I found out my fiancé has been lying on his taxes. Now what?

My fiancé and I have dated two years and live together. We are both 27. In the beggining of our relationship, he told me that when he and his ex were younger, they created fake marriage documents so that she could obtain residency here in the USA. They had an amicable breakup and shortly after she submitted a petition to remove residency.

I didn't think much about it and didn't educate myself. Fast forward, I was cleaning the house and found his tax returns. I saw that for 2015 (filed last year) he stated married and filing jointly (along with the ex's signature). Attached was an email from his accountant confirming that his "wife" advised that they will filed separately this year.

His ex lives in another state. They communicate very occasionally and curtly through brief emails or text when they do. I am very happy and have complete confidence in our relationship and he has never given me reason not to. In fact we both work from home and share the same friends. We just so happen to be together all the time.

I already verified his marriage/divorce does not legally exist. But I'm worried about the potential problems that could arise with him stating false marriage on his taxes. What do I do? What happens when we try to marry this year? I am extremely thankful I found this out before marrying. What happens if he turns himself in?

What should you do?

If you decide to stay with him, seek legal counsel before doing anything to tie yourself legally to him.

My advice: good riddance. He lied to the government, and he lied to you.

He is a fraud. He's contributing to stealing your tax dollars by using falsified documentation to bring a person to this country who refuses to go through the immigration process properly.

Hell-to-the-no.

This is identity theft. He should be prosecuted. This is not the time to mess around with immigration/false citizenship. I am currently working with an immigration attorney to get my husband's citizenship because we had a neighbor deported two weeks ago... It's is a hell of a paperwork preparation process.

I would dump him immediately. Also, he's a criminal. This needs to be reported immediately to ICE or it can come back on you legally.

EDIT: misread. The fiance is the US citizen.

That is a big thing to lie about. Are you sure that he and the ex didn't just get married to get her residency, and they have been using the marriage to get tax benefits? Seems like it's a lot of work to get fake marriage papers when $50-$100 nets you a legitimately marriage license and a court room ceremony.

Either way, he either lied to the government about a marriage that was faked, or he's lying to you about a marriage that really did exist.

I would think twice about tying myself to someone who lies like that. You have no idea what else he's lying about. It can come back to bite you.

I would cut myself loose.

Definitely do not go through with this marriage. He lied to you and the government. He is a crook.

he told me that when he and his ex were younger, they created fake marriage documents so that she could obtain residency here in the USA.

Yea, no.

My neighbor who got deported has wife and kids who are American citizens. He was taking citizenship classes and his green card was expiring in two months. He went to immigration services to request a one year renewal on his green card so he can finish his classes and get his US citizenship. He had NO criminal record and a good job. He was not living on welfare.

No F*s given by the immigration services. They contacted ICE and he was arrested on spot by them. Phone and computer were confiscated. Deported. Nobody knew where the F* he was within 48 hours because ICE didn't want him to tell another "illegal" immigrants that they were going to schedule a raid. ICE are being given demigod-like powers to go after illegals (or soon illegals).

ICE is not going to care whether or not a foreigner is married to a US citizen. That was when American soldiers were bringing home "War Brides." Times have changed significantly and the government is cracking down HARD. It's why our immigration rate is decreasing rapidly.

Marrying a US citizen will not save a foreigner from deportation. If this were the case, my husband and I would not be working with an immigration lawyer right now. This is considered a Sham Marriage and you can be prosecuted on a federal level if the government finds out.

i know some couples that got married to get green card or anerican citizenship, but none of them faked the documents. Thats to me a big deal (?!). Whx would someone marry and fake documentd? Its not that difficult to get married in us legally.

I would make sure if the marriage was really faked. (Sounds trully weird)

If u are confident in relationship and trust him, fine. I think the best option for him would be to anul marriage, but still, he would have to prove all legal docs and lets say, that can be a problem if they were once faked.

Tell him you accidently seen the tax and tell him you would like him to speak w law expert and ask him what to do if you both want to get married.

until HE speak w a specialist over there, you will not know the right answer.

My fiancé and I have dated two years and live together. We are both 27. In the beggining of our relationship, he told me that when he and his ex were younger, they created fake marriage documents so that she could obtain residency here in the USA. They had an amicable breakup and shortly after she submitted a petition to remove residency.

 

I didn't think much about it and didn't educate myself. Fast forward, I was cleaning the house and found his tax returns. I saw that for 2015 (filed last year) he stated married and filing jointly (along with the ex's signature). Attached was an email from his accountant confirming that his "wife" advised that they will filed separately this year.

 

His ex lives in another state. They communicate very occasionally and curtly through brief emails or text when they do. I am very happy and have complete confidence in our relationship and he has never given me reason not to. In fact we both work from home and share the same friends. We just so happen to be together all the time.

 

I already verified his marriage/divorce does not legally exist. But I'm worried about the potential problems that could arise with him stating false marriage on his taxes. What do I do? What happens when we try to marry this year? I am extremely thankful I found this out before marrying. What happens if he turns himself in?

Lots of misinformation about immigration on here. Snny, there must be more to that story than what you related because there is a simple process to renew a green card and it certainly wouldn't result in deportation.

Generally speaking, a foreigner married to an American has an easy path to permanent residency and then citizenship, not withstanding any complicating factors like uninspected ("illegal") entry or a criminal record (particularly drug convictions). The marriage is only presumed to be a fraudulent if it occurs when the foreigner is out of status and the marriage occurs when the foreigner is already in removal proceedings.

It sounds like you are missing a piece of the puzzle. Under what status is the "ex" living in the US now? How do you know for sure the marriage document is fake? It sounds much more likely to me that they married, applied for an immigration benefit and are still married.

I agree with the others - regardless of what the real story is, I wouldn't marry someone so dishonest. This is a huge warning sign.

Aria:

You will have to face him down with this information.

It takes my breath away.

Do not marry this person.

Woah, no way would I stay with this man or be tied to him. It's not small things he did, it's criminal.

He has taken lying and being manipulative to new levels and no way would I stay. He is a ticking time bomb waiting to be caught and prosecuted.

This is fraudulent, criminal activity. Period. End of Story. I would be out of there so fast I'd break the sound barrier, because someone capable of that is capable of anything. And I do mean anything.

That's not an "I fudged a job resume a teensy bit," this is "I am lying on my taxes, something that can get me thrown in jail." And don't think for a second he will not happily throw you under a bus if he gets caught.

And Snny is right, immigration laws are not the same. I have a sibling who married someone from Canada. They had to jump through serious hoops to prove to INS it was not a sham marriage - two years together and then interviews separately trying to catch them out in lies and to test how well they "knew" each other. It was painful watching the glass they had to crawl over to stay together, so no it is not a case now of "Whee, a marriage certificate and I am home in the land of the free." Not even close.

Lots of misinformation about immigration on here. Snny, there must be more to that story than what you related because there is a simple process to renew a green card and it certainly wouldn't result in deportation.

You can call me a bullsh**er or whatever, but I'm going by what my neighbor (the wife) AND my lawyer have told me. The longer you wait to renew your green card, the harder it is to have it approved. Our government regulations have changed under executive orders on immigration, and the process is purposely becoming more expensive and difficult. They're doing this to weed out people who come here illegally and live off of welfare. There is also a limit on how many times you can renew your green card (hence why my husband and I are going through a lawyer to obtain citizenship). I'm guessing this might be the case for my neighbor since he has been in the US for awhile.

Generally speaking, a foreigner married to an American has an easy path to permanent residency and then citizenship, not withstanding any complicating factors like uninspected ("illegal") entry or a criminal record (particularly drug convictions).

Yes and no.

It can still take years to bring your spouse over to the US if he/she doesn't have a green card. Marriage and children are not becoming the only sole consideration of obtaining approval on a citizenship application. Even though I am pregnant (talk about stress!!) it will not be enough to keep my husband here. The only way to be taken seriously is appointing a lawyer, providing ACCURATE documentation, and your track record (what skills are you bringing, are you employed, Is it a contracted/temp/permanent position, how well do you know him/her, etc.).

Thank god I've known my husband for 13 years to be a witness of his character, or this would be a no-go. But if I only known him for 2 years and married him, the lawyer would toss this out.

In the OP's case, her fiancé used fraudulent documentation of marriage to bring his ex. Maybe is not a Sham Marriage, but it definitely is a form of tax evasion. And he will eventually get caught (I hope he does).

My fiancé and I have dated two years and live together. We are both 27. In the beggining of our relationship, he told me that when he and his ex were younger, they created fake marriage documents so that she could obtain residency here in the USA. They had an amicable breakup and shortly after she submitted a petition to remove residency.

 

I didn't think much about it and didn't educate myself. Fast forward, I was cleaning the house and found his tax returns. I saw that for 2015 (filed last year) he stated married and filing jointly (along with the ex's signature). Attached was an email from his accountant confirming that his "wife" advised that they will filed separately this year.

 

His ex lives in another state. They communicate very occasionally and curtly through brief emails or text when they do. I am very happy and have complete confidence in our relationship and he has never given me reason not to. In fact we both work from home and share the same friends. We just so happen to be together all the time.

 

I already verified his marriage/divorce does not legally exist. But I'm worried about the potential problems that could arise with him stating false marriage on his taxes. What do I do? What happens when we try to marry this year? I am extremely thankful I found this out before marrying. What happens if he turns himself in?

I would break your engagement immediately - and confront him about it. If he is willing to commit fraud and is still committing fraud - i wouldn't trust him to share finances with you. If he had actually married his friend and they divorced - that would be easier to swallow. Honestly, if it were me, I'd contact ICE and the FBI or IRS. But if you don't want to, at least distance yourself from this criminal.

What happens if he turns himself in? Its not your concern. He may be arrested. Who really knows. His ex would surely be deported I am sure unless she is now a citizen. if she is, she would go to jail.

. Even though I am pregnant (talk about stress!!) it will not be enough to keep my husband here. The only way to be taken seriously is appointing a lawyer, providing ACCURATE documentation, and your track record (what skills are you bringing, are you employed, Is it a contracted/temp/permanent position, how well do you know him/her, etc.).

 

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Congratulations!

And true - your husband's school/employment history/other details help back him up.

Yes, congratulations Snny!

I think you need to find out what can happen to you if you marry this liar and he gets found out and the law gets involved. What kind of trouble could you be in? Please dont marry this guy, he's shown he's a liar and con artist.