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Applying for Marriage Based Green Card after a Fraudulent Marriage and Deportation
Hi guys. A friend of mine is in desperate situation, and really needs help.
She married a guy from Nigeria (I believe), and has 2 daughters with him.
He originally entered the US legally (on a visitor's visa?) and ended up getting married to a US citizen.
Well he got a green card through her, but they got a divorce, and she went on to tell the immigration officers that the marriage was a sham (it wasn't), after he had remarried.
Him and his current wife (my friend) have appealed the courts to the highest level, but the ruling stands, and can no longer be appealed. He was then deported, leaving his then pregnant wife to give birth to twin girls alone, and to raise them by herself the first 2 years, never even meeting them until they finally moved to Nigeria, and stayed there for 3 years. Now the girls are of school age, and she took them back to the States so that they can go to school here, while he remained at home.
They have filed I-130 back in 2011. She had the interview by herself, and nothing even came from it since. The case status still states: Case was received. She has files I-601, which was denied.
I was thinking about I-212, along with another I-601, to hopefully just get him back into the states, but then what? As I understand it, once he has been accused on fraudulent marriage, he is not able to re-apply for marriage based green card (ever?).
Anyone has any experience with this? Your help would be sooooo appreciated!
Thank you!
She married a guy from Nigeria (I believe), and has 2 daughters with him.
He originally entered the US legally (on a visitor's visa?) and ended up getting married to a US citizen.
Well he got a green card through her, but they got a divorce, and she went on to tell the immigration officers that the marriage was a sham (it wasn't), after he had remarried.
Him and his current wife (my friend) have appealed the courts to the highest level, but the ruling stands, and can no longer be appealed. He was then deported, leaving his then pregnant wife to give birth to twin girls alone, and to raise them by herself the first 2 years, never even meeting them until they finally moved to Nigeria, and stayed there for 3 years. Now the girls are of school age, and she took them back to the States so that they can go to school here, while he remained at home.
They have filed I-130 back in 2011. She had the interview by herself, and nothing even came from it since. The case status still states: Case was received. She has files I-601, which was denied.
I was thinking about I-212, along with another I-601, to hopefully just get him back into the states, but then what? As I understand it, once he has been accused on fraudulent marriage, he is not able to re-apply for marriage based green card (ever?).
Anyone has any experience with this? Your help would be sooooo appreciated!
Thank you!
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