Multiple dissolutions of marriage in one year, will I get flagged?

[tomkean28 1]

In 1999, I married a Filipina and filed for a I-130 that got approved, shortly, I found out she was previously married and still was married so we seperated after that and the petition expired in 2002 or 2003. I consulted an attorney at the time and was told it was an unlawful marriage that was not recognized by fed or state law so there's nothing further I needed to do and besides at that point I didn't think I was ever going to file for a K1 for anyone ever. In 2007, I got married. That marriage lasted 2 years and we seperated in the summer of 2009. In January 2011 I met my fiancee, I made it a point not to come out t see her till my divorce was finalized. The final divorce trial was in March and so was the verbal ruling. The degree was not signed by the judge till early May. I met my fiancee in person in April, so technically the divorce was still not finalized. Around June, I asked her to marry me and she agreed. So I started researching the posibility of the K1 and consulted an attorney again. I was advised that since the 1999 VOID marriage was involved in a cancelled petition that it would be better that I legally get it annulled by the courts. So that I did. I was able to get the annulment in Sept.

So these are my concerns:

1) That I had a divorce in May 2011 (Seperated 2 years) and an annulment in September 2011 (Seperated 11+ years).

2) That I asked her to get married in June, one month after the divorce and 3 months before the annulment.

[tomkean28 1]

3) I'm also concerned that they might think I filed in 1999 knowingly the beneficiary was still married.

4) Also I wonder if the fact that the legal marriage took place without an annulment from the 1999 voided marriage.

What do you guys think should be my course of action? Should I get a lawyer ready with possible affidavits to fight this already? Is it possible at all to get someone from my local USCIS office review this and ask for advice?

I wonder if we should just get married deal file accordingly.

[baron555 934]

3) I'm also concerned that they might think I filed in 1999 knowingly the beneficiary was still married.

4) Also I wonder if the fact that the legal marriage took place without an annulment from the 1999 voided marriage.

What do you guys think should be my course of action? Should I get a lawyer ready with possible affidavits to fight this already? Is it possible at all to get someone from my local USCIS office review this and ask for advice?

I wonder if we should just get married deal file accordingly.

Were all these marriages to Filipinos?

If not, then you should be good to go; all is in order and you are "clear" to marry who you wish. I trust that your new fiance knows all the details about your past marriages?

If yes, then maybe an attorney that specializes in US-Phils marriages would be helpful. A concern would be how the US Embassy in Manila would view this type of history.....it doesn't bode well for your judgement of partners.....sri but just being truthful.

[tomkean28 1]

Were all these marriages to Filipinos?

If not, then you should be good to go; all is in order and you are "clear" to marry who you wish. I trust that your new fiance knows all the details about your past marriages?

If yes, then maybe an attorney that specializes in US-Phils marriages would be helpful. A concern would be how the US Embassy in Manila would view this type of history.....it doesn't bode well for your judgement of partners.....sri but just being truthful.

Nope. My ex-wife was American. I just read a thread that someone got denied because they met or got engaged while the petitioner wasn't legally divorced yet. I thought this might be a little similar or worse. By the time I filed though, all the past mess have been addressed legally since I didn't want any of my past mistakes to affect my future.

[Zen Den 18]

In 1999, I married a Filipina and filed for a I-130 that got approved, shortly, I found out she was previously married and still was married so we seperated after that and the petition expired in 2002 or 2003. I consulted an attorney at the time and was told it was an unlawful marriage that was not recognized by fed or state law so there's nothing further I needed to do and besides at that point I didn't think I was ever going to file for a K1 for anyone ever. In 2007, I got married. That marriage lasted 2 years and we seperated in the summer of 2009. In January 2011 I met my fiancee, I made it a point not to come out t see her till my divorce was finalized. The final divorce trial was in March and so was the verbal ruling. The degree was not signed by the judge till early May. I met my fiancee in person in April, so technically the divorce was still not finalized. Around June, I asked her to marry me and she agreed. So I started researching the posibility of the K1 and consulted an attorney again. I was advised that since the 1999 VOID marriage was involved in a cancelled petition that it would be better that I legally get it annulled by the courts. So that I did. I was able to get the annulment in Sept.

So these are my concerns:

1) That I had a divorce in May 2011 (Seperated 2 years) and an annulment in September 2011 (Seperated 11+ years).

2) That I asked her to get married in June, one month after the divorce and 3 months before the annulment.

1) shouldn't be a concern/problem for as long as you have your docs in order

2)could be an issue because a) you met your fiancee while still technically married (crazy but there's an issue like this posted only yesterday (or today). maybe you can change your story a bit, say you met her in june fell in love in august or something similar just so you don't get caught in a seemingly silly technicality when you explain in the 129f how/when you met

3) shouldn't be a concern because you fixed it and have your docs (it was a fraud marriage, you didn't go through with the petition )

4)shouldn't be a concern because the first was void from the very beginning which made your 2nd marriage legal

you explain yourself pretty well and did everything you needed to do but if you can afford a lawyer, 2 heads are better than one =)

[tomkean28 1]

1) shouldn't be a concern/problem for as long as you have your docs in order

2)could be an issue because a) you met your fiancee while still technically married (crazy but there's an issue like this posted only yesterday (or today). maybe you can change your story a bit, say you met her in june fell in love in august or something similar just so you don't get caught in a seemingly silly technicality when you explain in the 129f how/when you met

3) shouldn't be a concern because you fixed it and have your docs (it was a fraud marriage, you didn't go through with the petition )

4)shouldn't be a concern because the first was void from the very beginning which made your 2nd marriage legal

you explain yourself pretty well and did everything you needed to do but if you can afford a lawyer, 2 heads are better than one =)

Yeah I read that one other thread that happened in Nigeria I think it was and that's what prompted me to start this thread.

The CO's are Americans right?