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I will be leaving the U.S to go to Costa Rica for 10 days. I am a permanent green card holder who divorced. My GC still has my ex husbands name. I am waiting to apply for citizenship to change the name since it costs so much to do beforehand. My passport is in my maiden name. I put all plane tickets matching my passport name. Will I have issues with this upon re-entry to the U.S? Can they deny me entry? I plan to also bring my divorce decree to show name change.

I was still legally married at the time of approval. The problem is that this is such a legal loophole...I cannot find any definitive answers about it. I'm sure more people have gone through this.

So, I should be okay? If during interview they ask why I didn't notify...I just tell them I was waiting for decree?

I was waiting for the decree. As you can see my divorce took forever to finalize.

Right, although there is technically no legal requirement to inform them about separation/ divorce until you have the decree. I know they are people that have interview scheduled and they show up with their decrees to the interview and change to a waiver there and then.

Right, although there is technically no legal requirement to inform them about separation/ divorce until you have the decree. I know they are people that have interview scheduled and they show up with their decrees to the interview and change to a waiver there and then.

Hi all, I am coming to you because of my situation. I filed i751 jointly with my ex. 5 months later, I filed for divorce. The divorces in California take at least 6 months if they are uncontested. My lawyer suggested I wait for the decree before notifying USCIS. I followed his advice. This put me in a pickle because I was approved without RFE or interview. My divorce was finalized 10 months after getting my permanent green card. I didn't try to hide or defraud USCIS. I wasn't given an opportunity to notify them. I filed AR-11 and changed my address. Now has come the time where I am able to potentially file N-400. I have seen some concerning information with situations similar to mine claiming that I could have severe issues. I have consulted with several lawyers who seem to think, I will be ok. But, I am a little wary of lawyers given that is the reason I ended up in this situation in the first place. Not sure if this information is relevant in any way, but I am currently re-married to a wonderful man

I have. He said "it could be an issue but he cannot predict."

I have consulted multiples who have told me they don't think it should be an issue and to file N-400

I have and they said it shouldn't be an issue. But a lawyer was the one who told me to not notify them until I had decree. So idk who to trust anymore.

I was in an abusive marriage with my spouse. We filed for I751 in January. After being abused for years and cheated on, I could not stay with him anymore and filed for Divorce in May. I have changed my address with USCIS 10 days after moving out. I was waiting to notify USCIS of the divorce once I had my decree. I was approved for my green card without a RFE or Interview while the divorce was still pending. 10 months after receiving my permanent green card, my divorce was finalized. I am eligible to file for N-400 after 5 year rule. However, I am considering not doing it due to my situation. I have heard conflicting reports. Has anyone been in this situation or heard about it. What was the result?

I saw many cases saying that because I never notified USCIS of the divorce being filed, I might have problems.

Hi all, I have so much anxiety about my case. All the research I have done has shown me conflicting information. I realize that this situation is part of a legal loophole or gray area. I was in an abusive marriage with my spouse. We filed for I751 in January 2019. After being mentally abused for years and cheated on, I could not stay with him anymore and filed for Divorce in May 2019. I have changed my address with USCIS 10 days after moving out. The lawyer I had seen at the time told me to wait to inform USCIS of pending divorce until I get my decree or get RFE, due to divorces taking a long time in California. I was approved for my green card without a RFE or Interview while the divorce was still pending. 10 months after receiving my permanent green card, my divorce was finalized. I now realize that I should have converted to a divorce waiver. However, I followed the advice I was given and I cannot change back time. I am legible to apply for N-400 but I am terrified. Everything I read is conflicting. I have spoken to two different lawyers who told me that it should not be a huge issue since I was still legally married when the I751 was approved. However, I am very wary of what lawyers have to say at this point. I really want to apply for N-400 but I don't know if I should. Timeline: January 2019- applied for Joint I751. May 2019- Filed for Divorce, moved out, changed address with USCIS. February 5th 2020- Received Green card. No RFE or Interview December 2020- divorce finalized.