US Citizen Husband/sponsor runs away before interview

[Mamzel 0]

My mother married a US citizen, resigned from her job back home, sold everything and came here with my younger bro on a K3 VISA. Marriage has had its ups and downs, her husband has been pretty degrading towards her. They moved to Florida last year, and he decided that he hated being away from his married kids and that the current job situation was not for him. So, while my mom was at work, he removed his son from school, packed up a few things and ran away out west. They are scheduled for their interview in 2 weeks. She's applying for a conditional green card. The only thing she has right now is a valid work permit.

Should she show up at the interview? Should she withdraw her petition? My 3yr residency is in August, that being when I can apply for naturalization. Can I petition for her residency after I get my citizenship? Can she stay in the US that long? And what about my bro who's only 15? On what grounds can he stay here until he completes his last year of high school which is next year?

[Krikit 1,163]

You won't be able to do a Forum Search at the moment because Ewok has disabled that utility while some repairs are being done on the site, but you can do a google search for Diadromous Mermaid's posts. She has quite a bit of info posted to get you started. Good luck.

[geezer 1]

My mother married a US citizen, resigned from her job back home, sold everything and came here with my younger bro on a K3 VISA. Marriage has had its ups and downs, her husband has been pretty degrading towards her. They moved to Florida last year, and he decided that he hated being away from his married kids and that the current job situation was not for him. So, while my mom was at work, he removed his son from school, packed up a few things and ran away out west. They are scheduled for their interview in 2 weeks. She's applying for a conditional green card. The only thing she has right now is a valid work permit.

Should she show up at the interview? Should she withdraw her petition? My 3yr residency is in August, that being when I can apply for naturalization. Can I petition for her residency after I get my citizenship? Can she stay in the US that long? And what about my bro who's only 15? On what grounds can he stay here until he completes his last year of high school which is next year?

She should talk to a immigration attorney before she attends the interview, ideally one with some experience in family law also. Depending on the circumstances she may be able to self petition as an abused spouse but this type of problem is far to complex and important to get advice on a public forum from anyone but a lawyer.