Hello Everyone,
I moved to the US in August, 2016 through the K1 Visa (Fiance Visa). I married my husband, we sent all documents and forms to adjust my status on September, 2016, and after a few months things didn't worked out well. Not only the psychological but the physical abuse happened. I was luck to make friends in the city and they helped me to get out from him.
I only had my EAD card and I believe that he did something to stop my adjustment of status, because until today still pending. I was able to renew my EAD card, and I sent my VAWA on November, 2017. I received my Prima Facie and everything still pending. The VAWA, the AOS and my second EAD renewal.
I'm still legally married and I was reading that I must divorce him before the VAWA approval, is that right? If I divorce him, it must be a contested divorce? I see everywhere victims of domestic violence can divorce without your husband but I don't know how should I do.
My husband sent me an email with a uncontested divorce agreement asking me to sign and send him back but I don't trust him - He is asking to sign a page that can be removed easily and attached to another document.
Can I divorce without a lawyer? I'm in NYC.