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    Hello everyone, sorry if this is in the wrong place and sorry if I'm posting too soon.
    I have been married to my husband for 7 years. We fell in love and I came here to visit. We married before the 90 days were up. He promised he would care for me and look after me. He has never even tried to do any paperwork apart from when he found out he could get a tax ID number for me and claim me on his taxes. I don't want to go into too much detail but the relationship was emotionally abusive. A couple of years ago I posted on another forum and the people there were horrible to me. After feeling desperate I thought I would post here to have someone to talk to. 7 months ago, finally I was able to get away from him, I ignored his threats of suicide and was strong enough to walk away from his manipulation. We had a storage unit and when I went there to pick some things up, I found a hidden box. Inside there were opened letters addressed to me only from the IRS which said that I owed them money. It turns out he used my tax id number and name for medical bills, heating, water, cable and who knows what else? I am very scared, I am scared that I will be dragged away by immigration. These 7 years have been so hard, social services were involved (I was hospitalized a few times and they refused to release me back to him). He just used me for his own advantage. I don't know what to do? I started divorce proceedings as I was able to get fee waivers. What do I do from here. I do not want to go back to the UK, I have some friends here and back in England i have no body. All I want to do is go to school and get a job, drive and be a normal person. I want to be somebody. I'm sorry that i have rambled on.
    Thank you.

  • #2
    Sorry to hear about your case and life situation. I won't ask any questions regarding your stay in the USA for 7 years, but I will definitely recommend to consult a lawyer.
    Also, you've mentioned that you want to go to school, so if you proceed we the school you can adjust your status to F1 and after you finish the school you can ask your future employer to sponsor H1B visa and then Employment Based Green Card.
    Good luck

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    • #3
      I am assuming that you originally came to the U.S. on a K1 visa. If that is the case (not some other type of nonimmigrant visa), you cannot convert to a student visa or marry someone else to be petitioned while in the U.S. If you leave the U.S. and try to reenter in the future, with another type of visa, you will be targeted for visa overstay penalties and a possible 10-year bar from reentry.

      My advice is to self-petition as an abused spouse, if your prior marriage was not terminated in divorce more than two years ago. Start with for I-360, which is free for the "abused spouse" basis. If approved, you can then file paperwork for an Adjustment of Status (which will require fees, but you might be eligible for a partial or full fee waiver).

      --Ray B

      Originally posted by bozander View Post
      Hello everyone, sorry if this is in the wrong place and sorry if I'm posting too soon.
      I have been married to my husband for 7 years. We fell in love and I came here to visit. We married before the 90 days were up. He promised he would care for me and look after me. He has never even tried to do any paperwork apart from when he found out he could get a tax ID number for me and claim me on his taxes. I don't want to go into too much detail but the relationship was emotionally abusive. A couple of years ago I posted on another forum and the people there were horrible to me. After feeling desperate I thought I would post here to have someone to talk to. 7 months ago, finally I was able to get away from him, I ignored his threats of suicide and was strong enough to walk away from his manipulation. We had a storage unit and when I went there to pick some things up, I found a hidden box. Inside there were opened letters addressed to me only from the IRS which said that I owed them money. It turns out he used my tax id number and name for medical bills, heating, water, cable and who knows what else? I am very scared, I am scared that I will be dragged away by immigration. These 7 years have been so hard, social services were involved (I was hospitalized a few times and they refused to release me back to him). He just used me for his own advantage. I don't know what to do? I started divorce proceedings as I was able to get fee waivers. What do I do from here. I do not want to go back to the UK, I have some friends here and back in England i have no body. All I want to do is go to school and get a job, drive and be a normal person. I want to be somebody. I'm sorry that i have rambled on.
      Thank you.

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      • #5
        Be strong! I hope things will work out for you. Good luck

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