Domestic abuse- Implications for Permanent Green Card

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LucindaLucinda

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Hello!

It is very hard for me to write about this, but I need help. I got my conditional green card in sept. 2007. In the meantime, my husband became very controling emotionally, psychologically, and also hit me in a few ocassions. The other night he twisted my hand and I called the domestic abuse line. I was crying and was afraid for my life. The lady told me to call the police but I was afraid since he threatens to not help me with the green card. I am in a position where he blackmails me for the green card. He is frustrated with me beyond belief and every little thing gets on his nerves. He uses words like "my greencard made you better, bitch" or "you ain't shit bitch" "you think you all that?" and lots and lots of abusive words that start becoming cliche. My paperwork to renew green card in due in June but I do not know if I can continue like this. I am very competent human being, in a doctoral program and working with children in mental health field. All this started to affect me at work. I want to know if there is any way for me to still get my green card. I need to know what steps I need to make. He says everything is "my word against his" and I consider recording all his madness. Please help me and let me know what my legal action should be. Thank you.
 
Sorry to hear that....

I am not an expert but my advise should be to report it to the police when he hit you and abuse on you mentally, get police reports as documentation support, then if you can not handle the situation you should file a divorce for abusive treatment. In this way you still having opportunity to file for remove conditions based on your divorce for abusive treatment and showing them you marriage were in good faith until you got divorced for the reasons that you have. Just keep police reports copies for documentation support.

One more time .... I am not an expert on it.
 
I believe as long as you have a police report showing that you were being a victim of domestic violance then you should have no issues of getting the condition removed on your GC. Take pictures of your face when he hit you, go see a doctor and keep all records. You can then file a divorce on him and kick his ass out of your sight.
 
Hi Lucinda sorry hear about this, well remember that you can apply for removing condition (I-751) with a waiver but for that you have to be divorced first, just be sure to have a case for immigation that justified the divorce. The best way to do this if you want free is open a case with your local domestic violence office, this is going to be confidential, obviously your husband is not going to know about this just to protect yourself, the office is going to help make this very confidential and also the office is going to assign a therapist/social worker for you and after a period of time they give a you a letter for immigration and also in some cases they assign a lawyer .

It is not going to be easy but no impossible, dealing with Immigration waiting times/delays is enough, if you add personal violence and financial issues is going to be though, do that you have to do, nobody has the right to abuse you either psicologolicaly or physicaly , just be prepared in the best way.

The steps if you decide divorce this guy are :
1. Have ready all documents that proof your marriage was in good faih.
2. Have ready a case (includig proofs), that justified your divorce.
3. Divorce your husband.
4. File immiadtelly after your divorce the I-751 with waiver with all the documentation in steps 1, 2 y 3. Just be sure to file within the times, ask you attorney what to do in the case your divorce is still pending at the time you have to file for I-751 for GC expiration.
5. Finally the most dificult, that drain you same or more than the above, and what is most of us are here, waiting and waiting until this people decide give you a good new or RFE. No because you file thru violence your case is going to be prioritized. This is thoug. But if you enter thru marriage in good faith there is not reason to deny it. Just wait.

Good luck.

I am not an attorney I am just an immigrant use my information just for reference, always consult with an attorney all you do.
 
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Help2008 said:
5. Finally the most dificult, that drain you same or more than the above, and what is most of us are here, waiting and waiting until this people decide give you a good new or RFE. No because you file thru violence your case is going to be prioritized. This is thoug. But if you enter thru marriage in good faith there is not reason to deny it. Just wait.
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I like your phrase "a good new" even though I don't really know what you mean by that.:) I have seen it in several of your threads.
 
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