Asked in Divorce, Employment Law and Immigration Law for California

Q: What should I do if I realize I was used for marriage for my husband to get his green card?

I worked for his company for 2 years and never got paid. He kept stringing me along by making small payments like my car payment and kept making ultimately empty promises. All of the "plans" he made for us never came to pass. We got married on June 20, 2013. We lived together until the week he got his temporary green card and then he began acting in ways to make me move out. For example, I can home and he opened the door naked and had a girl behind him and told me it wasn't a good time. I had 2 potential business clients with me that saw this and I lost a big biz deal b/c of this. I had to move w/my daughter back to my moms 1-bedroom apartment. I've been going to school and trying to get out of the debt incurred. The immigration appt. for his green card was last week (90 days before the 3 yr mark) and I wasn't allowed in the building because I didn't have an appointment letter. I just received divorce papers from him. I don't what to do. Please help me. I'm on public assistance.

2 Lawyer Answers
Shan Dimitris Potts
Shan Dimitris Potts
Answered
  • Immigration Law Lawyer
  • Glendale, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: You should contact USCIS to explain this but if you do not have any valid proof for your claims your plea will not be accepted. I suggest you first contact an immigration attorney and then move forward with this process. Many immigration attorneys including me offer free consultations, make use of the consultations.

All the best.

-Shan Potts

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Camlinh Nguyen Rogers
Camlinh Nguyen Rogers
Answered
  • Immigration Law Lawyer
  • Sanford, FL

A: There are questions and answers similar to the mentioned situation on our website at http://aba-us.com/other-services/?lang=en. You can take a look for general information. Good luck.

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