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6 minutes ago, MeAlone said:

It hurts but now it's time you protect yourself and be smart. He played with your best feelings and our Immigration law, do what needs to be done. Even if you get just a simple divorce, you let the Immigration know, they register all information and he will get troubles at least in his citizenship application or bringing another person as fiancee or wife. And you will be free from this fake marriage. To me the Annulment took a little more than 3 months but he was already abroad and it took time to realize how to serve him

I just made the InfoPass appointment but it's not until Jan 12. 

2 minutes ago, MeAlone said:

The publication usually doesn't specify if it's the divorce or annulment, it says just you've been sued and all case number, etc. You even can serve him by messaging sending him the publication picture for his information, I did in Facebook messages for to be sure he was served and got screenshot of his reaction attaching it to my annulment file. It hurts waiting so long for to bring your husband here and get this but now you need to protect yourself. Also make a notarized letter for USCIS saying you suspect the fraud and asking to pull out your affidavit of support, send it by mail and make the infopass giving the same in person. Do USCIS thing now, you even can send this letter about the possible Fraud to US embassy in his country, let them know how the people is playing the system

I sent an email to USCIS Fraud tip line. But yes, I think I should send a letter as well.  I also inquired about pulling the affidavit of support but was told since he entered the country I cannot revoke it? I keep checking on InfoPass appointments and there are none in my area. Let me check the website now. 

2 hours ago, Mina90 said:

Others have given good advice, follow them.

 

He is trying to manipulate you. Do NOT meet him alone. Stop contact with him right now, don't text him, don't call him, don't skype him. It is for your safety and well-being that you stop all form of communication with him. If you keep giving him opportunities to speak to you and meet with you, he may eventually get his way if he is trying to file for VAWA. Get the divorce in the works and then RUN as fast as you can away from this person. 

I blocked him last night because I just couldn't take it anymore. I blocked his mom too. She kept saying I need to try harder etc. and that I hurt his feelings etc. Nothing about what he did of course it's all my fault. 

Before I blocked them I uninstalled WhatsApp.  Well, I reinstalled it later that night and he had left me 25 messages over a span of 3 hours. I couldn't see that they said I got an error message, something about the messages won't download until he comes back online.  After that I blocked him and uninstalled the app. I also closed all my social media accounts so he cannot contact me and also blocked him on my phone. 

3 hours ago, Damara said:

I am not familiar with your situation but I do want to offer you some advice.

 

Do not meet up with or be alone with this man. Based on what you said (hes in a shelter and looking for immigration options) he is highly likely to try to file for VAWA (a path for abused immigrants to get a GC with out the help of the USC/LPR spouse),. They have people at shelters that help file these forms. Also his verbal claims of "being afraid" lead me to believe he is trying to set up a VAWA claim. In order to file VAWA and be approved he has to show physical or mental abuse. So again it is recommended to never be alone with the immigrant where they can stage an injury and contact the police and report you falsely for domestic violence. If he tries to claim mental abuse (he can do this fraudulently and many do) he just needs a psych eval. You shouldnt worry too much about whether he tries to apply for VAWA or not as it doesnt impact you. But if he tries to set you up for domestic violence it will impact you severely. 

 

File for divorce and write him out of your life as a mistake. 

I honestly believe he's trying to file the VAWA because he keeps saying he's meeting with lawyers etc. He had one of his slime ball friends he made in the shelter get on the phone talking mess to me saying I'm the one going to get in trouble because I'm responsible for him etc. A very large hospital bill came to my house the other day for him. When I asked he said he'll explain in person but of course he flip flops and says he can't meet me because he's afraid. He also said I'm having people follow him and Track his phone and his life is in danger etc. He said the other day he went to the police station to file a report on whoever is tracking him. I said did you lie and tell them it was me and he said no I told them I don't know who it is. He also always says you're responsible for me so remember if anything happens to me you're responsible. He does have a history of mental illness but I think he's well aware of what he's doing and the game he's playing.

3 minutes ago, missileman said:

What about service by publication?  I'm not an expert, but I think there is a way to serve divorce papers when you can't locate your spouse.

 

http://www.courts.ca.gov/20213.htm

Thank you so much. I will look into this. 

For those not familiar with my situation here's a breakdown:

Husband entered 11/18/2017

Moved in with me 11/19/2017

Left me 12/9/2017

I have no idea where he's at other than he is staying at a men's shelter in Oakland, CA. I found that out by accident when he was facetiming me one night and ran outside to help break up an altercation. He stood in front of the building and I was able to see the sign partially. 

He made an unannounced visit to my job on 12/20/2017 to apologize and say he wants to reconcile.  However, it's all bull. Since he has refused any contact with me. Twice he has said we will meet then when the time comes he acts cold and tells me he doesn't trust me, the marriage is over etc. I want to try to file an annulment based on fraud or divorce. Either way, he needs to be served. I called a process server and he said he hasn't been here long enough to create a trail so finding him is going to be really difficult. Does anyone have any advice for me? 

He had said he was going home, even asked me to help by his ticket.  But, anything to do with meeting me he refuses claiming he's afraid and doesn't trust me etc. He flip flops back and forth and now I see it's a game probably just to prolong his time here while he figures out what to do next. Someone has to be helping him. 

5 minutes ago, Going through said:

he was authorized to work, even without the physical green card.

 

To the OP:  sorry this is happening to you.

Thank you 

3 minutes ago, Andrina said:

He is LPR even without the physical card. He has a sticker in his passport which serves as evidence for a year. 

 

August I'm sorry you're going through this. I hope you can get divorced and move on. There is not much you can do. 

Thank you Andrina I plan on divorcing and I know with time, prayer, good friends and family I'll be able to move on. I read all the horror stories and never imagined I'd be living my own. You live and you learn. 

1 minute ago, kris&me said:

and report him for working without green card 

seems he must have had a job lined up

It's not illegal he used his temporary endorsement stamp in his passport, it's good for one year. I actually helped him get the job. And this is the thanks I get 

23 minutes ago, Leah09 said:

Have you considered an infopass? I would also try getting a restraining order since he doesn’t sound like someone to trust and he’s still around.

Even if he stays there you can report him.

Thank you, I will do that. He just all of a sudden flipped. Everyone is in shock 

1 minute ago, Leah09 said:

What kind of chats is he sending to the embassy? Does he have any evidence he could use against you?

Just normal bickering and name calling but he's saying I'm verbally abusive etc.

1 minute ago, JFH said:

From an immigration standpoint there is nothing you can do or need to do. He became a legal resident the minute he walked through the immigration hall at JFK on November 18. Whether he stays, goes, moves to another state is entirely up to him. If you divorce he can still stay here, if he wishes. Maybe he will, maybe he won't. When it comes to the removal of conditions he can file with a divorce waiver if you are divorced then.

 

Whether you try to salvage the marriage or whether you divorce... that's up to you and what you want to do. Good luck. 

Thank you for your response.

Hi all it's been a while. I'll try to make this short and to the point. My husband's visa was approved November 8, he entered the US November 18, and sadly I think I've been bamboozled as he left our home yesterday December 9.

Now he's claiming I was verbally abusive, he's submitting the chats to the embassy etc, that he can no longer be here with me and has blocked me on whatsapp. He even sent the police to my house saying I threatened him and my own life etc. To my knowledge he is still in the local area staying in shelters. Him saying he's abused and feels like I'm a threat I thought about the vawa process, don't know if that applies here. We are CR1 but he doesn't yet have a green card. He is working and said with his first paycheck he's buying a ticket home. I don't believe him. I am devastated and truly don't feel this can be salvaged and will unfortunately be filing for divorce. From an immigration stand point is there anything I can do? I do know he misrepresented about previous drug use because he tried to smoke weed with a family member here begging them to let him have some that he used to use it all the time in DR to calm him etc. Family member wouldn't allow it because he knows it's a no no with immigration. Can he legally stay here?

Sorry if this is all over the place I'm a wreck and please any help is appreciated.

Congratulations!!

On 11/10/2017 at 2:09 AM, NLZZLN said:

hello 

 

my husbamd sent his passport for stamping as well n at night i recieved notification of passport is sent back but ceac website status is not changed to issue. why? does that mean they returned the passpprt without stamping or they forgot to update the website?

I'm not sure. What does the travel docs site say? Log into your travel docs account and view the status on your dashboard. Don't use the passport tracking tool that you can enter the passport number without logging in, because mine kept saying there was no information available when ceac stated issued and I'd already got a pick up notice

UPDATE: 

So I logged into the travel docs site and it says the passport and visa are ready for pickup. I also checked my email and they sent the pickup notification at 8pm last night. Wow that was fast! Wish I would've known beforehand as my husband could have travelled home with me. Oh well he only has eight more days to wait and I think he'll do fine solo.

2 hours ago, abe&kari said:

Congrats!!!

When my visa was approved I looked at the CEAC website and it said ISSUED. I called the embassy and they said it was ready for pick up. I went to Aramex (a delivery company in Jordan that the embassy delivers passports with) and I found my passport with the visa in it and the package.

Thank you for the feedback. I leave to return home today and the airport is in the capital, same city my husband selected to pick up the visa. Since we will be in the area I will suggest he stop by and check. 

2 hours ago, scarlett262004 said:

Congratulations to you both!!! 

Thank you!!!

3 minutes ago, abatista0623 said:

OMG 

 

Lol, it was cheap...I had to lock in that price.

37 minutes ago, abatista0623 said:

CONGRATS!!

my husband interview was on 10/31/17  hes visa got printed the same day and ready to pickup on Thursday 11/03/17. they will email when it is ready to be pick up.

 

Thank you and congrats to you too. 

That's good to hear. I know I wasn't supposed to but I bought his airplane ticket before we were approved so I wanted to try and see if he'll get it in time for his travel date. Looks like he will

41 minutes ago, rafiq akhtar said:

when was his interview and when was it issued?

Interview was yesterday issued status updated on ceac site as of yesterday also 

Hello all,

First and foremost let me say thank you to all of you who have helped me in this process. I don't know if I would've got through it without you all. 

My husband's visa was approved yesterday. He was told it would be ready for pickup in ten days. I logged into the CEAC website a few minutes ago and this status says "Issued." And the box underneath says:

Your visa has been printed. Depending on local procedures at the location where you were interviewed, your visa will be mailed or available for pickup soon. If there are further questions, or if we need updated contact information, you will be contacted. 

I hear for DR the spouse needs to be present. Many who went without their spouse were told to reschedule when the spouse is available to attend the interview. 

19 hours ago, dnp2014 said:

He was not convicted so it shouldn't be a problem.. 

Thank you for responding, this makes me feel better. I hope it's not a problem. 

Hello, 

My husband and I are scheduled for our CR-1 interview next week. When he pulled his police record it showed an open case. He found out it was for an issue he was arrested almost 5 years ago that was dropped but, it was still showing open in the system. 

He had given some friends a ride home from a party that he had attended with mutual friends when they were pulled over. The friends were in possession of a small amount of marijuana. They were all taken to the police station, questioned and had to meet with a judge the next morning. The judge basically let my husband go as he advised he had no knowledge they had marijuana. She also saw he had no prior records, was in school and holding a steady job. Nothing ever came of it until now when he pulled the police record.  He went through the proper steps and got the information removed as he had never been charged or convicted of anything so now the police record is clean and the arrest has been removed.  He also has court records etc., showing he was cleared of all and not involved. He disclosed it on the application however, our fear is he will be questioned about it during the interview and possibly denied since the arrest involved drugs. I have also read even if charged dropped immigration still looks at it as a conviction if it involves drugs? Anyone been in a similar situation? What was the outcome? Please advise.