Hollywud52

I live in South Carolina and I have an annulment that was granted to me in South Carolina. Is this all I need? The marriage was never recorded here as a civil marriage, it was only performed as a religious marriage in the Islamic way in Jordan and I have an Islamic annulment granted from an Imam who has the authority to annul a marriage or grant a divorce here in the US.  

He is Jordanian but lives in Dubai. Can he file divorce papers in Dubai or does he have to do it in Jordan?

When we talked several months ago he said that he liked it here and one day would like to live in a quieter place like this but would not be able to do that for some time. He has a very good job with the government where he lives and he is just starting to do consulting work of his own. After I met him in person I asked him what would be the soonest that he could realistically relocate and he said a minimum of one year. 

Payxibka

I can't figure out how to reply to you but I was introduced to him several months ago and we correspond almost daily via Whatsapp and have Skyped some. So technically I "met" him before he came here I guess? This is just the first time in person

I previously signed a marriage contract in Jordan in 2016 and filed a petition for my "spouse" to come to the US. Long story but basic facts are the marriage was never consummated, we did not appear at the US Embassy in Jordan to inform anyone there that a marriage contract had been signed in Sharia Court in Amman, Jordan and we both left to return to our respective countries (Dubai and US) and his cousin sent us the copies of the marriage contract a couple of weeks later. He had taken them to some of the official offices in Jordan such as Ministry of Foreign Affairs I believe but they were never presented to the US Embassy. I submitted the copy with my petition to show that we were married but never recorded anything about the contract here in the state that I live in. It ended up being a huge disaster and didn't work out. I cancelled his petition, long story and recieved a revocation notice. I also consulted with two separate immigration attorneys who confirmed what I was able to discern after numerous phone calls and reading the entire code of marriage law for SC, that if the marriage was never RECORDED here then it is not legal and I did not file taxes with him. For religious purposes,, I obtained a letter of annulment from an Imam here in the US based on the lack of consummation of the marriage, more than one year apart from each other and lack of financial support from him. So I have a revoked petition and an annulment.

Now a friend has introduced me to his brother and we've been corresponding for several months and he is here visiting the US for the second time for the purpose of seeing his brother and meeting me. We want to be married but I am wondering if there will be any problems because of the situation with me applying for a spouse visa for my ex? Will the revocation letter and the annulment letter be sufficient to dismiss any questions about it?

I have several questions so I will ask them one at a time. I want to marry someone who I met through his brother and he is here now visiting. Is there a difference in the amount of time it takes to get a work permit or green card if you come on a fiance visa or if we get married and he comes back on a spouse visa? Is either process shorter than the other?

I signed a marriage contract in Sharia court in Jordan but never had the marriage recorded through either the US Embassy or local US court in my state. Immigration lawyer says the marriage is not legal in the US. I stopped the petition and obtained an annulment from an American Imam. Will USCIS accept the annulment letter as proof of end of the marriage contract or do I still have to try to get a divorce or annulment from Jordan somehow? Marriage was never consummated, we never lied together and he pays no maintenance or support. These are my reasons I was granted annulment.

I am a US citizen who has posted before. I signed a marriage contract with a Jordanian national in Sharia court. What I did not do is, I did not consummate the marriage, I did not present the marriage contract to the US Embassy in Jordan while I was there, and I never recorded it at the court in my state in which I live. He told me his cousin would take our contract to all appropriate places to be stamped so we both left (he lives in Dubai) to return to our jobs because we were out of time and I got my copies of the marriage contract in the mail about 3 weeks later. When things starting falling apart I cancelled his immigrant spouse visa and started looking at how to "divorce" him. Which I when I realized the contract had not been presented to the US Embassy for verification. I understand NOW that we would have had to go in person, they would have wanted to confirm with me, the US citizen, that it was real. So, I followed the chain of information to try to determine if it was even legal here. US travel state site says if it is legally performed it is legal however, validity of marriage is determined by the Office of the Attorney General for the state you live in. I called the office in SC, they said they let the local court determine. Called the court, they said they don't know, ask a lawyer, consulted with a family law attorney, she said ask an immigration lawyer. Just for fun I asked 2 immigration lawyers (not fun) they both said oh its 'not legal. Wonderful. But they don't give a letter actually saying that. So. I met with an Imam who is a scholar in Islam (Mufti) who granted me an Islamic annulment of the marriage based on no consummation and being apart for a year. I have a letter from him granting annulment. USCIS no longer has a file on me so I'm good with them, however NVC has me in their system as married because I sent in a copy of this marriage contract with my paperwork. If I chose to marry another foreign national (not saying I will) I don't want an issue with NVC. The guy I talked to at NVC says I should try to get a divorce certificate from the issuing authority, which is Sharia Court in Amman Jordan. I can't afford a trip to Jordan, any ideas on how I could accomplish this? I don't believe my "husband" would be willing to give ME a divorce as he is still trying to keep a relationship of some type with me. Not only that, if HE files then he may be expected to pay the deferred dowry (mahr) even though I don't want it. I just want this nightmare to be over. 

I actually saw a lawyer here about a month ago. I can file and will file for divorce here in the states after mid March as the law in my state requires a one year "separation". A close friend of mine suggested I post again in this forum to see what possible reason he could have to try to avoid a divorce because after reading online the information about being issued a greencard it looks like he HAS to live with me, not just be MARRIED to me to receive a green card so that is what I was questioning. But several of you have said that he does NOT have to actually live with me to get it so I am getting conflicting information   between what I am reading and what I am hearing here. I would prefer he agreed to give me a divorce and did it there but if he does not I wil divorce him here wihout his permission, it will just be slightly more difficult and at my expense. I have actually asked him for a divorce and he has not responded. 

His religion allows for up to 4 wives but he must support all equally. He gives me nothing so he cannot afford a second wife. Plus the first wife has to accept it and I dont accept it. Im trying to find out about the10 yr greencard. I thought he HAS to live with me before he can get any kind of green card???

I posted earlier about an I130 situation. My husband is in Dubai. He got a new job about 3 months ago and immediately started saying he might need to "delay" coming to the US. Now he says that his family needs him, he is sending them a lot of money, they all depend on him and he will "never" move here because I and others think he married me for a green card and he doesnt like it. By the way he will go a week without even saying hello to me now. He first said "I will arrange for you to come to Dubai every couple month and when you retire (7 years) you can move here for good but I will not come to the US". So I called his bluff and said "ok". When I asked when can I come back then it's "well I am sending money to my father every other day" and a lot of other excuses. So I said ok, so you WANT to arrange for me to come visit but you CANT is that it? He said "yes". So then I offered to pay half of my ticket and he said "do you know how much it costs for you to come for even10 days" I said no, but this time we would not need a hotel for me because we are MARRIED. I could stay with you. He lives with his family. Not ideal but it would work. Then he said "'yes but you have other expenses" in other words he does not want me to come visit. Now the latest is that his Mother started crying and insisting that he marry someone there and she is looking for him a new wife! How can he afford a whole wife if he can't afford even a little of the one he has! He has never sent me any money and we have been married for a year. Here is my question, if he is not going to come here like we agreed and looks like I'm not going there, then why is it that every time I mention "divorce" he says he has not even thought of it? By the way, I am 20 years older htan him. Why will he not talk to me about divorce and just end this ? How does it benefit him to stay married to me? 

I am a US citizen, married to a Jordanian who lives in Dubai. I live in the US. The i130 was approved and our case is at NVC waiting for one last document so very close to the end of the process. But, his famiy obligations have changed and he will not be able to relocate for at least 2 years until he ensures his siblings have graduated university. This is the custom in Arab cultures for the older sibling to assist with financial tuition expenses for the younger ones. He is used to working in a Gulf country with no income tax and will not be able to use his engineering degree here for years, at least 4 years to become licensed in the US so he is realizing that making enough money to send home a substantial amount each month ($1,300.00 US) may not be possible. He is suggesting maybe we withdraw the petition but remain married and meet in Dubai every few months. He is Jordanian by his father but his mother is Syrian and he was born in Syria and has visited there. He has tried visiting the US before with his Mother and they were both denied. Since we are married, if I withdraw the i130, would he be able to visit me in the US or would I only be able to visit him in Dubai? If he waits as long as possible before providing the last document, then we might be able to almost stall the 2 years he needs to pay off the university. My second question is if I do not withdraw the i130, does he HAVE to leave Dubai within 6 months if he is approved for a US visa? What would happen if he is approved and does not leave? It's complicated trying to find the answers to these questions. 

Thank you JFH

My spouse attended a university in another country other than where he resides. He would attend for 10 months each year and then go home. He had a total of 4 residences in his home country. Do we show all 4 years he attended university on separate entries and list them between whatever home addresses he had at the same time?

Aslo, he has had some of the required immunizations but not all and he will get all the others and the required medical exam before his interview. Do we answer yes that we have all required documentation for vaccinations required by US law since we WILL have it or answer NO and explain that he WILL have it prior to his visa interview?