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I don't know what to tell you to do, but I will say that there is a lot of issues with women who are coming to the u.s solely for the purpose of having a U.S born child. When you went for you interview, they asked you if you were pregnant or planning to become pregnant. They ask these questions to avoid this situation. I can almost guarantee the reason for your denial was because you had your child in the U.S.. Also this may sound absurd, but if you owe medical bills from the pregnancy and birth, you will also be denied to return.

I have to completely agree with the person above me. You definitely knew what his intentions were when you met him and before you married him. You should have also known better when there was no affection toward you after the marriage. I would definitely report it to uscis, explain the situation, but I will say you definitely should have known. No matter what, they will investigate him because marriage shams are a big deal. I have never heard of anyone getting into trouble that was a citizen for a sham marriage, but it would look badly on you in the future if you do remarry another immigrant and want to be their petitioner. I would contact the office asap and let them know what's going on before he gets his 10 yr card.

You're not the first nor the last that this has happened to. When my husband came to this country, one of his friends had come before him. His friend came in 2008, my husband in 2009. Anyways, his friend has been married and waiting a response since he applied for aos in 2008, and still has yet to hear anything reguarding his status. He too has done infopass after infopass, and no information. He has been told various responses; "you're going through facial and name recognition, file is with fbi, etc. Don't get discouraged, just sometimes it takes longer than others. Although, my friend's attorney said his options at this time are to either wait it out, or sue immigration for a response. If you decide to sue, it can get expensive and ugly. Also, the attorney also told our friend, that they think his case is probably with ICE a fraud investigating department. Contact your attorney and see what advice you can get. Good luck!

Yeah, that is where things get kind of iffy. My husband was here on a b1 b2 visa, we met and after a couple years got married. I am glad to hear this isn't anything unusual. I was checking out other couple's time lines, and was getting a bit worried there was something else going on that was taking so long. My husband was married before when he first came to the states, and I was afraid that that was the hold up, causing some sort of an issue. Thanks for the reassurance.

Hi everyone, thanks for any responses in advance. Here is my problem, my husband and I have been married since 4/12/13. Once we were married, we immediately filed his paperwork within one week. Not long after, we got a letter for his biometrics, that was completed in May. Then, in June we received an RFE because some of my tax information didn't make it to USCIS even though, it was submitted,complete. They received our RFE, evidence on 8/6/2013, and the website says to allow 60 days. It has been more than the 60 days to review the evidence. My husband did receive his EAD, so that's a blessing. But my question is why haven't we gotten our letter for our AOS interview? Has anyone else had to wait 6+ months just for the interview?

My husband received his EAD while he had a RFE pending, but they just needed another copy of my income as some how my tax documents got lost between the attorney and immigration. Actually the rfe evidence has been received and is still pending to this day.

Hi everyone, my husband is an immigrant from Africa. He came here on a b1-b2 visa. We were married on 4-12-13, all paper work was filed immediately approximately a week later. The beginning of May, we received an appointment for his biometrics. That was done at the end of May. In the meantime, we received an RFE for something we had already provided, but we sent it in again. Last month, he received his EAD. Other than that, the website still states the same about receiving and processing the RFE evidence we have sent in. Has anyone else gone through this? Any idea what could be the hold up?

Please note, my husband was married before in this country. I am not sure if that is what is holding this up. Any ideas would definitely be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Finally got my attorney to send me a copy of the rfe. You were correct, it was about financial documents (w-2's) I'm not sure why they are requesting them again, I am sure my attorney sent them in with the petition for aos. Oh well, at least it's an easy fix!

I am praying it's something like financial, that I can definitely provide. I did prove w-2's and tax documents for the past 3 years (2010-2012) I more than met the financial requirments without any dependents. I don't understand what it could be so soon, and we have still yet to get the letter for rfe. it has been 13 days now, on the 15th day, I plan to call again and see if we can get any information.

This question may have already been asked, and if that is the case I do apologize. I'll give a brief history, and then ask the question. First of all, my husband is from Nigeria, he was here on a b1 b2 visa, and we got married after 2 years of being together. We had lived together for 1 1/2 years before marriage. We got married in April of this year. We filed all documents with an attorney, and we received a letter for biometrics. 2 days before we were to go get his fingerprints done (June 18,2013) we checked the online status and it states an rfe has been mailed to us. As of today, we still have yet to receive a notice, nor has our attorney.

Is this normal? What could the rfe be for so soon? We sent in all documents that were requested with the initial applications? Any advice or knowledge would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance

Many non US residents will stay in relationships that are nit healthy simple as a way to stay in the US. They could care less that their spouse is older, impotent, ugly, crazy or any number of other unpleasant traits. Immigration sees it every day over and over.

Thats fine for them but not for me. I would rather move on and risk my chances than stay with her.

You came on a business travel visa in 08. (there is no "I didnt like being here so I left (??) You had no choice. Your visa was up was it not? You had to leave unless you had an offer from the company to switch to an H1B visa?)

No, I did not have to leave. I was here for a couple weeks, and I didn't like it. The company I came here with did offer me a position I decided not to take the offer because I didn't want to stay in the states.

So you met a woman while here on bushiness travel began a relationship and when you returned again for business travel again in 09 you married her. (your b1 visa expired in '10) You immediately filed for AOS with her in Aug 2009.

Yes, this is correct

You have since broken up with your spouse before the AOS was completed and the GC was issued. That means you can no longer adjust through your wife. Because you dont have a valid visa (your b1 expired in '10 they can issue deportation orders for you)

Now something is wrong here. You filed for AOS in 2009. It is 2013. That is 4 years ago! Are you saying that your AOS application has been pending for FOUR YEARS>? that does sound quite right... And then this sentence "When I got my intent to deny my i130 I told immigration there were problems in the marriage and we were considering divorce."

No it was pending for 4 years, and actually there are a lot of us in the same situation where pending seems to be almost permanent until I got my letter where I was denied.

What do you mean- when you got your intent to deny? Did you get an intent to deny first? Or was the intent to deny a result of the fact you alerted them you were filing for divorce?

I had decided on divorce, and hadn't started the process as of yet. I got the intent to deny letter in the mail, and decided to go ahead and let them know that we were going to get divorced. Before,I wanted to try to reconcile even though I had feelings for the new woman, because I didn't want to get divorced. I did care for her . But unfortunately her incarcerations, and her becoming a lesbian made up my mind.

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The main points are- Your current AOS has been denied. You do not have a valid visa right now. The Officer that denied you can issue deportation orders because of the fact that you do not have a valid visa. They may or may not do this. Because you had previously held 2 B1 visas they may say hmm well maybe he can obtain another one, or maybe he can obtain a HIB through his company, but its at their discretion. You are eligible for deportation.

As the other posters mentioned youd have to prove the second marriage is not for immigration benefits. Its going to be hard because of the fact that you are out of status and eligible for deportation. You first marriage had fallen apart and you wouldnt have been able to adjust so you 'needed' someone to adjust through. 'Magically' you fall in love and remarry just in time. Its suspiciously convenient and very hard to overcome. (esp if the dates do not line up)

I can understand how it looks. My marriage was over a long time before the divorce and this is the case in a lot of marriages. It isn't so far fetched to believe that someone stays married because one party wants to reconcile and the other doesn't... My wife stayed with me simply for money. She doesn't work, and she is a criminal. I am assuming that will help me when I try to prove it was a real marriage. Why else would I have stayed with her, if not for love. Why would I have bailed her out of jail more than once??? I can prove the marriage was real but no one stay and stay after all that she has done unless they were a fool.

You left some important things out of your story.

When you came back to the country in 09 how did you come back? What visa type? When does it expire? I came back here on a b1/b2 visa. It expired in 2010

When did you file the 130/485 with your 'lesbian' wife?We filed in August of 2009, right after we were married

When did you meet your new girlfriend? I met my new girlfriend in July of 2011

Your immigrant petition from your ex to be is denied. Even if you marry your new fiance it will look to immigration like a marriage for immigration benefits. You will most likely be denied especially if your soon to be ex reported anything bad about you when she pulled her support for the old petition. Your best bet is to return to Nigeria ( you will have a ban ) and have your future wife apply for a cr1 and hardship waiver. It will mean living in Nigeria for a bit but will probably have a higher success than trying to go from one bad marriage right into a new one and trying to convince immigration there is any validity to it all.

I am going to see an attorney this week to see her opinion, but I can prove my first marriage was real, and so will this second one be. I can't just return to my country and leave my fiancee here to deal with everything financially. She and I have bought a house, car, and everything together. That would definitely leave her in a bind. I am willing to fight and pay how ever much it takes to stay here.

I don't know if immigration will look at the fact my divorce was filed before my i485 was denied or not. I'm not sure how that is going to look.

When I got my intent to deny my i130 I told immigration there were problems in the marriage and we were considering divorce.

Of course your I-130 and i-485 would be denied if you got a divorce. Why was that unexpected? Why is that "unfortunately?"

I knew they would be denied, but I am not sure if my ex has even contacted immigration to cancel the i485. As far as I know she didn't even know she needed to withdraw the i485.

I'm not sure if I am in the right forum here, but I am hoping someone can help me.. I came to the us on a b1/b2 visa for the first time in 08 from Nigeria. When I came I met a woman, but I just didn't like being in the US, so I left. The woman I met and I kept writing and making phone calls back and forth, and we fell in love. In 09 I came back to the country, and a few months later we were married. Since then, I have found out that she isn't who said she was. She has been in and out of jail for many thefts, she has also become a lesbian. She left me for her 'girlfriend' in 2011. I have since met someone new, and I have fallen inlove with her. I filed for divorced in January of this year so I can marry my new girlfriend. Unfortunately, not even 1 month after I filed for divorce, I got a denial for my i485 and i130. My divorce won't be completed until the end of March. I am scared I will get deported. Has anyone been through a similar situation that can offer me some advice?