How to Report My Husband Who Married Me Just for a Green Card

In the United States more than 450,000 individuals apply for a green cards every year based on marriage to a U.S. citizen. Marrying an individual to obtain a green card is popular because there are no limits for the number of people who can obtain U.S. citizenship through marriage. Yet, hundreds of these marriages occur fraudulently, or only for the foreigner to obtain the green card. Moreover, while sometimes the fraud occurs on the part of both the husband and wife, often it is the U.S. citizen who is unaware of the fraud.

Things You'll Need

• Telephone

Instructions

1. Contact the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement local office in your community or state to report your husband. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency has offices in numerous states to assist individuals. You will be put in touch with an agent who will take your information and most likely begin an investigation into the fraud and/or marriage.

2. Contact your local law enforcement agency by telephone to report your husband. According to The Department of Homeland Security, local law enforcement agencies are required to enforce immigration laws, based on their pact with the DHS through a joint Moratorium of Agreement.

3. Contact a local immigration lawyer in your area. Immigration lawyers are capable of addressing all issues pertaining to immigration, including fraud cases. Because you are the spouse of an immigrant who has committed a crime by fraudulently entering into a marriage contract with you to obtain a green card, an attorney will be capable of advising you and assisting you in reporting your husband to authorities.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are a spouse who is being subjected to abuse or other illegal activity you must contact your local authorities to receive assistance.

• Thousands of American woman enter into marriages with foreigners every year believing that the marriage is legitimate, only to find out that the marriage was, instead, a way to get a green card.

• Green card fraud investigations include interviews with both the husband and wife, as a means of determining if the marriage is legitimate.

References

• U.S. Immigration Support: Green Card Through Marriage
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Authority: Delegation of Immigration Authority

Resources

• Immigration Fraud: The Facts