sandy303

1 hour ago, NikLR said:

You need to provide evidence you "entered" the marriage in good faith.

 

It sounds like you did and you can explain why you have a lack of marital evidence at the interview.  

im about to file it now so thats why im hesitating.

15 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Did you ever file a police report on the abuse? Go to a shelter? The abuse waiver is much harder than just a few photos of bruises.  Im sorry for everything you've had to go through.   

noo unfortunately i was completely scared and brainwashed and i didnt file any reports. i escaped, stayed with friends and never looked back. it was horrible. thats all i have. 

the only reason i thought to check both boxes because as u can see i dont have a strong list of evidences and i have to explain why. because of what happened. and thats abuse. but the only thing i can send in is the photos and my personal statement. so if i just send in as divorced waiver i m gonna get an rfe immediately and i wont be able to send documents in. i dont want to lie and be like okay yea we just divorced here are some papers i have sorry for not having the other. but if i only check divorce box itself and i attach myy personal statement and the photos of my injuries and me and the destroyed room etc will it be enough? im sure they d be like oh why didnt she check the abuse box as well if that happened. or they will deny me for checking both boxes but not having strong list of evidences for them? 

49 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

What evidence do you have? If you list what you have, we might be able to advise you on what else you can get on your own.

- photoes. before we got married,, engagement wedding photoes and during our marriage

-different type of mails coming to both of our names

-proof of me added to his bank account named as POD beneficiary ( payable-on death)

-affidatives 

-personal statement

- and photoes of abuse,  bruises etc 

any more evidence i cant get. it was a very isolating and controlling relationship where i had no word in financial things so no receipts, no shared bills, no lease, nothing since we lived at friends. and i cant get affidativ from them because after i escaped every communication was cut off and they never answered. i dont know if he filed taxes or not i was scared to ask irs because i didnt know if they notified him and my divorce lawyer adviced me not to trigger anything. he didnt ask for my signature so if he filed and i go ask for copies and turns out he commited fraud i dont want nothing to come out of it because im scared he d take revenge on me after. 

2 hours ago, NikLR said:

Theres really little point in checking both boxes.  If you have a great deal of evidence that you were abused but very little for marriage,  check the abused box.  If you have evidence showing you entered the marriage in good faith, check the dicorced box. The general consensus is, it's much easier to provide genuine relationship evidence than abuse evidence.  You do not need to make it harder on yourself by checking both. 

i dont have the full list of evidences for the divorced box and the main reason why things are missing because it was a complicated relationship where abuse was involved and i had no way of getting certain evidences . or should i just check divorced, attach the little evidences i have and write a personal statement about our relationship and how the abuse accured and attach the photos and no check the box?. 

hi everyone,

If you are divorced and  check both boxes on I 751, as entered in good faith but the marriage ended up with a divorce and also good faith marriage but abuse, the ex spouse will get any notification of it? how you file, and if you represent your evidences for abuse he wont get notified right? thank you for any answers

31 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

If "home" is in Europe, and you've been using healthcare reserved for residents, you might have crossed a line and abandoned your US residence.  Be careful there.

no mattter where i go what i do in the world to my family thats always gonna be my home. as i always gonna be their little girl even if im 40 as when they great me at the airport and tell me they re glad i came home for the holidays to visit them.  it had no other meaning besides the methaforical forever child meaning of the word so it has nothing to do with my techinal home, my residence that obviously is my home as the literal meaning of it, in the US

2 minutes ago, Waittrain said:

I did similarly, to clearly articulate the facts in  a sequence.

 

Also, date and time stamp with location on the photos.

 

alright thanks so much. i guess the year and the months enough tooo if i cant like recall every single dates. specifically.

6 minutes ago, Waittrain said:

Yes, try to put as many details as possible.

With specific dates, photos, emails (if any).

 

That will help your application. 

okay thank you. and if i write down lets say we went to the zoo in march do i write like a " (photos attached) "  after it or something like that?

hi everyone , 

when I write my personal statement about our relationship and then the later on abuse do i have to be specific with dates? like write down exact days, etc? theres so many incidents that happened and idk the exact date since it was often and oh well at the beginning i didnt even think i was gonna have to document them because i truly believed things will change. well now im divorced and trying to put my i 751 together with a cover letter and personal statement. thank you for any advice. God bless

2 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

I can understand just breath easy, sometimes information here isn't always correct but many of us try our best.

 

Save travel.

thank you so much. i really really appreciate your help.

21 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

in no way shape or form does it state you must file right after a divorce, it says you are eligible to file right after and up until the 90 days prior to expiration of conditional green card

 

If you have a final order of divorce (or annulment) you are able to file Form I-751 at any point even if you aren't approaching the conditional green card expiration date. Ifyou are currently separated but your spouse is not willing to file an I-751 form you will have to petition alone

 

This waiver would allow you to file Form I-751 not only by yourself (without your former spouse) but also at any time after your divorce – whether before the expiration of your two-year green card or after, so long as you have not been deported (“removed”) from the United States. (In contrast, couples who file Form I-751 jointly are never allowed to file before the beginning of the 90-day period preceding the expiration of the two-year green card, and may be allowed to file after that period only if they are  excused  by extraordinary circumstances.)

i am in europe already.  i had to come home for medical reasons and now im returning to file I 751 divorce-abuse waiver.  but thanks i guess i shouldnt worry then. i didnt know  about the filinf opportunity right after the divorce i was focused on filing within the 90day window. so im hoping its not that nothings gonna happend and even if they were notified by my ex that we divorced a year ago and they see that i havent filed i 751 yet it wont be a problem and they wont tell me that i violated the conditions on my green card as i stayed there when i wasnt married anymore and i 751 wasnt filed. internet just freaks me out when i read about these. specifically th Topic i copied to you.

4 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

you can't file the I-751 right away, you have to wait until 90 days before it is set to expire, if you wait past that time you will run into problems,.

 

I don't know who was trying to scare you but there is nothing they can do, they look to make sure your GC is still valid you answer your questions and then move past to re-enter. Just because you got here on fiance got married to be PR does not mean they know the story behind why the marriage failed, they don't care, only care your GC is still valid still making you legal to be in the USA

oh okay. to be honest this scared me off. : http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/341556-husband-didnt-inform-uscis-about-the-divorce/

2 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

if your GC is still valid and it is not expired, he wouldn't be able to do anything. Simply reporting that you are no longer married isn't enough of a justification to force you out of the USA, you have the option to apply to remove conditions with a divorce waiver, but the burden of proof is on you to support that the marriage was entered in good faith, an if there is abuse you must prove that, police reports, witness statements, ECT...you need to make sure you have plenty of backed up evidence.

okay thanks for your help. i was just scared cause i read somewhere that it could be a problem if the officer knows im divorced i wont be let back to the country cause i havent filed my i 751 right after the divorce and that im out of the status or the conditions that i got with the marriage or something. i did not know i had to file right away i knew i had the option but i ve been dealin a lot after the divorce and him harrassing etc 

4 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

If You Are No Longer Married To Your Spouse or If You Have Been Battered or Abused by Your U.S.-Citizen or Lawful Permanent-Resident Spouse or Parent

You can apply to waive the joint filing requirement if you are no longer married to your spouse, or if you have been battered or abused by your U.S.-citizen or lawful permanent-resident spouse or parent.

In such cases, you may apply to remove the conditions on your permanent residence at any time after you become a conditional resident, but before you are removed from the country. You must provide evidence that removal from the United States would cause you extreme hardship.

 

If You Are Late In Applying To Remove The Conditions On Residence

If you fail to properly file Form I-751 within the 90-day period before your second anniversary as a conditional resident:

• Your conditional resident status will automatically be terminated and we will begin removal proceedings against you
• You will receive a notice from us telling you that you have failed to remove the conditions
• You will receive a Notice to Appear at a hearing. At the hearing you may review and rebut the evidence against you. You are responsible for proving that you complied with the requirements (we are not responsible for proving that you did not comply with the requirements)

The Form I-751 can be filed after the 90-day period if you can prove in writing to the director of the appropriate Service Center that there was good cause for failing to file the petition on time. The director has the discretion to approve the petition and restore your permanent resident status.

thank you for your comment. since i divorced a year ago but i havent filed the i 751 yet, i have the package put together, im bringing it back to the us with me and mail it off right away, but do you think can i have any problem at the airport? since i dont know if my ex notified them that we are divorced (abusive relationship, no communication ever since) im not sure if they know, but if they do will that cause any problem for me when i try to enter?

since i havent filed my I 751 . and been divorced for a little while and unsure if husband notified uscis about divorce or not will i have problem entering the US? i mean at the airport. if they either know or dont know about the divorce

4 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

how long were you married?

and when did you divorce?

a year. and i divorced almost a year ago.

7 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

as long as you are still a valid GC holder even with a pending I-751 you can still travel.

I havent filed my I 751 yet. i was just about to file after i go back to the US but im unsure if my ex notified them if we got divorced and if that could cause problems or not.

Hiii,

If anyone has any advice about my question please feel free to share. so if you are divorced and you waited pretty much a year, the last 90 days period to file the I -751 is it still okay to travel? at the POE , the airport will you have any problem entering? there is no way to figure out if ex notified uscis about the divorce, so its like a 50-50 chance.   please share any experiences. thank youu. appreciate it

28 minutes ago, Illiria said:

Yes you are right being safe is the most important thing.

 

If you had health insurance that you have letters for that have the same address as other evidence that might help. 

 

They only want want to see things post marriage so anything to do with engagement won’t count. 

 

 

we didnt have health insurance unfortunately. should i explain why i dont have these evidences and then maybe they will understand why i check the battered spose box as well since i ll be attaching some evidences for that too. i dont have a full list of evidences for both cases but a limited amount from both of the lists that they want for each X ed boxes, as proof.

4 minutes ago, Illiria said:

Even if you tick the abuse box you still have to prove it was a bonifide marriage. 

 

Can the friends whose house you stayed in write a letter attesting to that in an affidavit? 

it was him family. and no unfortunately not. no one has been contactd for over a year it was an awful ending to the marriage i was scared every day he d find me I dont want to trigger anything, i cant contact im glad enough i got out of there.  

helllo,

I was wondering if anyone could help with this. im trying to file my I 751. if you entered the marriage in good faith but went thru abuse, and unfortunately dont have much evidence for it besides photos of bruises, personal statement and affidativ of friend and videos but since you cant submit that i guess it doesnt matter. never called cops, was too afraid. i am officially divorced so I can check the box that good faith marriage but ended with divorce. or check bot boxes. with the battered spouse box. I am just concerned because I have missing evidences as we were living in friends house so no joint lease, no joint bills, nothing like that. no health insurance together. I have photos, wedding, engagement, with family, plenty. and bank statement. joint account. also life insurance, me stated as beneficiary. pretty much thats it. should I check both boxes and send in the good faith evidences but since i have missing ones i explain why i dont have it and that i cant get them because I cant contact him or his family cause our marriegde ended with me escaping from abuse. and send the photos on injuries etc. or just check the divorce box and  say that i cant attach certain document due to me not being able to get them since the marriage ended not on good terms? thank you for any help. greatly appreciated

50 minutes ago, payxibka said:

They might remind you  but you must realize while the card might need to be renewed your residency never expires unless you abandon it

oh okay. im now about to go thru the ROC process. so..

3 hours ago, payxibka said:

Expiration date is an expiration date.  It's not a few days either side of it.

okay thank you. i was just windering if they ask you why are you travelling with almost expired gc, or if i started to renew it or not.

13 hours ago, nightingalejules said:

I wouldn't bother... the person who takes it out of the envelope isn't the same person who will eventually process your application.

 

As far as your roommate mailing you your NOA - that plan should work, but you may be waiting outside the US far longer than you want... usually  the NOA comes within a couple of weeks (and then however long it takes to get to you) but  sometimes it takes a long time (or doesn't come at all. And then you're stuck outside of the US or you need a travel document from the consulate and you run the risk of endangering your status for real (if you're outside the US too long). 

 

It's up to you, but I wouldn't chance it. My advice is to send the I-751 asap from wherever you are, but then get on a flight back stateside before your green card expires.

oh okayy. if i go back im just gonnna mailthe pckage off from the us then i think. if at the airport they look at my passport and they see that its afew daysaway from expiring thats not a problem right? 

50 minutes ago, nightingalejules said:

Yes, you can mail the I-751 from anywhere - as long as you clearly reside (ie your address is) in the US.

 

Presumably you'll have time to return before your card actually expires, since you might not get readmitted to the US without a valid green card. The NOA (which acts as your extension) will, of course, be sent to your US address. 

okay awesome. so I dont have to write an explanation why it was sent from outside the US?   also if the extension will be sent to my US address and then mailed to me by my roommate is it ok like that? so then i can return and wait for my biometrics? thanks a lot for your comment.