Staying in US after divorce (Can anyone can help me out?)

I am a Taiwanese, and I used to live in the states with H4 Visa; however, I got divorced. How can I live in the states to take care of my too little kids who are US citizens?

My ex-husband is not an American and Taiwanese either. If I enter US with visitor visa and stay for long what will happen if they found out?

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[quote=“coala”]I am a Taiwanese, and I used to live in the states with H4 Visa; however, I got divorced. How can I live in the states to take care of my too little kids who are US citizens?

My ex-husband is not an American and Taiwanese either. If I enter US with visitor visa and stay for long what will happen if they found out?

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If you stay illegally and get caught you will be deported.

You’d best find yourself an immigration specialist in the USA

[quote=“comfortably numb”][quote=“coala”]I am a Taiwanese, and I used to live in the states with H4 Visa; however, I got divorced. How can I live in the states to take care of my too little kids who are US citizens?

My ex-husband is not an American and Taiwanese either. If I enter US with visitor visa and stay for long what will happen if they found out?

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If you stay illegally and get caught you will be deported.

You’d best find yourself an immigration specialist in the USA[/quote]

I have asked the attorney in the states. They all said I have to wait until my old son turn 21 then he can apply for Green Card for me. However, he is less then 4 now. I am very upset and dieing to get a legal status in the states to take care of my two little kids.

Can any one tell me anyway to stay in the states legally?

A heartbroken mom is seeking for help!!

Who is taking care of the kids now?

I am taking care of kids now.

This might be a dumbass question but can your husband help you get the proper visa?

He doesn’t want to do anything for us. He dump his kids from the beginning for another woman.

That’s why I am seeking for help here.

There’s always the American school in Taipei.

Tough situation. I hope you can find the solution you’re looking for.

[quote=“scomargo”]There’s always the American school in Taipei.

Tough situation. I hope you can find the solution you’re looking for.[/quote]

I can’t afford the tuition. It’s too expensive for me.

It is a longshot, but The Department of State will accept completed Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Forms submitted electronically at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period beginning at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on October 5, 200 5 and ending at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on December 4, 2005. No fee is charged to enter the annual DV program, so maybe it’s a good idea to avoid companies that charge money for this lottery. Only a small number of Taiwanese win the lottery each year.

If he is not paying child support, then you must see a lawyer to get your children’s money from him. Taking care of our children is a responsibility not to be shrugged off.

Why do you need to be in the US to take care of your children? Your children are now with you, right?

You cannot obtain permanent residency rights based on your children’s US citizenship until they turn 21 years of age. At that time, they could petition on your behalf for US permanent residency status. The reason for this is to prevent pregnant aliens from flying to the US to give birth and then claim a basis for US residency rights.

Yeah, alright, but wot if . . . ?

HG

Why do you need to be in the US to take care of your children? Your children are now with you, right?[/quote]

Because of family issue, my mother doesn’t accept this fact that I am dicorced and she always says bad words to kids. No one supports me in my family. I don’t mean financially.

I know my kids can get Taiwanese nationality; however, it’s complicatied to get it because they were born abroad and their father is not Taiwanese. Furthermore, they are boys. They have to do military service if they have the Taiwanese nationality.

The family issue is the main reason that I want to raise them in the states. Every family has their own story. For my kids, it’s better for them to grow up in the states.

I believe you all can understand the mood of a Mom. :help: :help: :help:

I take it you weren’t married and living in the US for 7 years? I know of a TW woman was married a US guy and divorced him after living in the USA for 7 years and then was able to apply for citizenship.

I’m sorry to say, it doesn’t look good. Also, if you mother says bad words to the kids, don’t live with her.

Sorry I can’t help (at all).

jdsmith

[quote=“jdsmith”]I take it you weren’t married and living in the US for 7 years? I know of a TW woman was married a US guy and divorced him after living in the USA for 7 years and then was able to apply for citizenship.

I’m sorry to say, it doesn’t look good. Also, if you mother says bad words to the kids, don’t live with her.

Sorry I can’t help (at all).

jdsmith[/quote]

I was married and my ex-husband is not American but Japanese. That’s why we don’t have Green Card. We lived in the states with working visa. His company was applying Green Card for us ; however, it was canceled after he quit the job. That’s why I came back to Taiwan. I have only one nationality even though my ex-husband is not Taiwanese. I never try to get the other nationality.

I used to think it’s shame that people married to foreigners to get second citizenship. now I changed. If I have a chance I will do it for my kids.

I don’t know why I get so drawn to threads like this, but I’ll try posting again anyway. If you can’t afford the tuition at the Taipei American School, will you be able to afford living in the US? It can be mighty expensive there, especially if you don’t have work rights or if you don’t have a good job. You might just be trading one set of problems for another. Another thing, American public schools aren’t always as good as you think they are.

It’s nice that people have such a high opinion of the US, but honestly, I think you can raise your children pretty well in Taiwan. If your mother bothers you that much, then don’t visit her, or don’t give her your phone number. You seem to be suffering from Taiwanese Inferiority Syndrome ™ when there’s really no need for that.

A woman I know in Taipei is in a situation similar to yours. She has a son that was born in the US while she and her ex-husband were studying there. She’s raising the son on her own in Taipei, and he’s living here on an ARC. She didn’t want to fool with Taiwanese citizenship for him either because of the military service. Regardless of how you feel about the military, you can still raise your children very well in Taiwan.

[quote=“scomargo”]I don’t know why I get so drawn to threads like this, but I’ll try posting again anyway. If you can’t afford the tuition at the Taipei American School, will you be able to afford living in the US? It can be mighty expensive there, especially if you don’t have work rights or if you don’t have a good job. You might just be trading one set of problems for another. Another thing, American public schools aren’t always as good as you think they are.

It’s nice that people have such a high opinion of the US, but honestly, I think you can raise your children pretty well in Taiwan. If your mother bothers you that much, then don’t visit her, or don’t give her your phone number. You seem to be suffering from Taiwanese Inferiority Syndrome ™ when there’s really no need for that.

A woman I know in Taipei is in a situation similar to yours. She has a son that was born in the US while she and her ex-husband were studying there. She’s raising the son on her own in Taipei, and he’s living here on an ARC. She didn’t want to fool with Taiwanese citizenship for him either because of the military service. Regardless of how you feel about the military, you can still raise your children very well in Taiwan.[/quote]

Thanks for your encourage!
Maybe you can introduce that woman for me, if you want to. Of course so does she. We may become good friends.

any one can help me to get a job offer or legal status in the states?
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I have MA degree in Education from the Ohio state Univ…

Just a note… I don’t think an inability to afford tuition at TAS is a good measurement of one’s ability to afford life in the USA. If my math is correct, it can cost well over NT$ 700,000 for the first year a child is enrolled at TAS. That’s well over freaking US$ 21,875!

Now, per my understanding, a good size chunk of that amount is a one-time administrative fee… But, excuse my French… FUCK TAS!

Just a note… I don’t think an inability to afford tuition at TAS is a good measurement of one’s ability to afford life in the USA. If my math is correct, it can cost well over NT$ 700,000 for the first year a child is enrolled at TAS. That’s well over freaking US$ 21,875!

Now, per my understanding, a good size chunk of that amount is a one-time administrative fee… But, excuse my French… FUCK TAS![/quote]

Tigerman, you’re on the right path. That’s why I mean I can’t afford the tuition at TAS.