Hello everyone my name is Jacob Sapochnick and I'm Immigration attorney based in San Diego
California.
In this video I'm going to share with you.
Information how a person can get a green card after they've suffered physical emotional
or any sort of abuse there with their relationship of the marriage to a U.S. citizen.
Now whether you're a male or a female this information applies to both of you.
So typically when a U.S. citizen marries a foreign national they're file for their adjustment
of status or consular process and to give them a green card.
And while and once they're here in the U.S.
They live in the U.S. with a green card.
Sometimes it's a condition of Rincón sometimes it's a permanent Rincón.
But sometimes things don't work out.
Sometimes they are U.S. citizens whether they're male or female who are abusive towards their
foreign nationals spouses.
And in many cases for national spouses are afraid.
And there they believe that there are no other solutions but to stay in the marriage and
continue to being abuse.
Well that's not the case.
If somebody is abused they immediately must have must seek help.
If it's a physical abuse they must call the police and leave the house and not worry about
their immigration status because there are solutions.
The number one solution for somebody who is being abused in a relationship is a petition
called i360 self petition base and abuse.
So if you are in let's say if your father or spouse filed for your or i360 which is
the first step of the of Amerish petition or even if you are in the process of getting
a green card but you haven't received a green card yet you can leave the marriage if you're
being abused and still file form i360 self petition based on abuse.
What does that form do the form does it says even if that person did not receive a green
card yet.
But they are married to a U.S. citizen.
It's a bonafide relationship.
We have to put three things first of all we have to prove that you entered into a marriage.
It it's a real marriage is a bonafide marriage.
We have to prove that if you cannot prove that you cannot get back benefits the second
thing you have to prove is that there's been an abuse.
It could be a physical abuse mental abuse letters affidavits psychiatry's documents
police reports and many many ways to prove it.
Nobody is going to talk to a citizen petitioner.
It's only a self petition.
It's between you and the government.
And the final thing you have to prove is that you are a person of good moral character not
a criminal who commit any fraud.
If we can prove those three things then you don't need the U.S. citizen anymore to get
a green card.
You can do this by yourself by filing an i360 self petition.
It's a very very powerful petition because it does not require an interview.
You go through the petition by filing liberty with all the documents by mail to the Vermont
service center.
It takes about a year but once you get approved then you can go ahead and file for adjustment
of status.And get your green card sometimes you can file those two together.
So remember if you're being abused and you're married to a US citizen you do not have to
stay in this marriage.
Not to stay with this person just because you worried about not to get a green card.
There are ways to get a green card by filing an i self self-petition i360 and get the green
card.
If you already have the green card and you're filing for the removal of conditions there
is a way to remove the conditions without your abusive spouse by filing I assume 51
form with an abuse as the reason for the files.
So remember there are there is hope there are solutions for immigrants that are being
abused.
After they married a U.S. citizen and one of those is the i360 self petition if you
have more questions we have plenty of information on our website and post your comments below.
We have links here about that petition in more detail and I'll be more than happy to
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