I-130 approved for Wife, but she is married now

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JONNIE76

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Hi

I have searched the forum & the internet to find some answers to the following questions. Can someone help please?

1. My in-laws came to US with green card in 1999. Applied I-130 for my wife (she was single at that time over 21).

2. She and i got married in 2002 while her application was pending.

3. Last month we got I-130 approval from Texas.

What is the next step?
Should we inform USCIS about her marriage and if so how?
Do we need to apply for a visa number to State Dept?

Thanks
 
If she is married then it will change her categary as "Married son/daughter if USC which will change her priority date". That means more waiting. With I130 aproval, one need to have priority date to be current in order to go to next step.
 
Jonnie,

I think its your call. No one on this forum will tell you to do something illegal. To be honest with you, I will never lie to the US immigration. However, its your call. Even if you hide the marriage and your wife comes down here, how will she sponsor you? You will have to prove that you guys are married. Where will you get the marriage certificate that you got married AFTER she got per green card? If your in-laws are citizens already, they can apply for both of you together and it will take n+1 number of years to get your green card.

Amishah,

Green Card parents cannot apply for married daughter. This means that the original I-130 application (the one that has now been approved) is null and void.

Thanks

Eric
 
OOps! Sorry I got confused with simillar case. That is correct, a GC holder parents can not sponsor married kids.
 
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