Married to a USA citizen but overstayed before getting married. Going to file paperwork to change status but having trouble finding wife`s divorce decree. She has the marriage liscence from previous but as been everywhere to try and find the divorce decree and cannot find nothing due to not knowing where her ex is anymore or where he filled it. Are we beating a dead horse as we have tried everywhere with phone calls and driving around most counties without any luck or can we file without the decree? We have tried to locate her ex husband but cannot find him.

