{"id":27119,"date":"2017-11-30T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T23:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.us-immigration.com\/blog\/?p=27119"},"modified":"2024-11-28T04:30:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T12:30:22","slug":"divorce-after-green-card-through-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/divorce-after-green-card-through-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Divorce After Green Card Through Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/divorce-619195_1920.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27123 alignright\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/divorce-619195_1920.jpg\" alt=\"Divorce After Green Card Through Marriage\" width=\"314\" height=\"209\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/divorce-619195_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/divorce-619195_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/divorce-619195_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/divorce-619195_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/a>One of the fastest ways to obtain a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/I-130-immigrant-petition-green-card.html?r=blog-p27119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">green card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is to apply through your U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) spouse. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your marriage dissolves and ends in divorce, it\u2019s important to know what type of green card you have. The effect of the divorce on your green card status depends on whether you have a regular green card or a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/form-i751-remove-conditions-green-card.html?r=blog-p27119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">conditional green card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To find out if you have a regular green card or a conditional green card, just take a look at the \u201cResident Since\u201d date and the expiration date. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the difference between the two dates is 10 years, it means you have a regular green card. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the difference between the two dates is 2 years, it means you have a conditional green card.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular Green Card<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The USCIS issues a regular green card, also known as a 10-year green card, to a married person who: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has been sponsored for permanent residency by their U.S citizen or green card holder spouse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has been married to their U.S. citizen or green card holder spouse for longer than two years<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you obtain a regular green card, a divorce from your U.S. citizen or permanent resident spouse <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">should not<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> affect your green card status. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, you still have to keep in mind that it is against the law to enter into a fake marriage to receive an immigration benefit. If the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) somehow finds out that your marriage was not real, it\u2019s possible for you to lose your green card and get deported from the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conditional Green Card<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A conditional green card, also known as a 2-year green card, is issued to a married person who:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has been sponsored for permanent residency by their U.S citizen or green card holder spouse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has been married to their U.S. citizen or green card holder spouse for less than two years<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A conditional green card holder has the same rights as a person who has a regular green card. The main difference between the two, aside from the shorter expiration date, is that within 90 days before the conditional green card expires, you must apply to remove the conditions on the green card or risk losing your green card status. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a green card obtained through marriage, the conditions can be removed by filing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/form-i751-remove-conditions-green-card.html?r=blog-p?r=blog-p27119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In most cases, you and your spouse will have to file Form I-751 together. This is called \u201cfiling jointly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if you have divorced, it\u2019s possible to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-immigration.com\/form-i751-remove-conditions-green-card.html?r=blog-p?r=blog-p27119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">file Form I-751 on your own<\/a>. Just be aware that you will have to show plenty of evidence that your marriage was real and that you did not enter the marriage just to obtain an immigration benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the fastest ways to obtain a green card is to apply through your U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) spouse. If your marriage dissolves and ends in divorce, it\u2019s important to know what type of green card you have. 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