I am a foreign citizen, who was tricked into a marriage with an American. Not only did he trick me, but he also submitted false documents to the US government when applying for my green card through marriage. How do I go about reporting him? Will I be a risk of deportation? I have a life and friends here now after many years of documented mental abuse. Thank you for any reply.

How were you tricked into marriage? Is it some kind of scam?

He told me I could work freely, make friends, live a life with him etc. Then once I was here, told me he changed his mind, and he made me stay at home, cut me off from the family etc. Completely different man to the one I agreed to marry. I'm not sure if that is classed as a scam?

I don't think that he committed immigration fraud. I do think that he is guilty of being a bad husband. If the marriage was entered into in good faith, then you should retain your green card if you get divorced. What would you gain by reporting him? In the worst case scenario, it could be found that the marriage was a sham and you would risk deportation.

Please elaborate more on the false documents you claim he submitted.

All of the sponsorship documents he gave to the government were written by him. The letters from employers stating his past employment and income were all faked. I'm hoping to apply for a passport now I have been here a while, and I feel I need to tell the truth about it so it can't be held against me in the future. He still scares me.

But, if you knew all of the documents that he submitted were false, and you still allowed the application to go through and received the benefit of a green card, its going to look a whole lot like you were a party to the fraud and did nothing about it so you could stay in the US. That won't bode very well for you staying.

Yeah, that's what I was worried about. I mean, it wasn't so I could stay, I just couldn't get home. Or out. I didn't know what else to do at the time, I was scared for my life. I guess I thought all the abuse documentation would count for something in this instance.

Now things are getting back to normal, and I've got work and friends here, I wanted to start on the right foot, you know? Thanks for your input.

You need to consider a divorce attorney if things are this bad