employment based green cards.

 

Is it sufficient to indicate my marital status on the N-400 application and upload my divorce decree with the application?

 

Please advise.

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19 minutes ago, GreenUS said:

Hello all,

 

First post here as I get ready to begin my naturalization process soon.

 

I am the primary beneficiary of an employer sponsored green card. This is the 10-year green card.

My former spouse got her green card through me, filing together back when we were married.

 

We were married for a total of < 5 years and got divorced a few months ago.

 

Will divorce have an impact on naturalization based on an employment based green card ?

I have seen a lot of posts regarding marriage-based green card, but none on employment based green cards.

 

Is it sufficient to indicate my marital status on the N-400 application and upload my divorce decree with the application?

 

Please advise.

Marital status won’t matter, simply needs to be disclosed. You will get a few questions on work  history since LPR status granted through employer….assuming all that was in order and you actually worked for company that sponsored you

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No

 

Does it ask for the Divorce Certificate?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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40 minutes ago, Family said:

Marital status won’t matter, simply needs to be disclosed. You will get a few questions on work  history since LPR status granted through employer….assuming all that was in order and you actually worked for company that sponsored you

Yes. All good on the employment front and I worked with the company that sponsored me for ~3 years after I got the GC from them, several years prior too.

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40 minutes ago, Boiler said:

No

 

Does it ask for the Divorce Certificate?

In the document checklist, it asks for proof of existing marriage or proof of prior marriages ended, etc.
So i will indicate my marital status and upload the decree with the application I guess.

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8 hours ago, Family said:

Marital status won’t matter, simply needs to be disclosed. You will get a few questions on work  history since LPR status granted through employer….assuming all that was in order and you actually worked for company that sponsored you

They rarely ask about work history even with EB cases. You're not required to work for the sponsoring employer at all. There may be a red flag if you quit like 2 weeks after receiving a green card, but that's about it. 

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7 hours ago, randomstairs said:

They rarely ask about work history even with EB cases. You're not required to work for the sponsoring employer at all. There may be a red flag if you quit like 2 weeks after receiving a green card, but that's about it. 

Thank you!
So in my case with nearly 3 years of employment with the sponsoring employer AFTER receiving, there shouldn't be any issues, correct? 

I personally don't know of anyone that's worked with the same employer and the same position for the entire 4 years and 9 months prior to applying for naturalization

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There might be questions if you left soon after, I have seen many discussions on that, I have my GC can I leave now.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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