kcros

that's stellar, having process server waiting at the USCIS office. No, I'm not being snarky...

Expect problems, because on the surface it looks like you married an American in order to evade immigration law and facilitate your children's father's entrance into the US.
Does your current husband know you are planning to divorce him? In order to naturalise under the three year rule you must be living together with your US citizen spouse in a true marital union.

File for USC and get a US passport so you do not have to worry about maintaining your LPR status. You could visit her for a few weeks while the citizenship application is being processed. Look at it this way: six months being apart--or less if you can travel and visit for a while--is less time than processing a new spousal visa where you will be in Turkey the entire time--say 10-14 months. Citizenship is the best route if you do want to return to the US.
Good luck,
Dave

I do not plan on getting rid of her, I wouldn't think of it. I have developed such a bond with this beautiful young lady I wouldn't think of her father and his wickedness having any effects on how I deal with her. I appreciate all the advice but she is not going anywhere. I know I might not be the birth parent but when I accepted him I also did her. She is a respectful, loving little girl that has missed out on a lot of happiness and I plan to give her all the happiness I can. I don't think he is going to make it an issue anyway, he doesn't even call her to check on her and has not been around.

We were all young and don't get to choose our parents
we cant be accountable when they behave badly, she is
not OP responsibility a soon becomes 18 yrs.
In life we at times have to look at how it would be if we were
that young girl, seemingly the girl has bonded with her, she
may have never been shown love,she is not disrespectful to
her after she got here like her con-man father, & clearly he don't
care about her, so I say help the girl from even afar (don't live in
the same home because of the father) but do not turn your back
on her, she may one day give U a drink of water if U cant get it
yourself out of gratitude, adopted or not at 18 yrs she is her own
adult...OP U seem to have a good heart, if the girl continues to be
for you don't follow advices to be rid of her.

I wholeheartedly agree. The girl shouldn't have to suffer because of what her father has done or may do in the future. You prob need to contact a lawyer and find out what your rights are regarding the girl I'm not sure but I believe most will give you a free consultation or many times the lawyer's secretary knows a lot about the law as well and may be able to advice you. One would think that since he threatened both of you that she could also get a restraining order. When my son was a teenager, he got a restraining order against his father

Approved! =D
Interview was pretty straight forward. We didn't have to wait that long to be called in.
Aside from the standard questions that they ask, and standard oath taking, there were no questions that were asked differently. The interview took about 30 minutes, only because we had to explain our 'story' a bit more detail than normal since we're both pretty young and the IO had a decent amount of questions regarding our relationship timeline.
i-485 is now in Decision and I-130 is in Post Decision Activity

This sounds like a very stick situation an a waiver/waivers are most definetly needed... I would definetly get a lawyer... And my opinion for anyone else reading this... That allowing your significant other and mother/father of your children to risk being detained, deported and not allowed back to visit is irresponsible at the very least... Protect your family and children from undue stress and hassle by making sure you don't leave them vulnerable... I do wish you Good luck and with proper representation, I hope you can straighten this out...

I know it can take a while to get married, but with one person who is living illegally in the US, then I would think it would be a higher priority, to protect your partner from detention and deportation. But no matter.
I would consult with a good lawyer. Good luck.