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Does “Unmarried” Include Those Who are Divorced?

Marriage and Green Card Preference Categories U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) can petition for certain family members to receive green cards. These family members include married and unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, and unmarried sons and…

Khadija DerrickMarch 1, 2021

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Filing the removal of conditions application based on the waiver of the joint filing requirement because of a divorce

Will I lose my green card if my green card was granted for two years because I was married to my US citizen spouse for 1 year and we are now getting divorced? No, not necessarily. You can and must…

Jenny ZhanOctober 1, 2020

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I-751 Waiver Approved for Client

Scott Legal, P.C. just had an approval for an I-751 waiver for a client who was married for less than 2 years and divorced his spouse. He had a conditional green card and we obtained the waiver so that…

IanScottMay 6, 2017

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What happens if I get married when I am the beneficiary of a family based immigrant petition? Will my family-based preference category change if I get married or divorced?

Legal Permanent Residents and U.S. Citizens are usually able to submit immigration petitions for their children. The ability for parents to sponsor their children for green cards and length of time that they need to wait for a green card…

IanScottOctober 21, 2016

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What Happens to my Conditional Green Card if my Marriage Does Not Last? Will I lose My Green Card If I Do Not Stay Married for 2 Years?

Foreign nationals who marry U.S. citizens and go through the green card process when the marriage is less than two years old are granted conditional green card status rather than a permanent green card. This waiting period for the permanent…

IanScottOctober 7, 2015

Does “Unmarried” Include Those Who are Divorced?

Filing the removal of conditions application based on the waiver of the joint filing requirement because of a divorce

I-751 Waiver Approved for Client

What happens if I get married when I am the beneficiary of a family based immigrant petition? Will my family-based preference category change if I get married or divorced?

What Happens to my Conditional Green Card if my Marriage Does Not Last? Will I lose My Green Card If I Do Not Stay Married for 2 Years?

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