Green Card Warning: US Immigration Officials Now Focus on Cohabitation, Not Just Marriage
Marriage-based Green Card applications in the US are facing increased scrutiny, focusing on cohabitation rather than marital status.
US immigration lawyer Brad Bernstein is sounding the alarm for couples applying for Green Cards under the current rules. According to Bernstein, a partner at Spar & Bernstein, immigration officials are placing less emphasis on marital status and more on whether couples actually live together.
In a recent video shared on Facebook, Bernstein warned that couples who are married but living apart face a high risk of denial. He explained that immigration officials are trained to look for one key requirement: cohabitation.
"Immigration only cares about one thing when assessing marriage-based Green Card applications: do you live together as husband and wife?" Bernstein said. "They don’t care about work-related travel or temporary job postings. They don’t care about being a travelling nurse or a truck driver who comes home once a month.\
