citizenship after divorce?

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Thonia

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Hello everyone! I am new to this website and from what I read, it is a very helpful place to seek advice. I don't have a horror story to share, but I do have the knowledge of K1/K2 visa. Came to the USA on a K1 visa in 2000, married within the legal 90 days, went through all the temporary GC paperwork, then the permanent GC, which I posess and will expire in 2014. After 8 years of marriage to a US citizen, our marriage is ending in a divorce, we plan on filing within a month or so. My (still) husband is very cooperative and helpful with everything, so far. The questions to you all are: do I have to go though another wad of paperwork informing USCIS about my divorce, although I will be keeping my husband's last name and my green card is good for another 6 years? If so, would it be easier to apply for citizenship right after the divorce, save myself a ton of papers and lots of trips to the nearest (200 miles) USCIS?
Any info and suggestions are much appreciated! Thank you!
 
As far as I know, you do not have to inform USCIS of your impending divorce whatsoever. Now that you have permanent GC, a divorce has no effect on your status and you do not need to apply for citizenship if you don't want to.
 
Thank you!

senowen said:
As far as I know, you do not have to inform USCIS of your impending divorce whatsoever. Now that you have permanent GC, a divorce has no effect on your status and you do not need to apply for citizenship if you don't want to.
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Thank you very much. My concern was that after divorce I will have to redo all the paperwork under my maiden name, regardless of my status, so the next step would have been to apply for citizenship right away, might as well, right?, if I have to go through all that endless paperwork. Cleared that up. Thanks again!
 
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