anajnic

You are evil

ask her "honey did you see the topless women sunbathing on my deck"? lol....that will be a real conversation starter

I don't know if your husband received his 1year extension or not but you may not be able to withdraw/get out of the joint petition. If he moved out BEFORE his GC expired (within the 2 year period), then he has blatantly violated the terms of the GC. The rules are clear. If you are not divorced, you MUST be sharing a life together. Even those who attend couples counseling or are living miserably together are fine. But you are NOT allowed to leave the marital home, as he has done. If you know he has violated the terms of the conditional GC, by all means send the letter. If he has not violated the terms (check the dates!), sending the letter has no legal recourse. (His behaviour, unfortunately, has no bearing on his ability to dissolve the marriage and refile).
I am very sorry for the situation you are in.

So I had my I-485 interview yesterday. I went with my binder full of information, but none of it was requested except my passport, birth certificate, Driver's License, EAD and divorce decree. The interview was generally pleasant - short and sweet. And the officer said I should receive my card in 2 - 4 weeks.

Thank you Anajnic! Like I said if he wants to reapply and handle all that by himself for once, that is entirely up to him but I refuse to be apart of it after this.

Wow. To those of you who were direct and to the point about my specific questions I appreciate your response. This is one thing that really irritates me about this site is alot of you like assume things you dont know and even worse give your unsolicited opinion. You have no idea what my situation. I did not disclose enough for you to assume you know my motives. I asked nothing about whether I should do this or not. Whether our marriage was entered in good faith or not was not the question and is certainly not up for discussion. I am doing this not out of spite or hurt but because I refuse to put myself in a compromising position with my government by not alerting to the fact that my husband and I are no longer living together when the rules are very clear that we must still be living together OR be divorced which we are neither. My husband abandoned me leaving me with all the bills and rent to pay alone with our 2 year old and 1 on the way. He got his own place and refuses to even tell me where he lives. I am going to request to have to have our JOINT I-751 withdrawn because that is my right to do so. Whether or not he will re file on his own is completely up to him but I will no longer be cooperative in any of this. Why should I? Please refrain from sticking your nose where it doesn't belong and assuming things about people you know nothing about. Thank you.

This is a removal of conditions. He can not go forward on a joint removal if you're separated and divorcing without committing fraud. If they request an interview and you're not there, he will be denied. If no interview is requested, and he gets the 10 year card based on marriage, this could come back to haunt him later, particularly if divorce papers are filed or legal separation papers are filed. You can mail the letter to the local office, and the address you submitted the application to. Include a copy of the Notice of Action letter, case number and reference his A#. Further you can make an infopass appointment and drop off a copy of your withdrawal. Yes, he will need to resubmit an application to remove conditions based on divorce and pay the fee again. You do understand this will not remove your liability on the Affidavit of Support? Sorry to hear about your troubles.

Thank you Faithkeeper and Anajnic, I will believe what they say when I see any updates myself. Does anybody know by any chance how much longer it takes to get a decision after immigration officer was assigned on your case? Thank you.

**** Let's get back on topic of the OP. Please give constructive advice regarding to the questions posted, or do not post in this thread- if you wish to discuss who is a genuine/ true/ real American, you can start your own thread in Off Topic or the Politics forum ***

At best you can say you will never be fully integrated and that you, personally, will never be a genuine American. Your loss, really.
It is ludicrous for you to presume to apply that to others, for you can only define what being an American is at a very personal level. You can't do that for others. Each individual that comes to this country has a particular and oftentimes unique concept as do those who are born here. Being an American is represented by a set of ideals; not a laundry list.

I'll give this post a more detailed response when I get the chance.
For now, you should share this information on the n-400 section cause there are a bunch of potential liars, very very superficial and/or severly deluded people in the process of naturalization that need you to tell them this.
Also, print out this post and rehearse it so you can be very well prepared to tell this to the officer during your naturalization interview (assuming you plan to waste your time like the deluded rest of us).

Stop it with your jingoistic nonsense, all of you. Misguided "patriots" that spew hatred all around is the last thing this world needs. We are all the same- genuine HUMAN BEINGS. Jeesh...

You clearly have not...you've been in a relationship with the US immigration system close to 2 years and have a minimum of 3 years to go. That has nothing to do with the price of tea in China and I am not interesting in buying tea from China so that works just fine.
Anyone who solemnly took the oath of allegiance becomes a genuine american...but you wouldn't know that now, would you?
If you looked around, you'll very clearly see that the identity, lives, culture and language of immigrants typically follow them to their adopted country (USA) and that doesn't make them any less "genuine" than any other american...even your spouse.

Ignorance of epic proportions.
But according to you, you'll never be a "genuine" american so why go through all the stress when your spouse could have just joined you and your nice life back home?

Couldn't say. I never met them. My opinion is based on this limited exchange.

Nobody should ask the parents to reciprocate. The very fact they offered the money with strings attached denotes the necessary lack of tact and consideration such an action would require.

Indeed, good point.
As Vanessa points out above there are issues with not having your name on the deed.
For instance, if the husband dies in 5 years then who gets the house? Will the parents allow the wife to stay in her home if she does not have survivorship benefits? Will they ask her for the money back? Will she be forced to leave? What about children, would they inherit the home or would the wife? This whole situation makes the wife's life uncertain.
If the parents want to help out, they should give the money to couple. There should be no preconditions.
If I were in the wife's position i would say no to the money.

My rationale was that in signing the I-864 for their son to get his greencard, their daughter-in-law put her assets on the line for the duration of the affidavit. It would stand to reason their son to feel the same way towards his wife.

It sounds very strange to me but I think it is a cultural thing.
I wonder if they had any similar reservations when their daughter-in-law had to sign an affidavit of support in order to get their son to the US.

However, the issue at hand is not to whom the money belongs, so much as the house being in the name of both. Isn't that what the 'for richer or poorer' part of the vows are meant to convey?
IMHO it is one of those situations in that it is not for the spouse to take, so much as the recipient's to give.

In terms of immigration, wrong. In terms of relationship, maybe. It could be his parents protecting his inheritance money. However buying in solely his name doesn't necessarily protect the asset anyway.

So long as you can explain to the USCIS, rationally, why the house is in his name only it will not be a red flag. Each case is unique and there are many other factors to be considered.
What in my opinion, is a bigger red flag, albeit unrelated to his immigration status, is the fact that your in-laws should desire to control your marriage. That your husband would entertain that notion counts as a red flag in my book. It is my personal opinion that one should never give money with strings attached, except in business transactions. You should either trust the recipient to put the money to good use or not give out the money at all in the first place. Again, IMHO, you would be better off saving the money for a down payment yourselves and entering a mortgage together.
Good luck!

No ,i m in the same situation here and my parents are giving me some money for a house ,but i will never buy a house in my name when you are married everything should be in both names,She loved him to bring him here,get him a new life is time for him to give back.I m sorry but some ppl are still thinking old fashion ...And is a hugeeeee red flag.

My thoughts exactly, his parents may wish to protect there investment, however it would be a 50-50 split if acquired during there marriage... Red flag possible, easy to speak about at an interview with cultural differences and such... I did the exact opposite, owned my home outright and added Pla to my deed to ensure no issues for us with joint everything.... Be ready for some explaining if they wonder about it....

Are you worried that he'll want to divorce you after they he gets the permanent residency? If that's the case, he can do that now, and remove conditions on his own. And if his parents want to buy him a house, so that you both can live in it, what's the problem?
He can always say "No, thanks" to his parents.