By the Staff of New York Immigration Attorneys
The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein
http://www.4immigration.com/
Question: I am a U.S. citizen and have a good job. My boyfriend of nie years came here on a visitor visa in June 1996. I just found out that he is using someone else’s social security number with that person’s name with a fake green card. He is working that for the past 5 years. We married in October 2008. What will happen to me now that I married that man? I have four children to take care of. I know if he finds out I know this about him I know he might act in a violent manner. He always picks up the mail every day. I found his passport and birth paper.
Spar & Bernstein: You have not committed fraud or misrepresentation so nothing will happen to you. As a US citizen, you can file for your husband and since he entered on a visitor visa, he is eligible to adjust status in the US. However, because he has been using someone else social security number and green card, he will require a waiver to overcome the fraud he has committed. Should you decide to file for your husband, your husband will need to come in to see one of our most experienced attorneys to determine whether it is in his best interest to file a waiver. Just because a waiver is filed, it does not mean that it will be granted. It would be extremely valuable to you and your husband to discuss the pros and cons of filing the waiver with an attorney. However, if you are afraid that your husband may become violent with you if he finds out that you know about his fraud, we recommend you see a marriage counselor who can counsel you on that end. Your well-being is of utmost importance.
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