Citizenship and Divorce

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Blue77

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Please advise!

I applied for citizenship, got approved and scheduled to take an oath this month. I am currently married but plan to get divorced later this year. I applied on the basis of 5 year GC but did get a GC via my husband who got it through his job.

All simple so far. Now the problem is that my husband has not applied for citizenship but plans on doing it this year. If his application shows that we are divorced after I get my naturalization certificate, will my citizenship be revoked? I did not provide any false information during my application. Or would it be safer to not get divorced until he gets his citizenship? Or am I simply paranoid!

Thanks in advance!
 
You're being paranoid. If you get divorced before he applies but after your oath, he will have to indicate the divorce date and provide divorce decree to USCIS. From that, USCIS will conclude that you got divorced after you obtained citizenship and therefor you didn't provide false information.
 
Blue77 said:
Please advise!

I applied for citizenship, got approved and scheduled to take an oath this month. I am currently married but plan to get divorced later this year. I applied on the basis of 5 year GC but did get a GC via my husband who got it through his job.

All simple so far. Now the problem is that my husband has not applied for citizenship but plans on doing it this year. If his application shows that we are divorced after I get my naturalization certificate, will my citizenship be revoked? I did not provide any false information during my application. Or would it be safer to not get divorced until he gets his citizenship? Or am I simply paranoid!

Thanks in advance!
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You are paranoid! BUT - i love this always there is BUT to every thing, What you need to be careful about it date of separation. If you read the oath letter it has a mention of the separation. Make sure the separation data is after the Oath date. You will have to careful when you/he files the divorce papers. Nothing usually happens. but if your husband whats to screw(as he can't any more) your happiness and complains to court that false information was published under oath (that at the time of oath you guys were separated) that could land you in the trouble.some time BIG trouble...As far for divorce the divorce data is data when court approves the divorce.

In short - You can file for divorce...Make sure the separation date is after oath date....It can be +1 day....
 
My husband and I still live together and have been for the last 9 years and no, I don't plan on applying for a divorce before the oath ceremony.

Thanks all for your advise and for confirming my paranoia:)

My concern was based on the fact that I got my GC through marriage and the IO during my interview had asked for those details.
 
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