FabtheFab

Honestly, your story doesn't matter. I'm not against you. I am all for you protecting your assets and yourself from this divorce.
I have been through a costly and long divorce before myself. However, given how the US immigration system works, there isn't much you can do to stop her from staying legally if she really wants to.
Other than all the money wasted on my divorce, the one valuable lesson I learned from it was that I had to let go.
Focus on getting a good divorce settlement for yourself. Worrying about stopping her from staying in the US legally is mostly a waste of your time and energy.

Well, if she can prove the marriage was bonafide like you're saying it was, there is no way you can stop her from removing her conditions if she wants to.
Why do you think that stopping her from getting a 10 year GC will make it easier to avoid a long and costly divorce? I don't see a direct relation between how your divorce will be handled by court and her immigration status. What I mean is, if she wants to make your life hard for divorcing her, it doesn't matter if her GC has been renewed or not. In fact, she could use your reluctance to renew it against you.

An announcement from USCIS:
This morning, USCIS published an update to Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. The new edition is dated 11/23/15.
Starting 02/29/16, USCIS will accept only the 11/23/15 edition. USCIS will not accept editions dated 04/13/13 or earlier after that date. The edition date can be found at the bottom of every page on the form and instructions.
For more information, please visit our website.
IF YOU ARE FILING AFTER 29 February 2016, you MUST use the new form!
Sukie in NY

Hi,
No need to translate it - use the original name. Abbreviating the state is also fine - the way you should think is the following: if a Brazilian employee at the embassy in Rio is able to understand it, you are going to be fine.
Good luck!

Hi, it basically depends on the embassy. Some ask for it and some do not. In my case, I sent the consent and travel authorization for my daughter (CR2) during the NVC phase. However, I heard of people who didn't send anything at all and the kids were approved regardless in my embassy.
If you can get a letter of consent easily, go for it and bring it to the interview.
But the fact that the NVC has not asked for it is good indication - you probably will not need it.

Assuming the order of your statement is backwards and first they divorced and then you married, then just how big a red flag this all is depends on how long they stayed married, how much time between the divorce and your marriage and WHEN she moved out of the house. What you have going for you, is that Germans and Brits, are not known for entering into marriages with US Citizens, just to get an immigration benefit. Be honest and straight forward, and I expect you'll be treated as well as you might expect.

Honestly, your story doesn't matter. I'm not against you. I am all for you protecting your assets and yourself from this divorce.
I have been through a costly and long divorce before myself. However, given how the US immigration system works, there isn't much you can do to stop her from staying legally if she really wants to.
Other than all the money wasted on my divorce, the one valuable lesson I learned from it was that I had to let go.
Focus on getting a good divorce settlement for yourself. Worrying about stopping her from staying in the US legally is mostly a waste of your time and energy.

Well, if she can prove the marriage was bonafide like you're saying it was, there is no way you can stop her from removing her conditions if she wants to.
Why do you think that stopping her from getting a 10 year GC will make it easier to avoid a long and costly divorce? I don't see a direct relation between how your divorce will be handled by court and her immigration status. What I mean is, if she wants to make your life hard for divorcing her, it doesn't matter if her GC has been renewed or not. In fact, she could use your reluctance to renew it against you.

You can claim an exemption for your spouse even if he or she is a nonresident alien. In that case, your spouse:
-Must have no gross income for U.S. tax purposes,
-Must not be filing a return, and
-Must not be the dependent of another taxpayer.
If he enters the U.S. and become a resident alien in Dec 2015, his worldwide income counts for 2015 US tax purposes. He has gross (worldwide) income. Right? I don't think the above would apply in his situation.
If he chooses to file jointly and did not earn (worldwide) over $100,800, then none of his income would be taxed because he could claim the foreign income exclusion. His wife's income would effectively get twice the exemption and twice the standard deduction allowance on a joint return. Plus joint is usually a lower rate than married filing separately.
Or if the wife chooses to go the generally more tax route of filing separately, he is still require to file if he enters the U.S. In 2015 and is a permanent resident any part of the year. But he may file as a dual status return and end up owing no tax.
Overly simplified, but the concept is--
Jan 1 to Dec 15- Non resident status. Only US source income reported and taxed. He has no U.S. income in that NR period, so $0.
Dec 16 to Dec 31- Permanent resident. Resident alien. Reports worldwide income earned in that resident period. Presumably he quit his job before he entered the U.S., so $0 earned anywhere from Dec 16-31.
Now there are many rules to read (Pub 519) and he may be pulling in income from sources not related to a job or employment he resigned. It depends on if he got paid anything from any source In those 16 days.

If you were married in 2015 then you either file together as Married Filing Jointly (MFJ) or your U.S. citizen spouse can file Married Filing Separately (MFS) for tax year 2015 (filing in 2016). You as the non resident alien spouse have the option of not filing at all since for 2015 tax year you do not have a filing requirement. You are still considered a non resident alien (NRA) for "tax purposes" whether or not you enter the U.S. in December or not.
Your U.S. spouse (from the info in your post) sounds like they might be able to claim the spouse exemption (this is completely different from filing jointly). It simply gives the U.S. spouse a dependent exemption credit for a NRA spouse.
~Maria

Depends how much money you made. There is a large foreign earned income exclusion in the US tax system.
from the IRS web site
So, if you made less than the exclusion amount, it shouldn't matter.
Note: I am not a tax professional, you should consult one yourself.

It is an interesting point, if you are participating in an Off Topic article you can easily get your post deleted, thread banned etc.
But lets us say you post in an immigration discussion on a subject that you either know nothing or very little about, but have an opinion, all is good.
Always struck me as strange.
Waits for this post to be deleted.

Thank you for sharing this. I thought I was the only one whose family didn't support my marriage.
I felt kind of ashamed about my family not being super enthusiastic about my husband because 1) It's my second marriage and they think I have no reason to try it again - I guess in their mind I'm some sort of "damaged goods"; 2) I'll quit a good job (it has been okay, but I have a new boss and she makes me feel I need to sell my soul to accomplish the company's goals, so I actually feel pretty good about leaving); 3) Since I will be unemployed for a little bit, I will not be contributing financially for a while
Tsk tsk.

Thank you for sharing this. I thought I was the only one whose family didn't support my marriage.
I felt kind of ashamed about my family not being super enthusiastic about my husband because 1) It's my second marriage and they think I have no reason to try it again - I guess in their mind I'm some sort of "damaged goods"; 2) I'll quit a good job (it has been okay, but I have a new boss and she makes me feel I need to sell my soul to accomplish the company's goals, so I actually feel pretty good about leaving); 3) Since I will be unemployed for a little bit, I will not be contributing financially for a while
Tsk tsk.

You put your profile as DCF, but it's not available in Brazil. If you do the long process, it takes around 9 months. I just got approved two weeks ago.
Your marriage in Brazil will be enough for immigration purposes - whatever you do in the US in terms of ceremony will not affect her immigration status at all.
The problem with your plan is that once she gets a CR1 visa, she needs to stay in the US for at least 6 months per year to prove residency requirements or she might lose her greencard. Since she's still studying in Ceará, I would suggest she gets a B2 visa for now so she can come visit. The best is probably for you to apply for a permanent resident visa one year before she graduates.
Once she gets approved in the interview and receives her CR1/IR1 visa, she has around 6 months to enter the US or her visa will expire.

I don't know about Egypt, but in Brazil it's strictly forbidden to bring any type of phone inside the embassy. They have an x-ray and full body check at the entrance. With all the mess going on at the Middle East these days, I think it should be about the same in his embassy.
The funny thing about Brazil is that outside the embassy there is a bunch of people who provide the service of guarding your cell phone for you. They wear uniforms and charge around 3 dollars.

Yay! I remember your K1 story, I can only imagine how hard this must have been for you.
My family is also not super happy about my husband, but it's because I'm leaving a very good job to be with him. Probably your husband was approved because the FBI/NSA cleared him already. Congratulations!

Mute his e-mails, don't take his calls. No matter what happens, do not give him any of your time.

I've been through something quite similar. If you need someone to talk to and vent, send me a private message.

I know this is an internet forum, but I'm pretty sure most people in here sincerely wish you find real love and peace.

You’ve shown to be a remarkable woman from the way you’ve been handling this. Life’s timing is not perfect, but there is someone out there who will honor and cherish all the goodness in you. It's just a matter of time.
Be strong!

When were you planning to get married?
I know it's only been two weeks, but my impression is that unless he gets his act together and tries to treat you with a bit more of respect, it's kind of useless to keep on going like this.
Sit down with him. Tell him you see he is not happy, and that he is free to go back to Cuba if he wishes - you'll buy his ticket. Don't be overly emotional. If he's in love with you, this will be a reality check.
My impression is that if you keep on feeding his ego, he will not bother to make any effort to make your relationship work.

Hi all,
We got approved last Friday! We had to wait a lot because the embassy in Rio was not very organized, but the interview itself was very simple. They only asked four questions:
1. When and how I met my husband
2. What I do for a living
3. What my husband does for a living
4. If I have ever met his family
My husband and daughter came to the interview with me - but the CO barely looked at him. Honestly, it felt like the decision was already made and he just asked those questions for the sake of it.
Dwheels, Sukie, you are both amazing on this thread. I would have never done so well without following this forum and your advice.
We are all very grateful . Thank you!

Hi all,
We got approved last Friday! We had to wait a lot because the embassy in Rio was not very organized, but the interview itself was very simple. They only asked four questions:
1. When and how I met my husband
2. What I do for a living
3. What my husband does for a living
4. If I have ever met his family
My husband and daughter came to the interview with me - but the CO barely looked at him. Honestly, it felt like the decision was already made and he just asked those questions for the sake of it.
Dwheels, Sukie, you are both amazing on this thread. I would have never done so well without following this forum and your advice.
We are all very grateful . Thank you!

I just got approved in Rio with my CR1 case. White we were applying, my mother-in-law discovered that one of her friends' daughter is a CO stationed in Brazil (not in Rio though).
We wrote her an email asking for tips and she told her that Rio is very lenient with immigrant visas and the rate of approval is very high (that was my impression from my interview day too). But there are two things they are very strict about:
1. Previous overstays and deportation;
2. Financial ability to support applicant
So I would be careful with filing using assets. You probably should find a joint sponsor before you send your documents to the NVC.

Well, if she can prove the marriage was bonafide like you're saying it was, there is no way you can stop her from removing her conditions if she wants to.
Why do you think that stopping her from getting a 10 year GC will make it easier to avoid a long and costly divorce? I don't see a direct relation between how your divorce will be handled by court and her immigration status. What I mean is, if she wants to make your life hard for divorcing her, it doesn't matter if her GC has been renewed or not. In fact, she could use your reluctance to renew it against you.

When were you planning to get married?
I know it's only been two weeks, but my impression is that unless he gets his act together and tries to treat you with a bit more of respect, it's kind of useless to keep on going like this.
Sit down with him. Tell him you see he is not happy, and that he is free to go back to Cuba if he wishes - you'll buy his ticket. Don't be overly emotional. If he's in love with you, this will be a reality check.
My impression is that if you keep on feeding his ego, he will not bother to make any effort to make your relationship work.

Well, if she can prove the marriage was bonafide like you're saying it was, there is no way you can stop her from removing her conditions if she wants to.
Why do you think that stopping her from getting a 10 year GC will make it easier to avoid a long and costly divorce? I don't see a direct relation between how your divorce will be handled by court and her immigration status. What I mean is, if she wants to make your life hard for divorcing her, it doesn't matter if her GC has been renewed or not. In fact, she could use your reluctance to renew it against you.