Filed for CR1, just found out I have a previous marriage.

[Jordanian Bride 268]

4 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Every country I know of besides the USA, requires an affidavit Notarized by a US Consular Officer regarding any past marriages when Americans apply for a marriage license.  You signed that false affidavit in front of a US Consular Officer.

In his defense, it’s possible he has dual citizenship, which would mean he doesn’t need to sign an affidavit.

[SalishSea 16,775]

22 hours ago, Uoiee said:

I've been married and living abroad for almost 15 years. I got married out of the US. Previously, when I was young and dumb, I was briefly married in the US, and apparently I still am.

 

My then (and still now) spouse said a very long time ago, before I got married to my now wife, that she annulled the marriage. All this time I thought that our marriage had ended. I'm just now finding out that that was not the case and that there is no record of our divorce.

 

I've already filed the i130 and waiting for the NOA.

 

What will happen now and how can I remedy this? 

 

Thank you for any advice.

OP, I don't understand something:  even if you truly believed the marriage had been annulled, the I-130 petition would have required you to list that marriage, and evidence of its termination (via annulment court order or decree).  

 

Did you think you were not subject to that requirement?

[Family 3,483]

After the divorced and new marriage BUT BEFORE filing new I.130 ..see if you can qualify for DCF  direct consular filing .

Will Save a great deal of time.

 

Criteria is to get a job offer with a short window from a US company ..

Worth  looking into 

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*** One nonconstructive and disparaging post removed. Please post constructively.

 

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20 hours ago, Uoiee said:

Thanks everyone. Yes I agree. It was stupid on my part. I should have known better.

 

1) How do I withdraw?

 

2) When I finalize both divorces and "remarry" my wife, am I still doing IR1 (which is what I meant in the title)?

2) I suppose an alternate at that point is that you could even do K1, since you won’t be married to your current “spouse”.

[Crazy Cat 39,264]

5 minutes ago, BLC said:

2) I suppose an alternate at that point is that you could even do K1, since you won’t be married to your current “spouse”.

Yes, but that would delay getting the Green Card by a year or more.

[Jordanian Bride 268]

1 hour ago, BLC said:

2) I suppose an alternate at that point is that you could even do K1, since you won’t be married to your current “spouse”.

I-129Fs are taking 16 months to get approved now, it's a no-brainer that the CR-1 visa is superior.

[BLC 112]

2 hours ago, Jordanian Bride said:

I-129Fs are taking 16 months to get approved now, it's a no-brainer that the CR-1 visa is superior.

Yes, to each his own, though; and it’s not superior for everyone..