Asked on Sep 28th, 2015 on Immigration - North Carolina
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RE: Immigration Marriage Fraud "Amendments of 1986, 8 U.S.C. § 1186a..., requiring that an actual family unit still remain in existence at the end of the two year period." My husband obtained his Green Card in Nov. 2013. He and I started living apart April 2014. He moved from my house in NC to CT. I have not yet filed divorce papers NC but we are no longer an intact family unit. INS does not know this and he has not informed them or of a change of address. Could he be at risk for deportation? Thank you.
If your husband already has a ten year green card instead of a two-year green card, he is generally not affected by the immigration marriage fraud amendments of 1986. If he only has a two-year green card, he would have to file form I-751 application to remove the conditional basis of the resident status within the 90 day period prior to the second anniversary of his having obtained the conditional card. At that point, he would be giving U.S.C.I.S. his current address. If he has a 10 year green card, he is still supposed to notify U.S.C.I.S. of his change of address, but no one (as far as we can see) is being deported because of failure to do so. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
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