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Happy new year in advance House.

 

Please I need someone to clear this confusion for me. 

People have been telling my husband that our marriage is not yet legal  recognised in America until I get there or have my green card.  They said it does not matter if we had filed and waiting for interview, my husband can go and collect marriage licence to marry someone else and he will give it.

 

Please is this true.

 

Thank you.

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They're wrong.

Immigration journey is not: fast, for the faint at heart, easy, cheap, for the impatient nor right away. If more than 50% of this applies to you, best get off the bus.

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Your marriage is legal in the US. Married is married, doesn’t matter where you got married.

“It’s been 84 years…” 

- Me talking about the progress of my I-751

 

 

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1 hour ago, Eddy2019 said:

Happy new year in advance House.

 

Please I need someone to clear this confusion for me. 

People have been telling my husband that our marriage is not yet legal  recognised in America until I get there or have my green card.  They said it does not matter if we had filed and waiting for interview, my husband can go and collect marriage licence to marry someone else and he will give it.

 

Please is this true.

 

Thank you.

Stop listening to "They"..  "They" are 100% wrong.

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November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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I asked our lawyer about this as we were married in another country. He said of course it is! As long as you have your marriage certificate it is recognized and of course you can file your taxes as married. 

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in Nigeria a man can take a 2nd wife but not in the US

if he married while still married to u,  its bigamy here 

 

u legally married to him in Nigeria, under Nigeria law,  its legal in the US

 

In the United States, bigamy is acriminal offense in all 50 states. Individual state laws decide, however, if the offense is considered a felony or a misdemeanor.Nov 8, 2021

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1 minute ago, hamditallie@gmail said:

I asked our lawyer about this as we were married in another country. He said of course it is! As long as you have your marriage certificate it is recognized and of course you can file your taxes as married. 

she is in Nigeria and he is USC and he can file taxes as MFJ or MFS

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There is no way they can check if you are married so yes it is possible for any married person to get a marriage license.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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7 hours ago, Eddy2019 said:

Happy new year in advance House.

 

Please I need someone to clear this confusion for me. 

People have been telling my husband that our marriage is not yet legal  recognised in America until I get there or have my green card.  They said it does not matter if we had filed and waiting for interview, my husband can go and collect marriage licence to marry someone else and he will give it.

 

Please is this true.

 

Thank you.

If your husband commits bigamy, then your marriage will not be a legal basis for an immigrant visa.

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1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

If your husband commits bigamy, then your marriage will not be a legal basis for an immigrant visa.

Not if they're married first and he only marries somebody else after.

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9 hours ago, Eddy2019 said:

Happy new year in advance House.

 

Please I need someone to clear this confusion for me. 

People have been telling my husband that our marriage is not yet legal  recognised in America until I get there or have my green card.  They said it does not matter if we had filed and waiting for interview, my husband can go and collect marriage licence to marry someone else and he will give it.

 

Please is this true.

 

Thank you.

You mentioned two different issues.  Of course your marriage is legal and recognized in the USA.  It is also true that if you married in another country, your husband could obtain a marriage license in the USA and marry somebody else.  It would be a crime, but he could do it, because the USA has no national registry of marriages.

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1 minute ago, Letspaintcookies said:

Not if they're married first and he only marries somebody else after.

It might raise questions regarding the validity of the marriage

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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2 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

Not if they're married first and he only marries somebody else after.

Correct.  The criminal act of Bigamy by a US citizen does not (in and of itself) disqualify them from bringing their legal foreign spouse to the USA.

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