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Sponsoring spouse wants to withdraw support and get divorce

As you may already know, generally, there are various interviews by Immigration with the spouse who is sponsoring the other person to get the green card and with the spouse who is applying for legal permanent residency. Although I cannot speak to your specific situation, perhaps it may be possible for the sponsoring spouse to withdraw support for her/his spouse’s green card petition either during one of these interviews or in writing at another time by sending a letter to the office that is processing the case. I am not sure if you are considering withdrawing your support or not for your spouse but if you would like to, you can read more about it on this page from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services website: https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-2872/0-0-…. (Depending on at what stage the green card application is in the process, it may be easier or more difficult to withdraw support - you can read more about this here, although I must note that WomensLaw is not affiliated with this website and I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information it provides: http://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/how-to-cancel-immigra…. You may want to consider contacting a lawyer who specializes in immigration, who can hopefully offer you more specific information and advice based on your particular case. If you’d like to speak to a lawyer, you can search for ones in your area, including those who may be able to offer free or low-cost help, here: LINK TO LAWYERS You can also find more links to lawyers and other organizations that work specifically on immigration issues here: https://www.womenslaw.org/find-help/federal/immigration

Lastly, I’m not sure if you are considering a divorce, but I wanted to share some information about that just in case. You can read some basic information about filing for divorce in STATE the grounds for divorce, the steps for filing, and more, here:LINK. Again, if you are considering filing for divorce, it may be helpful to speak with a lawyer in STATE

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