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I have just received my unconditional green card in the mail. I am in ongoing argument with my wife(USC) over my mother-in-law because of something my mother-in-law has done to me but my wife is taking her mothers side. During this argument my wife has threatned to leave me and file for a divorce and she has promised me that she will do something very evil. My mother-in-law had signed the affadavit of support back when we filed all the immigration papers. I am not taking this serious because I think she is just saying that because she is upset with me. But if she or I do file for a divorce will it have any negative consequences on the immigration process?

I am a USC currently petitioning for my F1 husband. He has not received his conditional GC yet; however, I did read on the USCIS website the following:


If you are unable to apply with your spouse to remove the conditions on your residence, you may request a waiver of the joint filing requirement. You may request consideration of more than one waiver provision at a time.

You may request a waiver of the joint petitioning requirements if:

Your deportation or removal would result in extreme hardship

You entered into your marriage in good faith, and not to evade immigration laws, but the marriage ended by annulment or divorce, and you were not at fault in failing to file a timely petition.

You entered into your marriage in good faith, and not to evade immigration laws, but during the marriage you were battered by, or subjected to extreme cruelty committed by your U.S. citizen of legal permanent resident spouse, and you were not at fault in failing to file a joint petition.
Please see USCIS Form I-751 (Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence) for more specific information on waivers.

If you have a 10-year green card and get a divorce, the only consequence will be that youll be able to apply for citizenship after 5 years instead of 3.

She signed affidavit of support for you?
Definitely her problem, not yours.

If you have a 10-year green card and get a divorce, the only consequence will be that youll be able to apply for citizenship after 5 years instead of 3.

She signed affidavit of support for you?
Definitely her problem, not yours. sarrebal, Yes my mother-in-law had signed the affadavit of support for me and FMH031706 I have already been approved for the unconditional green card. No need to mention that if me and my wife decide to go apart that my mother-in-law will take her side. My mother-in-law has been creating stories of me cheating on her and that other people have came and told her that and it so happens that al the sources of her information are either out of town are gone or their whereabouts are not known. She is unncecessarily creating trouble b/w me and my wife and my wife is falling for the trap because I have no way to prove otherwise. And I am to the point where I hate my mother-in-laws guts for ruining my married life.

So that means that if my wife decides to take the bait and divorce me then my mother-in-law cannot do any harm by doing anything like may be calling the USCIS or anything like that? I think I am just may be scared. My mother-in-law has a history of failing false reports (insurance fraud) and false lawsuits and probably has some warrants in other states. And I am afraid what if she files some kind of false report lwith police becasue she has tried to do so in the past.