01-05-2004, 07:28 PM

A friend married a US citizen and got her green card, and it expires in
2010. She's now divorced. Does this affect her ability to stay in the US? If
she wishes to apply for citizenship, will her divorce status pose a problem?
Thanks.

01-05-2004, 07:47 PM

In article <NViKb.21751$>,
pasafoot <> wrote:
    >A friend married a US citizen and got her green card, and it expires in
    >2010. She's now divorced. Does this affect her ability to stay in the US? If
    >she wishes to apply for citizenship, will her divorce status pose a problem?

No, it's probably all fine. If it expires in 2010 I guess she doesn't
have conditions on it (CR1 versus IR1 or whatever) and doesn't have to
do the I-751 thing.

-- Mark

01-06-2004, 06:06 AM

"Mark Carroll" <> wrote in message
news:BkC*B-M-...
    > In article <NViKb.21751$>,
    > pasafoot <> wrote:
    > >A friend married a US citizen and got her green card, and it expires in
    > >2010. She's now divorced. Does this affect her ability to stay in the US?
If
    > >she wishes to apply for citizenship, will her divorce status pose a
problem?
    > No, it's probably all fine. If it expires in 2010 I guess she doesn't
    > have conditions on it (CR1 versus IR1 or whatever) and doesn't have to
    > do the I-751 thing.

stupid question, what will this person have to do in 2010?

RAT

01-06-2004, 09:08 AM

Rattus the RAT said on 1/5/2004 22:06:
    > "Mark Carroll" <> wrote in message
    >
    >>No, it's probably all fine. If it expires in 2010 I guess she doesn't
    >>have conditions on it (CR1 versus IR1 or whatever) and doesn't have to
    >>do the I-751 thing.
    >
    >
    > stupid question, what will this person have to do in 2010?

Renew the GC. Since 1989, Greencards have a validity of 10 years.
Note that the status as Permanent Resident does not expire, just the GC itself
expires.

-Joe

01-06-2004, 11:22 PM

Yes, her green card has the "IR6" category. The last 2 times she re-entered
the US, the immigration officers asked how she obtained the green card. She
said her husband was a US citizen. Now that she's divorced, can she safely
say that she USED TO BE married to a citizen? (In the past, the officers
would just wave her through.)

Thanks.

"Mark Carroll" <> wrote in message
news:BkC*B-M-...
    > In article <NViKb.21751$>,
    > pasafoot <> wrote:
    > >A friend married a US citizen and got her green card, and it expires in
    > >2010. She's now divorced. Does this affect her ability to stay in the US?
If
    > >she wishes to apply for citizenship, will her divorce status pose a
problem?
    > No, it's probably all fine. If it expires in 2010 I guess she doesn't
    > have conditions on it (CR1 versus IR1 or whatever) and doesn't have to
    > do the I-751 thing.
    > -- Mark

01-07-2004, 12:27 AM

pasafoot wrote:
    >
    > Yes, her green card has the "IR6" category. The last 2 times she re-entered
    > the US, the immigration officers asked how she obtained the green card. She
    > said her husband was a US citizen. Now that she's divorced, can she safely
    > say that she USED TO BE married to a citizen? (In the past, the officers
    > would just wave her through.)

My wife has never been asked how she obtained her greencard. Can't she
just say "via marriage" and leave it at that?

01-07-2004, 06:11 AM

"L D Jones" <> wrote in

> My wife has never been asked how she obtained her greencard. Can't she
> just say "via marriage" and leave it at that?

She can always say that she followed the law and applied for the dam thing!
;-)

01-07-2004, 03:57 PM

"pasafoot" <> wrote in message
news:HqHKb.40326$...
> Yes, her green card has the "IR6" category. The last 2 times she
re-entered
> the US, the immigration officers asked how she obtained the green card.

Where is she entering the US? I have never been asked how I obtained my
green card. What difference does it make?

01-07-2004, 06:43 PM

In article <HqHKb.40326$>,
pasafoot <> wrote:
    >Yes, her green card has the "IR6" category. The last 2 times she re-entered
    >the US, the immigration officers asked how she obtained the green card. She
    >said her husband was a US citizen. Now that she's divorced, can she safely
    >say that she USED TO BE married to a citizen? (In the past, the officers
    >would just wave her through.)

I don't see why not. I wonder why they're asking.

-- Mark

01-07-2004, 07:41 PM

"L D Jones" <> wrote in message
news:...
    | pasafoot wrote:
    | >
    | > Yes, her green card has the "IR6" category. The last 2 times she
re-entered
    | > the US, the immigration officers asked how she obtained the green card.
She
    | > said her husband was a US citizen. Now that she's divorced, can she
safely
    | > say that she USED TO BE married to a citizen? (In the past, the officers
    | > would just wave her through.)
    |
    | My wife has never been asked how she obtained her greencard. Can't she
    | just say "via marriage" and leave it at that?

Because she wasn't asked then she never had to answer.
But don't have the mistaken notion that anybody won't have to answer such a
questions nor anybody would have to think that such questions should never
be asked.
An immigration officer CAN and MUST ask anybody applying for admission into
the United States ANY question relevant to ones immigration status! The
answer would have to be given in such a way that would make the immigration
officer believe that one is a bona fide applicant for admission into the US.