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    Default How to Get a Green Card if Your Spouse Won't Sponsor You

    A couple has been married for twelve years, and lives in the U.S., but they have separated because the husband refuses to sponsor his wife for permanent residency. Is there a way for her to get a marriage-based Green Card without his sponsoring her?

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    Default Re: How to Get a Green Card if Your Spouse Won't Sponsor You

    Unfortunately, the wife cannot obtain legal permanent residency through her marriage to a U.S. citizen if her spouse does not want to petition for her, unless she has been physically, mentally or emotionally abused by the U.S. citizen spouse, in which case she can self-petition. If the wife plans on filing as a battered spouse under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), based upon allegations of abuse, she should consult an immigration lawyer, as a denial of her petition could result in removal proceedings against her.

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