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More information is needed. He may have to seek a visa through a U. S. Embassy in another country. However, by law, there is always a presumption of immigrant intent, when a person applies for a non-immigrant visa. This means that if it the consular official believes that he will not return to Syria, then he will likely be denied. If you have any further questions or concerns on other visa options, such as asylum, then contact a competent and experienced immigration law firm like our office.

You will need to submit an I-130 relative petition on your husband's behalf to USCIS along with copies of documents to establish your immigration status and relationship to your husband. Since you are only a green card holder, your husband must wait until his priority date is current before he will be able to apply for an immigrant visa to come to the United States. The current wait time for spouses from the Philippines is about twenty months.

Of course not. Sometimes a disgruntled US Citizen spouse will lie to immigration and say that you married him just to get a green card. But, assuming that's not the case, and assuming the government prosecuted you in immigration court, you would likely win because they can't prove something that isn't true.And, of course, there is always the requirement of due process, meaning a deportation case must go through the courts and that takes a very long time, assuming you have a competent attorney representing you.