Me and my husband Separated but I still want my green card

[april236]

Me and my (US citizen) husband have separated. Due to the fact he does not want to be a father to our children and decided "finding himself" Is more important than being there for his wife and kids.. My I-130 got approved a few months ago and the next step is submitting his financial documents, then the rest is just my documents and visa interview which I can do alone. I've asked him to provide his documents but he says he refuses. He also refuses to give me child support etc.. I still want to raise our children in the US whether we are together or not and I am hoping in the future he will maybe decide to be a part of their life.. Our kids are US citizens. I am not. He also is refusing to divorce me due to the costs involved. So that is also down to me.. I am a single mother raising two kids. I don't have spare money for a divorce lawyer. He wants me and our sons to be stuck in England so I can't get into America and force him to pay child support. Also ALL my possessions are at his grandmothers house in Arizona. I got refused entry into the US a year ago after we came back from vacation. We had already been married months but of course due to the costs he hadn't submitted my green card application yet :/

A lawyer I spoke to said that if we get divorced I can prove domestic violence, because he has been emotionally and verbally abusive. Then I will still get my green card. But is there any other way? To just make him send the financial form?

[inadmissible]

You certainly do not need to be in the United States in order to petition for court-ordered child support and spousal support.

Call the State Bar of Arizona and tell them that you are broke, but your husband abandoned you and his two minor children.
They have a ten-page long list of pro bono organizations, and can suggest a few that specifically handle family law.

I doubt you qualify to self-petition for a green card. See, for example http://www.lsc.gov/sites/lsc.gov/fil...%2014%2013.pdf

When your oldest kid reaches the age of 21 s/he can petition for you to get a green card. Similar to marriage, this pathway to the United States requires you to maintain a positive relationship with the petitioner.