Marriage while in Removal proceedings

[skoolus]

hello, i am currently in removal proceedings. me and my girlfriend decided to get married.

form I-130 states that the form cannot be submited for somebody who's in removal proceedings at the time of marriage.

although marriage is possible even while in DHS custody.

what are my options?
i am charged with 'overstayed visa'

thank you

 

[letsien]

Well, Don't give your hopes up.

I am currently in removal proceedings for Violating my F1-Student visa. My family posted a $20 000 bond and then I got married during removal proceedings. My back then my wife and i had been living together for a while. All i can advice is that you better have good solid evidance that you knew each other b4 you were married during removal proceedings for the judge to give you continuence on your case. You will need things like Bank statements, leases, insurances, utilitie bills, credit card statements and any documents with both your names on them showing how far back your relations ship goes.

What won my case is my father in law came to my court hearing. He is a US Army General and he came in his full army combat uniform and the judge also asked him question about me. Appearently 10 decades earlier the immigration judge was a senior US army officer and served in the same unit as he did. So bringing family can also help you in your court case to prove that you are not getting married to evade immigration laws.


Good luck

 

[letsien]

form I-130 states that the form cannot be submited for somebody who's in removal proceedings at the time of marriage.

although marriage is possible even while in DHS custody.

what are my options?

1. If you are in ICE custody YOU CANNOT get married. Don't even try to get married by proxy where by you spouse applies for you marriage license and has some one standing in you place for you. I don't know what state you are in but this is legal in Texas.

2. If you are in ICE or DHS custody you MUST bond out before getting married.

3. In order for your marriage to be even considered to be real by judge and the prosecution, you must be able to provide at least 6 months of documentation showing joints accounts. {leases, bank accs, utilitie bills, ect.)

4. If you have all this documentation to proof that your marriage is legitimate and was not done to evade the immigration laws. Then you can go ahead and file your I-130 and wait for a reply. Do not file I-130 and I-485 concurrently. When you file you I-130 it will take up to six months to get approved when you are in removal proceedings. You CANNOT work what so ever during this time.

5. When you have a scheduled hearing take as many immediate family members with you to court as well as additional documentation proving that you are still living together with your spouse.

 

[skoolus]

i was in custody in Washington state. and the paper they gave us said that you can apply for marriage license and the marriage would take place inside the detention center.

we've been dating for a few years now and knew each other since highschool. never lived together though. the reason i went to washington is to ask her to move to seattle eventually. and worst of all, this is a real marriage =D

thanks for the help, much appreciated