Q: Can my girlfriend become a citizen...?
She was born in Mexico and myself in AZ. We are in a same sex relationship. She married a man years ago and got her green card trough him. He was very possessive, would humiliate her, and was verbally abusive towards her. Eventually she got a stroke from stress and afterwards moved to live with her mom. He filed for divorce without telling her.
I didn't meet her until after she was officially divorced from him. He keeps in contact with her family, and sometimes makes comments that with him she had everything and he was the one that helped a wetback get her card, she has never asked for anything from him.
My questions are, can she get her citizenship without involving him at all? If not, is it possible for her to get it with my help?
A:
Citizenship is not that simple, she will have to get a green card first and then naturalize. You mentioned she obtained a green card already thourgh her previous marriage. If she does not need that green card anymore she has two options. If she has proof that she was victim of domestic violence, she can apply for an U-visa. If you are a US citizen and you and your girlfriend are getting married she can get a new green card through you and then naturalize after years. All the best.
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