US Immigration from Germany

Hi everyone,

Unfortunately I am in a very delicate and sad situation and would need your advice.

To my immigration status: I moved to US two months ago with a CR1 visa but entered after two years marriage (since I still had to work for 5 months in my country until I could end my work contract). I got a stamp saying LPR. My lawyer told me I should get a 10 yrs green card and I am still waiting on it in the mail.

To my marriage status: A month ago (after I quit my job and already moved here) I have found out about my husbands (US citizen) affairs. Two girls fell pregnant (whereas one was forced to abortion, the other one kept the baby but cut contact to him). I was and still am shocked and heartbroken.

Although the green card visa process was long and with covid even harder for a long distance marriage, I had hope for a reconnection and believed all his love promises and was looking forward to a future with him. I had lived with him before for 8 months. I had no clue about his lies and betrayal during the time apart. As soon as I have found out about his adultery, I distanced myself emotionally to sort my thoughts and feelings. My spouse became extremely frustrated, then controlling and threatening. I felt depressed and had to move out to a friend of mine a week ago for my own safety.

1) I want a divorce or legal separation asap. However, I am not sure if a divorce or separation would be an issue if I have not received my green card by mail? Would I need a waiver in any case? Am I already a LPR with the stamp in my passport and should not worry?

My gc should arrive in the next 20 days... I already changed my address online.

2) I talked to immigrant lawyers but they all said I should wait until I have the gc in hands and even to not divorce so soon because it would raise red flags... but honestly. I need closure on this part of my life and my husband would not wait that long anyway or use it as a tool to use against me all the time. Im not thinking of US citizenship whatsoever right now, so. I am not sure why the lawyers were all so careful and making me so scared?

Does a legal separation make a difference for immigration btw (instead of divorce)?

3) Also, I would want to include a statement why the marriage ended. Not sure if he would do it but I do not want to risk any immigration fraud questions since he already threatened me if I would ask for alimony in court, he would lie and say I paid him for the marriage (which is not at all true and luckily I recorded him). I do have messages, witnesses and recordings to prove one of his affairs. Im not asking for alimony, I just want my peace atm. Does such a statement helps for future matters?

If I will stay in the United States or move back home is something I will figure out in future. With Covid and having quit my job, chances are the same wherever. I have a lot of friends here in the US and since I previously overstayed my Esta by some days (yes stupid) I could not reenter so easily. At the moment, this is not one of my main concerns, but to get the divorce going without jeopardizing my status.

Thank you for taking the time to read and give me some advice.

I filed for AOS and recently received my SSN and EAD. Never worked or paid taxes in the USA. Am I eligible for the third stimulus? If possible, explain this to me like I m 5

Hi,

I filed the K1 visa back in November. Three months later I finally received a receipt number. But during the duration my fianc and I decided to get married (which will haben August 2021) and file for a CR1 visa instead so I canceled my check For the K1visa. I am going to move to his country (Germany) and we will get married there and live there together while we wait for his visa to be approved. Does anyone know if applying for a K1 and then CR1 will hurt or delay the process? And does anyone have advice on applying for CR1 abroad? I have had a very good salary for the last several years but I won t have a job in Germany as of right now, which is what I am most worried about when immigration asks about my income. It s easy for me to get another job, but do I need a current job or just 3 years of 150% above poverty, or both? Every lawyer I talk to gives me different advice...

Thanks in advance!

Hi all,

my wife and I are about to file our application package for AOS from F1 (for me), just waiting on the last couple of documents to come in. In the meantime, here is what we are planning to send to USCIS, any input on what we might be missing would be greatly appreciated! We will be filing forms 130,130A,485,864,944,765, and 131 concurrently.

Cover Letter

I-130: Petition for Alien Relative
filled out form I-130
filled out form I-130A
Check for $535.00
fill out form G-1145 (E-notification)
2 Passport photos EACH (with name printed on back)
Petitioner's birth certificate
Beneficiary's birth certificate (copy of original AND translation)
Copy of petitioner's passport (all pages)
Copy of beneficiary s passport (biographic page)
Copy of marriage certificate
I-94 arrival record
beneficiary's passport showing stamp from last entry to US

Evidence of bona fide marriage:

Joint bank account statements
Lease agreement
copies of checks showing rent paid to landlord since 08/2020 (just signed a retroactive lease with our landlord; he is the old Alaskan type who doesn't usually like paperwork)
Electricity bills showing petitioner s and beneficiary s names
Electric company application for joint membership
Renter s insurance policy showing both names on the policy
Copies of driver s licenses showing joint address
Joint car titles for both cars
Petitioner s retirement listing beneficiary as beneficiary
Emergency contact info from employer s HR system for both petitioner and beneficiary
ISP account screen grab showing both as users
ISP sample bill
joint Costco membership
Photos form 2019 2021, including wedding photos (most of these are selfies, due to COVID we didn't really hang out with a lot of folks last year.)
Instagram story screenshots from 2019 2021

I-485: Adjustment of status

filled out form I-485
Check for $1,140
Check for $85
fill out form G-1145 (E-notification)
I-94 arrival record
beneficiary s passport showing stamps of every time he entered the US
F1 visa page
two passport photos of beneficiary only
beneficiary s passport (biographic page)
copy of beneficiary's birth certificate (plus translation)
copies of beneficiary s 2018 2020 tax returns and W2 s to prove employment
copy of marriage certificate
I-94 history from CBP.gov website
copy of form I-20 (issued 2017)
copy of updated I-20 showing city of birth (issued 04/2020)
form I-693 Medical examination (bring to interview, appointment on 03/29)

I-864: Affidavit of Support
filled out form I-864
petitioner s three most recent tax transcripts
petitioner s last six month s pay stubs
copy of petitioner s passport biographic page
copy of petitioner s birth certificate
copy of marriage certificate

I-944: Affidavit of Self-Sufficiency
filled out form I-944
copy of beneficiary s birth certificate
copy of beneficiary s passport biographic page
copy of petitioner s birth certificate
copy of petitioner s passport biographic page
copy of marriage certificate
petitioner's IRS 2020 transcript
beneficiary's IRS 2019 transcript (2020 taxes have not been filed yet, due to having to file a paper tax return)
copies of BOTH social security cards
beneficiary s credit report
beneficiary s credit score
Credit card statement showing CC debt
Evidence of Health Insurance for beneficiary (including policy showing annual deductible)
High school diploma (translated AND equivalency certified)
Copies of Bachelor and Master diplomas (translated AND equivalency certified)
Copy of Toefl certificate of English proficiency

I-765: Application for Employment Authorization
filled out form I-765
file with I-485
copy of beneficiary s social security card
copy of beneficiary s passport biographic page
copy of beneficiary s birth certificate (translated)
I-94 arrival record
copy of beneficiary s passport showing stamp of recent arrival in US
copy of current form I-20
two passport photos of beneficiary only

I-131: Application for Advanced Parole
filled out form I-131
copy of beneficiary s passport biographic page
copy of beneficiary s F1 visa
I-94 arrival record
two passport photos of beneficiary only

There it is. I know in the instructions for some of the forms it says that I do not need to provide multiple copies of the same documents (Tax returns, birth certificates, etc.), but since I don't know exactly how the package might be split up I erred on the side of caution and will be submitting copies for each form. Bad idea?

Please let me know if there is anything else you can think of, that I should be submitting!

Thank you all!

New policy alert from USCIS 2020 Test withdrawn:

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20210222-CivicsTest.pdf