What is the Bona Fide Marriage Exemption?

What is the Bona Fide marriage exemption? Did you know that if a foreign national is in removal proceedings or has been ordered deported and is married to a US citizen that they might not be able to get an I-130 petition approved for that foreign national? If your foreign national spouse is in removal proceedings you need to file for a bona fide marriage exemption. In order to be successful, you need to have clear and convincing evidence. Here’s what that means.