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What happens to a petition after it has been withdrawn? Does the INS file them in the beneficiary's immigration history?

I was a beneficiary of a fiancee visa a few years back but my ex bf withdrew the petition because the relationship did not work out. He withdrew it while the petition is still being processed & reviewed. I am now married to an LPR and he has since filed a separate I-130 petition for me & our daughter. Dees the INS keeps track of all immigration benefits applications & prior petitions of a beneficiary in their files even those that have been withdrawn? Will the prior petition affect my present I-130 application in any way? May I also add that I've never been to the US so definitely no immigration record of any sort. Thanks!

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If the petition was filed, there will be a record of it. So long as your prior marriage was in good faith, you should not be concerned about it. It should not directly impact consideration of your second husband's I-130. It is important, of course, to disclose the prior marriage, and to answer all questions truthfully regarding any previous filings and the past and current marriages.

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