Javier1982

yes, im still here, im adjusting from visa waiver program

Hello guys, my wife (american) and i are filling the i130, but we have a problem....

She got married when she was 20 to a boyfriend from costa rica (they were boyfriends, the guy actually "used" her to become legal, and since she was in love she agreed), so we need to answer YES to the i130 question that asks if she ever file this petition before, BUT she has no idea where the petition was filed and the date, a lawyer did it, she only knows her marriage date, just that, and she doesnt have contact with this guy anymore...

if she writes, YES, and the name of the guy and the year (1999), will they reject it?

Also, is it a big red flag she already did this process even though it was 14 years ago? im very scared and worried, we met by chance when i was on vacations here some months ago

she knows nothing about him anymore, she is not sure if he became a citizen or not or if he worked 40 quarter under the Social Security scheme or even if he still lives here :S

we dont know what to put...

Anyway, her income is fine, even if she is still "reponsible" for him, she can sponsor me, but we dont know what to enter in the form...

My future wife will fill a I864 for me, but we have a doubt. She already did this process for her first husband back in 1999, was this form needed back then?

Because the form asks you if u filed a I864 for another immigrant before, and we dont know what to say, she doenst remember if she did, and also, ive been reading that if he became an US citizen she is not responsible anymore, so should she still count him as part of the household?

its very confusing

Thanks in Advance,

Javi.

I agree with Penguin, you shouldn't have trouble. Just gather as much as you can while waiting for your interview.

Thank you Sethless, also, does anybody know if applying few times for the DV lottery will have any bad impact? i asked this to a lawyer and he said that wont appear in my "records", because many people apply for the lottery, with fake information, or anybody could apply with the info of someone else, so they dont take Dv Lottery entries seriously

thank you for your response Penguin, any other opinions?

Thanks, Javi.

Hello, This is Javier from Spain, i came here 2 months ago for vacations and i met the love of my life, by chances of life, i met her at a club the first night i went out here in LA and we havent seperated since then, im living with her, I came here using the VWP, this was totally unexpected, if this would have happened to me in Spain maybe i would not marry in 2 months, but i really fell in love, and we think if we want to be together this is the only option , and she has a great job here, and i had a bad one in Spain, and economy in spain sucks, so i cant make her leave the USA and come to my country which is a total mess right now....

This is the complicated part, we just want to go to Vegas and fill before the 3rd month, we wont do any ceremony or party (we dont even care about it honestly, she doenst have family, both of her parents died, and only has a sister in sacramento), so we wont have any proof of that, just the certificate, no party, no invitations, no guests...

and my #1 worry is that she did this already with a guy from Costa Rica years ago, in 1999 and got divorced in 2002, the guy was an ilegal immigrant at the time of the marriage ( i dont want to ask her much about it), and i think the chances that a person gets married twice with a foreigner are so slim...

We wont have many proofs either, but pics and some affidavits from friends and her sister, she cant modify the lease, and she cant add me to her health insurance until i get the SSN with the employment authorization card.

I really dont know what to do, im super scared, worried and stressed, at the same time i dont want to leave her, i love her, it has been a long time since i havent been this happier...

But i keep reading horrible stories on here, and this marrying a foreigner for the 2nd time doesnt look good at all.

Thank in advance!

Javier