I bet you can"t answer these questions

[Proserpina]

I assume they married here in the US, in 2003. Let's say she gained residency shortly thereafter.

Which part of "Op did NOT file anything or sponsor his wife" did you miss, Bali?

 

[Bali Hai]

Which part of "Op did NOT file anything or sponsor his wife" did you miss, Bali?

Exwife is now a dual citizen by filing with INS as an abused spouse

Something must have been filed at some point (of which we do not know when) if she is now a US citizen.

 

[Proserpina]

Exwife is now a dual citizen by filing with INS as an abused spouse

Something must have been filed at some point (of which we do not know when) if she is now a US citizen.

This is why I REALLY want to know the timeline.

Married.
SEPARATED.
Divorced.

And more to the point - what proof OP has (and yes, he's being incredibly vague...).

I really am asking these things for a reason - because like misto, I smell a rat here

 

[LdiJ]

Exwife is now a dual citizen by filing with INS as an abused spouse

Something must have been filed at some point (of which we do not know when) if she is now a US citizen.

Bali...as pro said the timeline makes that impossible....at least the timeline as we know it. It takes 5 years to gain citizenship unless you were sponsored by a spouse and then its 3 years, and he did clearly state that he did NOT sponsor her.

What she probably got, when they separated, was a green card based on being an abused spouse, and that doesn't necessarily give you permission to work. It usually does, but not always.