Possible divorce while sponsoring my parents?

[SincerelyMeike 52]

Hey guys.. it’s a sad topic but it is what it is, and I would love your opinions on this topic.

 

My husband and I have been together for a really long time, since 2012 senior year of HS, and been through a lot. Unfortunately, as life goes we’ve decided that we don’t see our relationship moving forward. Nothing crazy, but we’re both about to graduate with engineering degrees and... our lives are just taking us both in different directions with different goals and aspirations.

 

I recently became a citizen, back in July, and since started filing for my parents to obtain green cards (they already live in the US through e2 visas.). I started filing for them in August.

 

My husband and I are considering whether it would be wiser to stay married until they complete their filing, or go ahead and start the divorce processes now. What are your opinions? He, neither I, want to hinder my parents processes in the green card obtaining. 

[Liam2021 560]

15 minutes ago, SincerelyMeike said:

recently became a citizen

You're as a US citizen can sponsor your parents anytime you want. Your husband has nothing to do with that

[SincerelyMeike 52]

7 minutes ago, H&T said:

You're as a US citizen can sponsor your parents anytime you want. Your husband has nothing to do with that

No yeah I completely get that, it’s just we were reading some forums that say that immigration can reopen your case if you file for divorce and potentially revoke your citizenship. 
 

I have an unreasonably anxious fear of immigration in this current time policy 😅

[Just Paul 4,591]

20 minutes ago, SincerelyMeike said:

No yeah I completely get that, it’s just we were reading some forums that say that immigration can reopen your case if you file for divorce and potentially revoke your citizenship. 

As long as the marriage was entered into good faith by you, there is no basis to look at your citizenship.  The only issue around the divorce would be if you have enough income / assets to sponsor your parents (for USCIS) and enough to offset any public charge concerns (due to the age) of doing consular processing.

 

If they are here on e2 then they probably have enough assets to self sponsor and adjust.

[igoyougoduke 1,609]

50 minutes ago, SincerelyMeike said:

No yeah I completely get that, it’s just we were reading some forums that say that immigration can reopen your case if you file for divorce and potentially revoke your citizenship. 
 

I have an unreasonably anxious fear of immigration in this current time policy 😅

revoking a citizenship is much harder than revoking green card. your case is fine 

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

Question, if they do it while still married does husband have to sign as joint sponsor? If so would he want to be on the hook for ex-in-laws?

[SincerelyMeike 52]

58 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Question, if they do it while still married does husband have to sign as joint sponsor? If so would he want to be on the hook for ex-in-laws?

To be honest.. I don’t remember my husband signing anything in the sponsor forms. Even the income portion was entirely me, none of his.

[stech786 234]

20 hours ago, SincerelyMeike said:

To be honest.. I don’t remember my husband signing anything in the sponsor forms. Even the income portion was entirely me, none of his.

What matter is your income. Not sure how far you are in process, NVC Will ask for your most recent taxes. If they will get interview this year. File 2019 jointly or even separately as long you are above poverty line. Your parents visa isn’t depended on your marriage status. If income is an issue, you can use you siblings income to back you up. (Affidavit   support)
 

 

Edited January 22, 2020 by stech786

[SincerelyMeike 52]

2 hours ago, stech786 said:

What matter is your income. Not sure how far you are in process, NVC Will ask for your most recent taxes. If they will get interview this year. File 2019 jointly or even separately as long you are above poverty line. Your parents visa isn’t depended on your marriage status. If income is an issue, you can use you siblings income to back you up. (Affidavit   support)
 

 

If I’m not mistaken, the official date on file where the papers started getting processed was in September, and about a month later they had to do biometrics. I currently have a part time job, and full-time university. My parents have a company set up here in the US, and they make well above the poverty line. Do you think there’s a chance that my income would even be vetted?

[stech786 234]

26 minutes ago, SincerelyMeike said:

If I’m not mistaken, the official date on file where the papers started getting processed was in September, and about a month later they had to do biometrics. I currently have a part time job, and full-time university. My parents have a company set up here in the US, and they make well above the poverty line. Do you think there’s a chance that my income would even be vetted?

If they have their own income to support, that’s great. I haven’t been in situation where person being sponsored has its own good income, but I don’t see any future issues with that. 
 

take a look at form 864

Edited January 22, 2020 by stech786

[SincerelyMeike 52]

18 minutes ago, stech786 said:

If they have their own income to support, that’s great. I haven’t been in situation where person being sponsored has its own good income, but I don’t see any future issues with that. 
 

take a look at form 864

Thank you!!! ☺️