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YEP!!! You sure do..

A United States Passport is issued by the goverment and therefore already can be considered as a certified document. As long as you show them your pssport and not a copy of the data page you should be fine.

My suggestion is that you go to the web-site of the Consulate/Embassy for the country where you plan on getting married and check-out what they have to say about filing for a DCF. I know in a lot of countries there is no residency requirements except for both people. Only one needs to be a resident. And under some circumstances where the country does not have a Consulate/Embassy you would go to the nearest country that would handle that country. At least that was the way it was with me.

filing for a DCF is relatively easy. The trick is to make sure you have ALL the documents which the Consulate requires. If you are missing one single piece of paper they won't accept your package. A DCF is generally much faster and easier then filing anything in the States.

According to her, the reason she left was that I would not allow her to work. My reason was that I would not allow her to work illegally...without a Work Authorization or a Social Secuirty card. She found some friends from her home country that told her they would get her a job..."under the table".

For the more knowledgeable among us. My wife came to the States under a K-3. She has been here a little over 1 year now. At the 6 month mark she decided to up and leave me. I have now been able to recieve a Divorce from her home country as well as the country where we were married. (No waiting period for divorce)

Since she entered this country based on her marriage to me, K-3...and now that we are divorced, does this divorce put her out of status or in any other way change her rights here in the States. I did not have the chance to file any Adjustment of Status paperwork before she decided to leave me, so I don't have to deal with that.

As far as I know, she is still here in the States and I believe working illegally..but not positive.

I do know I will be sending copies of the divorce and translation to the USCIS local office to be placed in her file.

So anyone who may have a bit more experience with this, I'd appreciate to feedback.

wow thats wrong ... good luck

Thanks all for your continuing comments. I cannot fault anyone who posted, either positive or negative.

I try to always keep an open mind and always consider what the other persons feelings and thoughts maybe. Some of you have stated that youhave only heard one side of the story...mine. Well as correct as that maybe I can't change that. I really do wish I could as I have been told as of yesterday what she has been saying about me to other Russian friends of hers.

I never brought her any clothes, feminine hygeine products. I kept her inside the house and would never let her go out. I refused to get her a Social Security Card in order to work. That I refused to let her work period.

O.K. so lets take this step by step. How many of you have filed or know about filing for an Adjustment of Status??? It is a long drawn-out process that involves many documents and cost around 500.00. I did not file for her AOS as soon as she got her as the holidays were coming and there were presents to buy for the family and friends. So instead of going financially into the hole I waited until after the holidays to start the process. AS well as having this years income tax statement completed to include with the AOS. AS you know part of the AOS is also a Employment Authorization Document. That has to be approved by USCIS before I can take her to get a Social Security Card.

I was not about to let her work anywhere without one, as my wife's Russian frined suggested I do.

So, the entire process from start to Finish for the AOS process can take as long as 6. 8 or more months. That's if everything else goes smoothly. My wife was not ready to accept this. SHe believed her Russina friend who told her that I she had to do to get a S.S. card was to go to the S.S. Administration.

The very first week my wife was here, Me and my daughter took her out clothes shopping since she arrived with one one pair of jeans, one skirt and one top. She was never denied and type of helth care products. SHe went with her friends and our neighbors shopping many times. I would always give her money for this.

And I could go on and on but there is no sense. I know some of you will think I'm simply an American who got a woman over here and abused her and there are others who will see this for what it is..

Thanks Again.

I want to thank everyone for their constructive comments. I was on my way home tonight when my daughter called me saying there was a Deputy Sheriff here with some papers for me to sign. So when I pulled into my driveway he was still waiting for me. Told me it was just a simple Protective Order against me from my wife. Saying I could not contact her in any way shape or form. O.K. fine....Titi for Tat, as Yesterday I was able to get a Protective Order against her. This was done with the reasoning of not wanting her to come to the house while I was not there and possibly cleaning me and my daughter out...or possibly getting the house from me while all this mess was being sorted out.

SO anyway, I did contact and speak with an Immigration Investigations Officer this morning. He advised me to send a letter explaing everything as well as copies of the approved I-130, Copy of the Passport Data Page, copy of the Visa and I-94 with the "A" number, and copy of the Protective Order from me to her. Telling the Local Service Center Investigations Unit to withdraw the I-130 as well as the Affidavit of Support.

That once the I-130 was withdrawn her K-3 Visa will no longer be valid and would have to exit the country immediately, If not she would be in an "unlawful status". So tonight that is exactly what I have done and it will be expressed mailed tomorrow am.

There's no real explaining the hurt and pain I feel doing all of this but I have to try and keep a level head and first think about my daughter and then my home.

And yes, it is simple and plain a Green Card Fraud. She told me as she was leaving that she married me to come to the U.S.

Well, I will keep everyone posted as to what happens next..AGAIN, thanks all for your comments.

I truly hate to come to this forum with this type of problem but I'm not sure what else or who else I can turn to. My wife came here from Ukraine under a K-3 Visa on 14 October 2005. I was about to file for her Adjustment of Status when she decided to move out on me saying that I was not a good husband. So, she packed her bags and moved in with a Russian couple a few miles away from me.

The Russian couple had been trying to convince me to let my wife go to work without a Social Security Card. I explain the process of obtaining the work authorization from USCIS. But my wife was not willing to wait. Anyway to make a long story short I am of the firm belief that my wife got married to simply have a free ticket to the states. She has made so many comments about why a person's house is bigger then ours, why a person drives a newer vehicle then we do, etc, etc. So I cannot help but believe this is a typical case of marriage fraud.

I have obtained a protective order against her,(today) as to prevent her from getting my home and my belongings.

So my question is, is there someone I can contact to report this fraud or start the process of trying to get her K-3 Visa revoked..if that's even possible.

I noticed that one of the posts for this comment stated that under a K-3 Visa one can go to work immediately. That is not true. For a K-3 Visa once they arrive here you will have to file for a EAD. (Employment Authorization Document) That's going to take a month or more in order to process it. Then you take the EAD and apply for a Social Secuirty card. The K-3 does not give immediate work authorization were as the K-1 does. Coming here under the K-3 will also require the K-3 holder to file for an Adjustment of Status in order to obtain a Green Card. That process take many months and involves biometrics, possible medical, and interview prior to the USCIS issuing a Green Card.

CONGRATULATIONS and best of luck. The AOS journey for my wife is just about to begin. I've found that with the filing of her I-130 and I-129F, patience is definitely a virtue..

This is strange and what worries me. I called USCIS just yesterday with a few questions about my wife's AOS. Wanted to make sure everything was correct before sending it in. One of my questions was about her medical. The USCIS person told me that as long as the medical exam she had was NOT over 1 year old by the time I file the AOS, she will not need another one. Also, my wife will not need a supplemental vaccination certificate either, to just submit the copy of her vaccinaction certificate she received from her medical exam prior to her visa interview. SO...it looks like from these posts it's a hit or miss thing.