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eatasandwich

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I moved to the US a few years ago. I applied for a greencard after getting married and received the conditional one. After two years we applied to have the conditional status removed. Shortly afterwards my wife and I started having problems and we got divorced.

I know this sounds terribly suspicious - a typical "marriage of convenience", but I loved my wife and we got married for genuine reasons. There was nothing untoward about the proceedings. Our relationship just got stale and we became more like room mates than husband and wife. I suspect she had begun seeing someone else but have not spoken to her since signing the divorce papers. This was not my intention - she simply fell off my radar and refused to answer calls.

I have not received my greencard.

Is there a possibility that divorce proceedings could have been put into motion before I knew? Could my ex-wife have somehow screwed me over and deliberately orchestrated a way to get me out of the country?

I am extremely worried. I am a law abiding man. I have made a life for myself here. My job is wonderful. I have friends and a new relationship - I wish to get married again one day.

If my application to have conditions removed had been denied wouldn't I have heard from the authorities? It's not like I'm hiding! I have a social security card a bank account etc etc etc. If I have done anything wrong it is without my knowledge.

I'm scared. I don't know what to do. I'm affraid of re-applying for my greencard because of what might happen. I can't afford a lawyer. I don't want to break the law.
 
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I have been able to travel into and out of the country with no issues but the stamp in my passport is no longer valid. I am supposed to visit my family in the UK for Christmas.

Honestly I am in quite a state here. What will happen when I complete the I-90 form to apply for a replacement card? Will I get another passport stamp?
 
eatasandwich said:
Additional information:

I have been able to travel into and out of the country with no issues but the stamp in my passport is no longer valid. I am supposed to visit my family in the UK for Christmas.

Honestly I am in quite a state here. What will happen when I complete the I-90 form to apply for a replacement card? Will I get another passport stamp?
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If you apply for I-90, it will take you several months before the replacement.

Do you still have your conditional card? if so, what is the experation date?


As far is what could your ex-wife have done is SIMPLY nothing. If you have been legitametley, then you have nothing to worry about. USCIS can easly find out if you had a legitment marrige if they conduct an investigation.

The only way your ex-wife could hurt you if she contacted USCIS and claimed that the marrige is fruad (true or not). It is too late for her to withdraw her petition for your I-485 as you already granted the residency.

P.S. had your wife made the fraud aligations, USCIS would have been on your door by name. As I said you should not worry if your marrige was real.

Best of luck
 
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I had to surrender my conditional card when applying for the new one I think. I certainly don't have it any more.

Part of my problem is that my girlfriend has recently been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. My mind has not been focussed on the things it should be. I have been putting my energies into caring for her, and not myself - so I've been neglectful of some pretty important things. For instance, I've been paying bills on the phone...when they call me about late payments!

My greencard should have arrived several months ago. The US immigration web site says that I should have contacted them at that time, should the card not be delivered. I am worried that I have left things too late to fix them.

If an application is denied, shouldn't I know about it already? Should I not have receieved a letter or something? Am I freaking out needlessly?

What I want to do is send another I-90 and start the process over again, but I am so scared that something bad may happen to me and take me away from my girlfriend when she needs me the most.
 
Whatever you do, do NOT leave the country without the proper paperwork or you may never be able to re enter. Seriously, going to the UK for Christmas is the least of your problems. You need to get your act together and sort yourself out. Your ex-wife could not possibly have screwed you in any way even if she wanted to. Your application is probably messed up somehow and you need to find out about it without wasting any time. If your future in the US is important to you this should be a priority. If your GC has been delayed less than a year it is not too late to fix it. You need to contact them by phone or in person asap but believe me if you leave the US for any reason at all without the proper stamps or papers you will be denied entry forever and trust me I am not exaggerating!
 
Has your I-751 been approved? If so, on what date? Was it before or after the divorce was final? You were supposed to file a new I-751 if the divorce was finalised before your original I-751 was approved.

eatasandwich said:
Additional information:

I have been able to travel into and out of the country with no issues but the stamp in my passport is no longer valid. I am supposed to visit my family in the UK for Christmas.

Honestly I am in quite a state here. What will happen when I complete the I-90 form to apply for a replacement card? Will I get another passport stamp?
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