N400 after divorce

[ellerich 0]

Hello. I'm currently going through a divorce, but November will make five years since I've been a permanent resident and I believe I'm eligible to file then.  Can anyone give some insight on the process after divorce?

[Mollie09 1,543]

6 minutes ago, ellerich said:

Hello. I'm currently going through a divorce, but November will make five years since I've been a permanent resident and I believe I'm eligible to file then.  Can anyone give some insight on the process after divorce?

No specific process, you just file under 5-years.

[ellerich 0]

10 minutes ago, Mollie09 said:

No specific process, you just file under 5-years.

Okay thank you.

[lovemywife85 33]

They will need the divorce paperwork, and they might ask you some questions about your marriage. Make sure also to keep the Docs that related to that otherwise you should be fine.

[Mike E 11,754]

Most definitely a specific process 

 

IME, as the beneficiary of a marriage-based green card:

 

* I wanted to naturalize and wanted to divorce.  I divorced first to keep it simple. I was either going to be accepted as a USA citizen as a divorcee or I was going to be deported and I was prepared for the latter.  

 

* Once I had a divorce  decree and 6 months in a new residence I started the application. 

 

* An unplanned job less delayed my application by 3 months. Once I had the new job  I submitted my application. 

 

* I submitted a copy of my divorce decree (and the original was delivered electronically). Fortunately the interview did not require a true original.  

 

* I obtained original birth certificates of my born in USA children  and submitted copies of those. 

 

* The IO looked at the original birth certificates, “to see that the marriage was real” in his words. 

 

* Be prepared to prove that you are current on alimony and child support.  

Edited April 22, 2019 by Mike E

[dannyphan91 30]

2 hours ago, Mike E said:

Most definitely a specific process 

 

IME, as the beneficiary of a marriage-based green card:

 

* I wanted to naturalize and wanted to divorce.  I divorced first to keep it simple. I was either going to be accepted as a USA citizen as a divorcee or I was going to be deported and I was prepared for the latter.  

 

* Once I had a divorce  decree and 6 months in a new residence I started the application. 

 

* An unplanned job less delayed my application by 3 months. Once I had the new job  I submitted my application. 

 

* I submitted a copy of my divorce decree (and the original was delivered electronically). Fortunately the interview did not require a true original.  

 

* I obtained original birth certificates of my born in USA children  and submitted copies of those. 

 

* The IO looked at the original birth certificates, “to see that the marriage was real” in his words. 

 

* Be prepared to prove that you are current on alimony and child support.  

Did you got approved?

[Mike E 11,754]

57 minutes ago, dannyphan91 said:

Did you got approved?

Obviously since I subsequently successfully petitioned a K-1 visa.😉 

 

And wasn't deported.

Edited April 22, 2019 by Mike E

[dannyphan91 30]

19 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Obviously since I subsequently successfully petitioned a K-1 visa.😉 

 

And wasn't deported.

Great.

Why would they deported you. I don’t think they will deport anyone unless you have a fake marriage 

[Mike E 11,754]

15 minutes ago, dannyphan91 said:

Great.

Why would they deported you. I don’t think they will deport anyone unless you have a fake marriage 

The only reason to deny naturalization would be if they thought the marriage was fake. A divorce does cause one to ask that question.

 

I hoped for the best and expected (and was prepared for) the worst. As an LPR, I was always prepared for a denial of re-entry into the USA, a denial of a green card renewal, or deportation.

 

As a naturalized USC, I expect and prepare for de-naturalization yet I hope for the best. 😉

 

It's like getting TSA Pre on my boarding pass 99.9% of the time and then a SSSS. Or getting an accept on Global Entry 99.9% of the time, and then an X.