Marred in two countries with the same person.

[Ketoneiv 4]

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My ex husband and i got married in our home country in 2003. Then before we start the paperwork to bring him to USA somebody told me instead to apply for a spousal visa i should apply for a fiance visa because it was faster,and i did so. The visa was approve, and in 2006 we married in Florida.We got divorce last year after 15 years of marriage. The thing is we got divorce only in our home country where we are living now. My question is,does our divorce is valid in the U.S aswell? or do we need to divorce in Florida too? I have no way to go back to U.S at this moment and im going to married here in my country with my actual boyfriend i want to move back to USA. How do i find out if im not committing any crime? It that counts as bigamy since my ex husband and i where married already in my country when we remarried in Florida?

[KJ2 230]

Marrying in your home country counts as marriage and therefore I believe you should have applied for a CR1 from the start. Because of this, it's possible you'll run into more problems than just the divorce paperwork.  Hopefully someone more experienced than me can comment in. Best of luck.

[Just Paul 4,591]

Divorce issued in one place is valid in all other places.    Just like getting married in one place is valid in all others.

If you came in on a K1 but were already married you committed fraud.

[dwheels76 5,459]

3 minutes ago, Ketoneiv said:

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My ex husband and i got married in our home country in 2003. Then before we start the paperwork to bring him to USA somebody told me instead to apply for a spousal visa i should apply for a fiance visa because it was faster,and i did so. The visa was approve, and in 2006 we married in Florida.We got divorce last year after 15 years of marriage. The thing is we got divorce only in our home country where we are living now. My question is,does our divorce is valid in the U.S aswell? or do we need to divorce in Florida too? I have no way to go back to U.S at this moment and im going to married here in my country with my actual boyfriend i want to move back to USA. How do i find out if im not committing any crime? It that counts as bigamy since my ex husband and i where married already in my country when we remarried in Florida?

Long as you got the final divorce decree that's all you need matters not where you got it. You divorce wherever you are living or a resident usually. So if you were in your country and filed for divorce that's acceptable. Same as a marriage certificate. If it is legit they it's accepted.

 

So just present the divorce decree with petition.

 

People get married all the time in two places in their spouses country and when they get to US. However what you did over 15 years ago was fraud But that's all water under the bridge and another matter.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

Whoever got married and hid that marriage to get to the US faster committed visa fraud. 

 

Legal marriage and/or divorce recognized all over the world, provided valid paperwork in english exists. 

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

10 minutes ago, Ketoneiv said:

somebody told me instead to apply for a spousal visa i should apply for a fiance visa because it was faster,and i did so. The visa was approve,

That sounds like fraud and/or willful misrepresentation of material facts. Essentially, your K1 was approved based on false pretenses that you provided. 

 

Ok, so what happened after all that. You came to Florida, got married again and then what happened immigration wise? Did you get your green card, did you become a US citizen? When did you leave the US?

 

PS: I might add though, unless it wasn't a K1, but a K3 which required a marriage, then you did not do anything wrong. K3 was still popular around that time frame, I think

Edited March 29, 2019 by USS_Voyager

[Ketoneiv 4]

2 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

That sounds like fraud and/or willful misrepresentation of material facts. Essentially, your K1 was approved based on false pretenses that you provided. 

 

Ok, so what happened after all that. You came to Florida, got married again and then what happened immigration wise? Did you get your green card, did you become a US citizen? When did you leave the US?

 

 

Oh yes,i forgot that part. I'm a US citizen for almost 20 years now.We separate in 2011 but never adjust his status for other reasons,as a result of that he left US on a Voluntary departure.

[Just Paul 4,591]

Some more thought, I can see an issue if you divorce decree references the first marriage and not the second. When USCIS checks your file they will know about the second marriage record.

 

As for the misrepresentation, you may receive a lifetime ban.   You lied at the K1 interview and when you AOS'ed.

 

 

Just saw you were an USC.  Still misrepresentation.  Your citizenship is at risk

Edited March 29, 2019 by Paul & Mary
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[bakphx1 785]

Review the divorce decree.  If it references the marriage place and date (which It likely does) it won’t match the second marriage.

[Ketoneiv 4]

5 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

Some more thought, I can see an issue if you divorce decree references the first marriage and not the second. When USCIS checks your file they will know about the second marriage record.

 

As for the misrepresentation, you may receive a lifetime ban.   You lied at the K1 interview and when you AOS'ed.

I am a IS citicen. I know this is a stupid question but can we divorce in Florida? 

Edited March 29, 2019 by Ketoneiv

[Roel 7,191]

You know that the citizenship can be taken away right? Especially if anyone discovers that you committed fraud which essentially makes your green card invalid and then your citizenship invalid. 

 

Good luck with that. 

[Ketoneiv 4]

15 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

That sounds like fraud and/or willful misrepresentation of material facts. Essentially, your K1 was approved based on false pretenses that you provided. 

 

Ok, so what happened after all that. You came to Florida, got married again and then what happened immigration wise? Did you get your green card, did you become a US citizen? When did you leave the US?

 

PS: I might add though, unless it wasn't a K1, but a K3 which required a marriage, then you did not do anything wrong. K3 was still popular around that time frame, I think

It was a K-1 😭

[Just Paul 4,591]

2 minutes ago, Ketoneiv said:

It was a K-1 😭

 

27 minutes ago, Ketoneiv said:

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Sorry for your friend.   They should sign up for a free account here  

 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

4 minutes ago, Ketoneiv said:

It was a K-1 😭

Then it was misrepresentation in the first place. 

[Ketoneiv 4]

13 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

 

Sorry for your friend.   They should sign up for a free account here  

 

Yes,i clarify because i have another immigration problem that i posted already in this website 😉