That is correct keyman except in situations of abuse which the poster of this thread said was happening. In these cases the beneficiary can adjust status on their own without still being married to the petitioner. Once her status is adjusted she can marry whom ever she pleases without retribution. 160258[/snapback] you are right, Carl. however, she then has to provide tons of evidence to prove that she's been abused to immigration officer and you know what, nowadays it is more difficult for the ins officer to believe her story. i have seen from other posts that Sos came here and ran away to tell ins officers that they were abused. I actually saw one lady was denied by the ins officer for lacking evidence.