Wife lied in conditonal green card interview/marriage annullment

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nycasp

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I found out that one of the answers my wife gave the interviewer at her conditional green card interview was untrue. At this time, I won't say which, unless it's necessary, but it was an illegal act and I have proof of it. She told him she had not engaged in this type of activity, but had. It was an outright lie.

I may get a marriage annulment, would that be enough to rescind her temporary green card, or if not, would the lie that she told the officer?
 
nycasp said:
I found out that one of the answers my wife gave the interviewer at her conditional green card interview was untrue. At this time, I won't say which, unless it's necessary, but it was an illegal act and I have proof of it. She told him she had not engaged in this type of activity, but had. It was an outright lie.

I may get a marriage annulment, would that be enough to rescind her temporary green card, or if not, would the lie that she told the officer?
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If you are aware of any illegal activity on her part and have proof of it and getting divorce/annulment - forward that information to USCIS and let them worry about it and move on. And keep copies of such evidence, just in case.
 
nycasp said:
I found out that one of the answers my wife gave the interviewer at her conditional green card interview was untrue. At this time, I won't say which, unless it's necessary, but it was an illegal act and I have proof of it. She told him she had not engaged in this type of activity, but had. It was an outright lie.

I may get a marriage annulment, would that be enough to rescind her temporary green card, or if not, would the lie that she told the officer?
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divorce and move on... karma's a bitch, no need to try and go for revenge
 
Annulment

When Is Annulment Available?

Annulments are typically available under the following circumstances:

•You and your spouse are close biological relatives, and should not have qualified for marriage under the law. For example, you and your spouse are parent and child, parent and stepchild, aunt and nephew, uncle and niece, or grandparent and grandchild. The precise parameters of the relationship which will qualify a couple for annulment will vary between jurisdictions.

•One of the spouses did not have the mental capacity to enter into a marriage contract. By way of example, at the time of the ceremony a spouse may be incapacitated due to a mental disability, whether temporary or permanent in nature, or from intoxication.

•One of the spouses was below the legal age to consent to marriage. (In some jurisdictions, the availability of annulment may also depend upon whether the proper legal requirements, such as parental and/or judicial consent to the marriage, were followed.)

•You or your spouse entered into the marriage as a result of threat, force or duress.

•You or your spouse were fraudulently induced into entering the marriage. Fraud may include the concealment of an important fact, such as permanent impotence or sterility, a criminal history, or infection with a sexually transmitted disease.

•Your spouse was married to another living person at the time of the marriage. (In some jurisdictions, such a marriage would be considered bigamous and void under the law, and thus it would not be necessary to also seek an annulment.)

Some jurisdictions also permit annulment where one spouse concealed the fact of a divorce, finalized only a short time before the wedding (e.g., less than one month before the marriage).

Important Facts About Annulments

Some people believe that annulments will be available if they have only been married for a short time. The duration of a marriage is not a factor in the determination of whether an annulment is available.

For annulment based upon fraud or deception, it may be necessary for the spouse seeking the annulment to end the relationship as man and wife upon learning of the deception. If cohabitation continues once the innocent spouse knows of the fraud, many jurisdictions will consider that the spouses resolved the issue between themselves and that the fraud was thereby rendered a non-issue.

Most jurisdictions are extremely reluctant to grant annulments once a married couple has had children.

An annulment may limit your ability to share in the marital estate, or to obtain spousal support (alimony) which would otherwise result from divorce.
 
I can't say I understand what she's put you through, so I'm not going to try to be all high-and-mighty about it, but I've had a similar experience, in a way - my husband and I took his ex (and 8-year-old son's mother) to court when she finally pushed us over the edge by saying she was going to move cross-country with their son (who my husband spends half-time with and pays child support for) so her army husband of 2 months could be their son's new "daddy" and that hey, she wasn't even sure my husband was the father. (She and my husband were together for 7 years and she says -that-? B*#?$!) And this is -after- she'd not taken him to school 30 times and been late nearly 50 (no joke) in one school year, not been feeding him properly, etc.

I was so angry, with valid reason, that I really couldn't have cared less how things turned out for her. For all I cared, she could lose complete custody of her son and have suffered forever after that. Well, for my husband and step-son's sakes, I tried to step back from the situation, gather what we had on our side for the case, and let it pass as it would in court. While what she did was wrong, she has both reformed herself in some ways, and gotten her just dessert in others. She played the innocent, naive single mom (although she's married) who had a rough lot in life (came over from Ukraine as a refugee at 8) and the commissioner bought it. She got primary custody.

However, she saw the enormous error of her ways, has at least treated her son better, and realized how important his real father is in his life. Also, as far as her other faults go, like being irresponsible, she's dug her own hole - car repo'ed, telephone cut off, son disappointed so many times he knows which parent he can count on and which parent he can't by age 8. Still, I see now that she is absolutely necessary in her son's life, even though she was being a bad parent for the long time.

It's not the same thing, but as for your ex - if you were to act when you're this angry, you might do something that feels right now because of your piqued emotions, but in the end, might do you more damage than good. Whatever she did, you don't have to support her, but I wouldn't suggest going after her either. Even if you don't believe in karma, actions have consequences, and she'll suffer for hers sooner than you think. I am by no means a lawyer but if you feel legally obliged to disclose whatever illegal offense you believe she committed, you should probably do so to the proper authorities.

Either way, good luck with your path in life - just think hard before you do something you can never take back.
 
ajde said:
It's not the same thing, but as for your ex - if you were to act when you're this angry, you might do something that feels right now because of your piqued emotions, but in the end, might do you more damage than good. Whatever she did, you don't have to support her, but I wouldn't suggest going after her either. Even if you don't believe in karma, actions have consequences, and she'll suffer for hers sooner than you think. I am by no means a lawyer but if you feel legally obliged to disclose whatever illegal offense you believe she committed, you should probably do so to the proper authorities.

Either way, good luck with your path in life - just think hard before you do something you can never take back.
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well said ajde...

OP, no need for revenge really, karma or no karma, who cares, my point is that there's no need for YOU to do the actual punishment, life will take care of that, sit back and enjoy the ride.
 
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