Immigration Marriage Fraud in Reverse
U.S.-based alien male gets benefit of dowry, but foreign-based alien female does not get visa to U.S.
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By David North on August 28, 2023
We at CIS routinely receive sad stories from victims of marriage-related immigration fraud. Typically, it is from a U.S. citizen who has been conned into a phony marriage so that the alien can secure an American green card.
The victim, typically a male, has fallen in love with the (usually) younger woman from (usually) his home country, but as soon as her papers are completed she moves out, often charging abuse, and then self-petitions for legal status; in most cases USCIS grants the green card. This happens (the self-petitioning) about 3,000 to 4,000 times a year.
The citizen is then often left with a legal obligation to pay the alien alimony for decades. All that and a broken heart.
Today’s story is different, one we have not heard before. In this case, the victim is the foreign spouse, let’s call her Eve; she (and the spouse) are both from India. She is there; he is here. She writes:
I am the lawful wedded wife of [Adam]. We got married in ... 2022 according to the Hindu rights & rituals. At the time of the marriage I beared [sic] all the expenses of marriage ceremony including Stridhan (Dowry) gifts etc. Further me and my family gifted gold articles and hefty cash [to Adam].
Then he returned to the States and did not file for a visa for her.
https://cis.org/North/Immigration-Marriage-Fraud-Reverse
