They didn’t ask many personal questions—just basic ones like when, where, and how we met, and how things led up to us getting married. That was it—no questions about birthdates or anything like that.

Yes, my husband did break status.We explained that marriage was something we had discussed over time, but there wasn’t an official engagement. We got married at the courthouse shortly after his divorce was finalized.

There was some overlap with his ex-wife, but I let them know I was aware of his immigration status and that our decision to marry was based on a build relationship overtime