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Hi,

My friends who were married came to USA several years ago.They came to the US but two daughters were left back in Belarus.Despite visiting do not reside in the US.

The couple have split-the husband has a green card but the wife did not come to collect her green card at the appointment.I believe her green card was voided or un issued.She had two months on her worker registration card.

Now the wife has met another boyfriend who has a green card.The pair are not married but have had a son together in the US.

Now I believe that the wife is illegal as her worker registration card is out of date but is she legal as living with a green card worker or as now she has a US child?

Can she apply to become legal again? She is currently employed in Pasadena but does the employer know her position? She must have shown her worker registration card to start but does she need to keep showing her card to keep her ongoing employment.

Any help appreciated.

The couple have split-the husband has a green card but the wife did not come to collect her green card at the appointment.I believe her green card was voided or un issued. Green cards are not collected at appointments, they are mailed to the applicant.

You need to find out what the actual story is. Without knowing her status, we cannot give you an accurate answer. Her green card may have been issued but she didnt receive it; if that is the case, she may still be a permanent resident despite not having physical possession of the card.

What is the basis of their green cards -- did the husband get a green card first, and then he filed I-130 for her? Or a relative filed for both of them? Or was it employment-based, with she as the derivative beneficiary? Did they apply for their green cards via adjustment of status, or by immigrant visas through a consulate?

We are friends of the couple (we are from UK) and trying to help them.The couple came here on husbands employment.I believe he had an employment card and she was a dependant on his status.However I believe she never recieved her green card (due to her moving away from husband).

If the couple divorce is the wife still eligible for Green Card?? Or does it depend on how long she has been in the country.

The problem for the couple is who returns to look after their children? and who is eligible to invite their children to the US.

The couple are not really on good speaking terms so we are trying to resolve their situation.

We are friends of the couple (we are from UK) and trying to help them.The couple came here on husbands employment.I believe he had an employment card and she was a dependant on his status.However I believe she never recieved her green card (due to her moving away from husband). That probably means they applied for green cards in the US via adjustment of status, and the green cards likely were approved for both of them at the same time or nearly the same time, which would make her a legal permanent even if she didnt physically receive the green card. But without knowing the facts, this is just speculation.

Does she have the I-485 receipt, or at least her I-485 receipt number? If yes, she can check the status of it online.

Did she ever receive an I-551 stamp in her passport or an I-485 approval notice? If yes, that would mean she is a permanent resident, and she only needs to apply for a replacement card.

Did she interview for the green card at a US embassy or consulate? If yes, she would have become a permanent resident after being approved at the consulate and entering the US.

What immigration documents does she have, apart from the employment authorization card?

I presume she has a Social Security number. Does her SS card have the employment restriction wording on it?

You need to find out what is really going on and get back to us.