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This sounds like abuse to me. I wonder if you can claim mental abuse on the I-751 waiver?

I was abandoned myself in January this year and this is what I did.

1. Call in a report to I.C.E at 1-866-347-2423 Tell them you believe she married you just to get a green card. Be prepared they will want to know things like Alien number, Passport number , Drivers licence number, last known address, birthdate, birthplace,SS# etc.

Give them whatever info you have available on her.

2.The I.C.E agent will then tell you to prepare a written statement with supporting documents if you have any and send them to your local U.S.C.I.S field office.

Immigration fraud victims website has a section in it on how to prepare and mail statements.

They can be found at http://www.immigrati....com/index.html

3.In my case the I.C.E agent instructed me to meet with an immigration officer at the local field office.

To do this you go online to http://infopass.uscis.gov/ there you can make an appointment with an immigration officer.

I hand delivered the statement with supporting documents to the immigration officer and also sent it registered mail with signature required.

4. Make copies of everything and write down name of immigration officer you spoke with.

Good Luck to you my friend.

He can always go to the US Embassy at home and say he lost his green card, it will show it was issued and they will let him back on his own provided the start date is before when he left the US.

Which is exactly why she should contact an immigration officer via <http://infopass.uscis.gov/> bring the green card with her and explain the situation and let them make the decision. I certainly would not mail it with a note probably never getting a response or knowing the outcome

Since he left country I believe U.S.C.I.S may no longer consider this to be a bona fide marriage

I was abandoned myself in January this year and this is what I did.

1. Call in a report to I.C.E at 1-866-347-2423 Tell them you believe he married you just to get a green card. Be prepared they will want to know things like Alien number, Passport number , Drivers licence number, last known address, birthdate, birthplace,SS# etc.

Give them whatever info you have available on him. Tell the agent you have his green card and follow the agents instructions, trust me they will tell you exactly what to do. DO NOT follow the instructions from people in a forum on the internet . Remember this effects your life not theirs.

2.The I.C.E agent will then tell you to prepare a written statement with supporting documents if you have any and send them to your local U.S.C.I.S field office.

Immigration fraud victims website has a section in it on how to prepare and mail statements.

They can be found at http://www.immigrati....com/index.html

3.In my case the I.C.E agent instructed me to meet with an immigration officer at the local field office.

To do this you go online to http://infopass.uscis.gov/ there you can make an appointment with an immigration officer.

I hand delivered the statement with supporting documents to the immigration officer and also sent it registered mail with signature required.

4. Make copies of everything and write down name of immigration officer you spoke with.

You have already stated he does not work so if he returns he may end up on the welfare role.

This may effect you being his sponsor so please try to protect yourself.

My final word of advice is stay completely away from him no contact whatsoever.

You say he married you got approved for green card then left sure sounds like fraud to me.

What you are going through is heartwrenching

In my own case I have been so relieved that I turned everything over to the authorities and have this behind me now.

Good luck to you my friend.

The only advice I can give you is to do what I have done.

1. Call in a report to I.C.E at 1-866-347-2423 Tell them you believe she married you just to get a green card. Be prepared they will want to know things like Alien number, Passport number , Drivers licence number, last known address, birthdate, birthplace, maiden name.

Give them whatever info you have available on her.

2.The I.C.E agent will then tell you to prepare a written statement with supporting documents if you have any and send them to your local U.S.C.I.S field office.

Immigration fraud victims website has a section in it on how to prepare and mail statements.

They can be found at http://www.immigrationfraudvictims.com/index.html

3.In my case the I.C.E agent instructed me to meet with an immigration officer at the local field office.

To do this you go online to http://infopass.uscis.gov/ there you can make an appointment with an immigration officer.

I hand delivered the statement with supporting documents to the immigration officer and also sent it registered mail with signature required.

4. Make copies of everything and write down name of immigration officer you spoke with.

5. My divorce is final so I sent another written statement to local field office with copy of divorce decree letting them know she is no longer a relative. I also understand when U.S.C.I.S realizes there is a divorce then it goes to removal proceedings please correct me if I am wrong about this.

In my conversation with the immigration officer he indicated that she would have to answer to the statement I put in her file if she applies for the

I-751 waiver. He also said it would depend on how she presented herself,were your finances comingled like joint checking accounts,property owned together,utility bills, etc to prove it was a bona fied marriage. Does she have proof of any of these?

My final word of advice is stay completly away from her no contact whatsoever. If she does not have an order of protection on you then she will try the mental abuse routine but I hear that is the hardest to prove. Do not give her the chance.

Good luck to you my friend.

She could but that would be pointless seeing she could file ROC simply by being divorced from him and proving the marriage was in good faith.

He should still send a letter to USCIS and ICE letting them know about the visa fraud. He would need proof to stop her getting the permanent GC without him (via divorce).

Actually you DID sponsor. You are the primary sponsor, your brother is the co-sponsor. As the petitioner you are always the primary sponsor which is why you also did an I-864. It is legally binding until the conditions on it are met... that is she leaves and gives up the GC, she (or you) die or she becomes a USC.

Just curious. Going through the same situation and was instructed by ICE by telephone to send letter to local field office and meet with Immgration officer face to face but do not know of an address to send correspondence to ICE. Remembering the telephone report I gave to ICE they indicated they would not accept any documents.I am also considering sending letter and documents to serice center where I-751 is to be filed any thoughts on that?

No necessarily. I'm sure he knew the girl well. They might have been good friends for many years or simply acquaintances. They might have dated for 10 years and eventually she decided she wanted to move to the US and so she started being more lovey and encouraging the immigration stuff. She might have been cheating on him the entire time, she might have found someone else she wanted to be with but he was the only one to financially do the immigration stuff.

Sometimes people are users. She might not have started the friendship/relationship with a GC in mind, but she could easily have been ready to break-up with him and then thought "heck, why not get a GC out of it before I leave him?" and stuck around for that. You just never know, stranger things have happened.

Thank you Vanessa&Tony you actually see it.

Good friends for many years it all changed after marriage.

You sound hurt and hurt can create things that just arent there. You have known her for ten years, thats a long time to know anyone in this life and if you have experienced things together that brought you closer then I dont see how you can prove that this was a sham marriage. If your marriage was consummated then you wont be able to have the marriage nullified so that leaves you with divorce.

Are you sure you want to be divorced? People do wierd things at times. If you love her then try to reach out to her. Ten years of knowing her must mean you have some history with her. You must know what makes her tick.

You can have a successful removal of conditions without being married. In that case it may be in her interest to be divorced as it is the divorce decree that will be needed if she chooses to remove conditions by herself.

Sorry you are going through this.

Relationship breakdowns are one of the hardest things in life.

Reaching out to her is out of the question she emailed me telling me she wishes not contact at this time. I do not wish to have order of protection put against me, stalking etc. As for anullment is up to the judge if fraud is determined then yes anullment will go through consummation means nothing people do the nasty without benefit of marriage. This is just a forum and I have been speaking with real attorneys in real time.

I do appreciate the input though.

Lawyer sent registered letter to wife asking her intentions for this marriage. She has a few more days to reply. If no response looks like my best course of action will be anullment or divorce.

ICE will be informed as I am told that without my cooperation and with negative information in the USCIS file from me she will have a difficult time with a self-petition for 10 year green card as she must show a good faith marriage. I do not want to be vengefull but in this case it does not apply.

I was not looking for a divorce and still love my wife but obviously she does not love me. Leaving as she did was the most disrespectful hurtful thing you could do to a spouse. She has not spoken to me since she left a month ago.

Thank you all for your comments and advice.

To be fair, it's '40 quarters of work' which does translate to 10 years if she works straight through, but there's a huge difference: if she doesn't work, works part time, works off the books, etc...he will never be out from under the i864. At that point, the only way out would be for her to naturalize, go home, or God forbid, pass away.

I don't necc believe that living off of means-tested benefits is desirable to anyone, though. So OP, just concentrate on deciding whether you want to file for divorce or not. You don't need to report it to ICE if you feel there was no fraud involved. Sometimes, marriages just fall apart, with no relation to the immigration aspect. I dunno. I don't feel comfortable giving you advice like 'maybe she just needed time' because I see leaving like that as an awfully cruel thing to do, and if it were happening to me, my hubby's stuff would already be boxed up. But that's me.

We can't give you divorce advice, so your best bet would be to listen to your atty on that aspect.

Sorry this is happening, good luck to you.

Thank you Lisa.

I am not looking for marital advice here but suspect by her actions and words she may of only married me to get green card and want to know my options here to protect myself.

You've been together since 2003 or 2004? And she's from Canada?

There's no huge advantage to being in the USA vs Canada, from an economic standpoint. In fact, the case could be made that Canada would be a more desirable place to be right now, on economic grounds.

Is it about money for her? You tell us. Is she able to support herself without needing your income & resources?

Do you feel she "owes" you something for bringing her to the USA? I almost get that feeling.

This whole thing seems like it's more about your relationship than immigration-related issues. My guess is that the spark has gone out of the relationship, as far as she's concerned. Maybe she ran off somewhere with some bad boy who was more exciting to her at the moment. Maybe that will pass, maybe not. The best thing you can do right now is live your life in a way that pleases you, without her.

In your situation, I would probably file for divorce/separation. You want to be "legally separated" from her, to protect yourself from any debts or obligations she incurs.

If she's out of contact, and you become legally separated, I would consider moving on with your life. That would include resuming dating, proceeding with actual divorce, etc.

Since the immigration-specific issues here seem to be secondary to relationship issues, relationship-specific sites might give you better information.

We have not been together for 10 years "I have known her for 10 years and have been through a lot together"

Again not knowing all the rules here am asking advice.

Filing for divorce will not save you from responsibility for her debts. Only finalized divorce can do that and this may take a loooong time.

I do not know the circumstances, but I would think - file missing person police report if she did not tell you she was leaving and you have no way to contact her (2) closing all bank/credit cards she had access to, unless you want to check and see if any charges were made and where from.

Divorce can wait until you calm down and know exactly what is going on and what you want.

Thank you for the reply rika60607.

I filed police report the first day they told me to contact relatives.

The only info I got was that she was ok but would not reveal her location.

Police follow up with me every few days on this.

Lawyer advised filing for divorce so I am not responsible for debts run up etc;

I have known her for 10 years and have been through a lot together.

I do not want a divorce but unfortunately this behavior is unacceptable.

I will have to sleep on this.

You're a US citizen - how could you get in trouble with immigration?

I do not know all the rules to this and was not sure if seperation or divorce was something I was supposed to report.

I would imagine divorce would change her status.This was curve ball thrown at me and am just seeking advice.

No, you do not have to report this to immigration. It is up to your wife to file for removal of conditions on her own or not when the time comes, or head back to Canada. She may just need some time to deal with the issues at hand now, so I wouldn't jump the gun on anything right now, including retaining a divorce lawyer.

Thank you for the reply 'Just Bob'

Not knowing her intentions I am still consulting a lawyer to review my options. For her to leave like this is completely out of character.

I am unsure at this time if I am victim of green card scam and do not want to get in trouble with immigration.

Hello.

My wife who has a 2 year condtional green card left a few weeks ago to parts unknown.

She does not want anymore contact with me at this time.

I am consulting a lawyer on what to do next.

Do I need to report this to immigration?

We have been married about a year and a half.

Her green card expires in about 14 months.

I would be grateful for any advice.