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[hellokity 4]

My marriage was in good faith but things started going bad as soon as I came here, what do I mean with this is, my husband wouldn't let me talk to my family for weeks when he first brought me here, I had to argue my point with him so I could call and let my mom know that I was ok.

I came with a fiancé visa, we got married within the 90 days and things were fine we had our differences sometimes but we made it work, then I got my work permit and my 2 years GC and he wouldn't let me work or get a SS, he was in debt and money was a big deal and he blamed me on everything and I wanted to help.  I felt in prison again, he wouldn't allow me I couldn't leave the house, the story is long, so let me get to the point. 

I am a ten years permanent resident since 20011 and I separate from my husband when I got the (CR89) conditions removed, I got my GC in the mail a day after I left and my ex was told that he had to give it to me by law.

 

#3months later in 2014 I found out I was expecting a baby girl with everything I was going trough, I wasn't expecting that to happen at the end she was the reason why he sign the divorce because he wasn't going to otherwise. then the divorce and the whole process finalized in January 2015. now is 2017 and I'm trying to get citizenship but because everything that happened above I don't know how they going to look at my file.

 

resumen 

resident since 2011

conditions removed accepted

feb 2014 I got separated 

feb 2014 I got 10 years GC 

2014 filed for divorce

may 2014 got pregnant of different man

child born 2015

divorce final 2015

looking into for citizenship in 2017

 

I don't know if I can apply for citizenship, I don't know if they gonna think that I was with him only for the PR and I don't know whats going to happen after I take a step forward I don't know if I should wait longer or just do it.

if anybody have anything positive to say about my case or if you went though the same I would like to know what was your experience. 

[Dashinka 23,229]

4 minutes ago, hellokity said:

My marriage was in good faith but things started going bad as soon as I came here, what do I mean with this is, my husband wouldn't let me talk to my family for weeks when he first brought me here, I had to argue my point with him so I could call and let my mom know that I was ok.

I came with a fiancé visa, we got married within the 90 days and things were fine we had our differences sometimes but we made it work, then I got my work permit and my 2 years GC and he wouldn't let me work or get a SS, he was in debt and money was a big deal and he blamed me on everything and I wanted to help.  I felt in prison again, he wouldn't allow me I couldn't leave the house, the story is long, so let me get to the point. 

I am a ten years permanent resident since 20011 and I separate from my husband when I got the (CR89) conditions removed, I got my GC in the mail a day after I left and my ex was told that he had to give it to me by law.

 

#3months later in 2014 I found out I was expecting a baby girl with everything I was going trough, I wasn't expecting that to happen at the end she was the reason why he sign the divorce because he wasn't going to otherwise. then the divorce and the whole process finalized in January 2015. now is 2017 and I'm trying to get citizenship but because everything that happened above I don't know how they going to look at my file.

 

resumen 

resident since 2011

conditions removed accepted

feb 2014 I got separated 

feb 2014 I got 10 years GC 

2014 filed for divorce

may 2014 got pregnant of different man

child born 2015

divorce final 2015

looking into for citizenship in 2017

 

I don't know if I can apply for citizenship, I don't know if they gonna think that I was with him only for the PR and I don't know whats going to happen after I take a step forward I don't know if I should wait longer or just do it.

if anybody have anything positive to say about my case or if you went though the same I would like to know what was your experience. 

I believe you can apply for citizenship since even divorced you have been a resident more than 5 years.  I am not familiar with the requirements regarding a divorce from a K1 other than with a divorce you move to the 5 year line instead of the 3 year line.  Others may be more experienced with the divorce aspect of citizenship applications from a K1/LPR route, but I think you are fine to apply.

 

Good Luck!

[Lenchick 133]

12 minutes ago, hellokity said:

My marriage was in good faith but things started going bad as soon as I came here, what do I mean with this is, my husband wouldn't let me talk to my family for weeks when he first brought me here, I had to argue my point with him so I could call and let my mom know that I was ok.

I came with a fiancé visa, we got married within the 90 days and things were fine we had our differences sometimes but we made it work, then I got my work permit and my 2 years GC and he wouldn't let me work or get a SS, he was in debt and money was a big deal and he blamed me on everything and I wanted to help.  I felt in prison again, he wouldn't allow me I couldn't leave the house, the story is long, so let me get to the point. 

I am a ten years permanent resident since 20011 and I separate from my husband when I got the (CR89) conditions removed, I got my GC in the mail a day after I left and my ex was told that he had to give it to me by law.

 

#3months later in 2014 I found out I was expecting a baby girl with everything I was going trough, I wasn't expecting that to happen at the end she was the reason why he sign the divorce because he wasn't going to otherwise. then the divorce and the whole process finalized in January 2015. now is 2017 and I'm trying to get citizenship but because everything that happened above I don't know how they going to look at my file.

 

resumen 

resident since 2011

conditions removed accepted

feb 2014 I got separated 

feb 2014 I got 10 years GC 

2014 filed for divorce

may 2014 got pregnant of different man

child born 2015

divorce final 2015

looking into for citizenship in 2017

 

I don't know if I can apply for citizenship, I don't know if they gonna think that I was with him only for the PR and I don't know whats going to happen after I take a step forward I don't know if I should wait longer or just do it.

if anybody have anything positive to say about my case or if you went though the same I would like to know what was your experience. 

you can apply of course.  Go to their Citizenship page. It will give you lots of needed information. Things don't always work out for some couples.  Just be prepared to explain about your divorce why it didn't work out in case you are asked at the interview. 

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship

[geowrian 22,335]

The above is right. You can apply for citizenship under the 5 year rule fine. How you got your green card doesn't really matter here. It's possible they'll ask for some evidence from the marriage, but since that was 10 years ago I don't think they'll even do that.

[JFH 12,189]

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[little immigrant 800]

Hi there I was in a similar situation as you. I came here as a conditional resident in 2011 and became a citizen this year. Go ahead and apply

 

I'm glad you made your way out of your awful situation. I wish you all the best. 

[hellokity 4]

17 hours ago, Lenchick said:

you can apply of course.  Go to their Citizenship page. It will give you lots of needed information. Things don't always work out for some couples.  Just be prepared to explain about your divorce why it didn't work out in case you are asked at the interview. 

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship

Thank you for the good advice. 

[hellokity 4]

16 hours ago, danda226 said:

Hi there I was in a similar situation as you. I came here as a conditional resident in 2011 and became a citizen this year. Go ahead and apply

 

I'm glad you made your way out of your awful situation. I wish you all the best. 

Congratulations on your citizenship and thank you so much for the good advice. I need to collect a lot of information that I don't even know if I have, I need to get things together I think before I step forward, do you remember what they asked in the interview? 

[hellokity 4]

16 hours ago, JFH said:

*~*~*moved from "general immigration discussion" to "US citizenship discussion"*~*~*

I will. Thank you  

[hellokity 4]

18 hours ago, geowrian said:

The above is right. You can apply for citizenship under the 5 year rule fine. How you got your green card doesn't really matter here. It's possible they'll ask for some evidence from the marriage, but since that was 10 years ago I don't think they'll even do that.

Thank you Geowrian. Yes, that's one thing I'm afraid of that I don't know if I have all the pieces of the puzzle to put them together to rebuild my case because they want everything in paper right! Things like the bank account that we had together that's gone, some of the pics from marriage he have them and we are not friends at all, we never talked since we got divorced. He only went to court one time at the very beginning of the divorce process. 

Its been 5 years since my first GC 2011 to 2017 It will expire in 2024 

Edited September 5, 2017 by hellokity

[IPv6Freely 64]

Once you're here legally for 5 years on GC, the marriage becomes irrelevant. 

[geowrian 22,335]

20 minutes ago, hellokity said:

Thank you Geowrian. Yes, that's one thing I'm afraid of that I don't know if I have all the pieces of the puzzle to put them together to rebuild my case because they want everything in paper right! Things like the bank account that we had together that's gone, some of the pics from marriage he have them and we are not friends at all, we never talked since we got divorced. He only went to court one time at the very beginning of the divorce process. 

Its been 5 years since my first GC 2011 to 2017 It will expire in 2024 

Ah okay, sorry I didn't read that correctly. So you are an LPR for only 5 years. You qualify to apply just fine still. But it's possible they will ask for some marriage documentation. This not like ROC where you need to prove a marriage was entered into in good faith, but others have been asked for some marriage documentation even under the 5 year rule. I think you'll be fine, though. Good luck!

 

2 minutes ago, IPv6Freely said:

Once you're here legally for 5 years on GC, the marriage becomes irrelevant. 

Yes and no. Others have been asked for marriage evidence even under the 5 year rule. While you don't need to prove your case for an immigration benefit this time, they can still review evidence for fraud. For example, I saw a case recently where they requested the information and noticed the applicant was legally separated at the time of ROC (with no single filer waiver), but that was not disclosed and it looks like (to me) they are investigating now.

[little immigrant 800]

36 minutes ago, hellokity said:

Congratulations on your citizenship and thank you so much for the good advice. I need to collect a lot of information that I don't even know if I have, I need to get things together I think before I step forward, do you remember what they asked in the interview? 

Yes I remember everything.

 

She did ask about my marriage. I honestly answered her all the questions she had. For example she wanted to know when we separated and if I had answered my I-751 correctly (we were still living together at that time but very soon after that he left so I filled the form out truthfully). Also she wanted to know if I got married to gain immigration benefits which I denied. 

 

She also wanted to see the divorce certificate. I had also gotten married again, she wanted to see the new marriage license as well.

 

She also asked why I had moved so many times and I explained to her that my lease was done and I hadn't found a place yet so we were in temporary places for a while until we got a house. She wanted to know about my new relationship and which religion we are and if my ex-husband had the same religion. 

 

She asked me if I had any crimes and I told her I never got a traffic ticket.

 

Of course she went through the civics questions with me and I had to read and write one sentence each for the English test which I passed.

 

Only issue I had was I had my Green Card replaced due to my name change and the "Resident since" date was wrong. She couldn't approve me on the spot because of that. Thankfully I had my first GC with me as well so she made a copy of both. A few hours later I received a case update that I was recommended for approval.

 

Just get as much stuff together as you can. If you can't access something, that's ok. I honestly told her as well that my ex and I are no longer speaking to each other. I still receive tax stuff in both of our names which I keep 

 

I'm sure you will do well. Keep us updated!  

[hellokity 4]

1 hour ago, hellokity said:

Congratulations on your citizenship and thank you so much for the good advice. I need to collect a lot of information that I don't even know if I have, I need to get things together I think before I step forward, do you remember what they asked in the interview? 

 

[hellokity 4]

41 minutes ago, danda226 said:

Yes I remember everything.

 

She did ask about my marriage. I honestly answered her all the questions she had. For example she wanted to know when we separated and if I had answered my I-751 correctly (we were still living together at that time but very soon after that he left so I filled the form out truthfully). Also she wanted to know if I got married to gain immigration benefits which I denied. 

 

She also wanted to see the divorce certificate. I had also gotten married again, she wanted to see the new marriage license as well.

 

She also asked why I had moved so many times and I explained to her that my lease was done and I hadn't found a place yet so we were in temporary places for a while until we got a house. She wanted to know about my new relationship and which religion we are and if my ex-husband had the same religion. 

 

She asked me if I had any crimes and I told her I never got a traffic ticket.

 

Of course she went through the civics questions with me and I had to read and write one sentence each for the English test which I passed.

 

Only issue I had was I had my Green Card replaced due to my name change and the "Resident since" date was wrong. She couldn't approve me on the spot because of that. Thankfully I had my first GC with me as well so she made a copy of both. A few hours later I received a case update that I was recommended for approval.

 

Just get as much stuff together as you can. If you can't access something, that's ok. I honestly told her as well that my ex and I are no longer speaking to each other. I still receive tax stuff in both of our names which I keep 

 

I'm sure you will do well. Keep us updated!  

Thank you so so much, this is vital information for my case. you did great, you deserve it all. I hope ill be fine I am with my baby daddy he suggest to us getting married but I don't know if that would be a good idea to get married and then summit the papers for my citizenship. 

 

ill keep you posted. thank you