What Happens When The Stars Get Divorced?

When a marriage is annulled — in other words, made invalid, as though it never happened — international partners no longer receive any of the benefits of a marriage visa. However, when a couple with an international spouse divorces, there is a possibility that the international spouse can legally stay in the United States after divorcing.

This may have been why Season 1 alum Mohamed Jbali convinced his then-wife, Danielle Mullins, to divorce him rather than annul their marriage. The two divorced in 2017 after three years of marriage – but Danielle first tried very hard to annul their marriage in 2016 (per Us Weekly). In "90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?" viewers saw Danielle wanting to annul the marriage on the grounds of fraud, but her court liaison, Linda, explained that fraud is hard to prove. Even though Mohamed seemingly did not become involved with Danielle for genuine reasons, there just wasn't enough proof to grant an annulment.

Opting for a divorce allowed the couple to end their relationship once and for all, and it also gave Mohamed the opportunity to obtain the 10-year IR1 visa. And though this couple went through plenty of ups and downs in their relationship, we're happy to report that, these days, Danielle and Mohamed have transitioned into a supportive friendship post-divorce. "I think that we're better off as friends. We're very supportive of each other," Danielle told Us Weekly in 2021.

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