Sponsored husband may have been cheating

[pearls 0]

Hello everyone,

 

Maybe some of you can recognize me from previous posts.  

I have been married for about 7 years now and sponsored my husband under F2A.  We were in a long distance relationship for 4 years and he moved to the US about 3 years ago with a 10 year GC.  About a year after he moved here, I found out he had set up profiles on various dating sites while we were in after long distance relationship.  There are two or three emails of women where he has deleted his responses but you can clearly see that after reply had been made since there is "RE" written on the top of the emails.  He has also been hiding his cell phone to the point thathat he sleeps with it in his pocket.  I found dirty pictures of some woman on his phone once and moreover he talks to two women secretly on whatsapp (I have found messages in the past which I wasn't able to keep as evidence).  He has no interest in me what so ever (surprising since I am much younger than him, educated etc) and had become distant, verbally abusive and even violent on some occasions.  Once I slapped him in self defense and he has been blackmailing me that he will use this against me.  

I really want to figure out if I can have him reported to ICE and what can be done about his immigration status when I file for divorce? I feel like he completely used me to move to the US and we have a young daughter together who is suffering bevause of his verbal abuse.  

[pearls 0]

Hello,

 

When I sponsored my husband to the US we only presented an official translated marriage certificate from the country where we got married (Pakistan).  Are we considered legally married then in the US? Need to know for possible divorce proceedings.  

[Georgia16 2,858]

There is nothing you can do about his immigration even if you divorce.

 

But you can do something for yourself and daughter and that is to move on.

Edited April 5, 2017 by Georgia16

[EmilyW 1,226]

Divorce him and move on.  You owe yourself and your daughter happiness and a peaceful life.

[pearls 0]

Wouldn't it be considered marriage fraud if he has been on dating websites before even moving here? 

[EmilyW 1,226]

So long as he can prove he entered the marriage in good faith, it may not matter.

[Georgia16 2,858]

2 minutes ago, pearls said:

Wouldn't it be considered marriage fraud if he has been on dating websites before even moving here? 

It's not nice of him at all but no USCIS won't go in and look at him cheating after so many years of marriage that can happen to anyone and he has stayed with you in the US for a long time he didn't even had to see you when he arrived. 

[Алекс и Эрин 105]

As far as my knowledge, if you legally married in another country, then it is legal and recognized here in the US.  Doesn't matter the country.  As long as you followed the specific rules of the country you got married in and obtained the civil marriage document, then it should be legal here.  Some countries are also part of the Hague Convention, which issues apostilles.  These apostilles or seals make documents legal to use in the US from other foreign countries and vice versa.  The country must be a part of the Hague Convention in order to obtain the Apostille.  Otherwise, simply follow the countries legal rules regarding marriage to a foreign national.

[aleful 1,905]

nothing about his immigration status

 

you can divorce him and move on, but he has a 10 year GC,

 

get out of that abusive situation and move on.

 

unfortunately he doesn't need you, he can continue to be a legal resident without you

 

 

[pearls 0]

So even if i habe found email evidence dating back to a year snd two years after we initially got married which shows he has been talking to other women? When is it considered fraud from the uscis then? 

 

[Georgia16 2,858]

7 minutes ago, pearls said:

So even if i habe found email evidence dating back to a year snd two years after we initially got married which shows he has been talking to other women? When is it considered fraud from the uscis then? 

 

No that won't work either. 

 

If he he did not enter the marriage with good faith then it's fraud. 

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

Just imagine what it would be like if after years of being married a spouse could hold over their immigrant spouse's head the threat of "I'm going to report you to ICE and send you back". When marriages don't work out it can at times get ugly and lies can be thrown left and right, but those are marriage problems and not immigration problems. Once someone is a permanent resident, they have rights, even if they might be a complete jacka**. As others have mentioned, unless it can be proven that the marriage was not entered into in good faith, you can't show visa/immigration fraud, and it will not be USCIS's or ICE's concern.

The very best you can do is to take out the trash, and build a new life for you and your daughter, as fast as possible.

Edited April 5, 2017 by Suss&Camm

[Ontarkie 13,930]

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[sparkles_ 456]

Being a serial cheater is not immigration fraud. It's just being a cheating, dirty jerk. 

 

Fraud is along the the lines of finding an email that says "I totally used her just to get to America, didn't love her at all, I'll leave her asap" and sadly, dirty pics and trashy emails aren't that. 

Edited April 5, 2017 by sparkles_

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

1 hour ago, pearls said:

So even if i habe found email evidence dating back to a year snd two years after we initially got married which shows he has been talking to other women? When is it considered fraud from the uscis then? 

 

 

No that is cheating and not fraud. Fraud would be email evidence stating something like : I only married you (her) to obtain a
green card. You have been married 7 years, divorce and move on, not sure why you haven't yet already.
Let go of seeking revenge and live your life. Nothing else you can do.