My husband and I were married in Ontario in 2006. We have been separated for over three years and have a legal separation agreement. I have been living in the United States on an F-1 student visa for 3 years, and expect to be here on that visa for at least another year before transitioning to a TN or some other work visa. My husband lives and works in Australia, though I'm not sure on what sort of visa.
How do we file for divorce? Do we need to do this in Ontario, or is there some way we can do this in the United States, or elsewhere, and simply notify the federal government? As is perhaps obvious by the fact that in three years we never bothered to file for divorce, neither of us knows much about how to do it. I am back in the country maybe twice a year, and he is rarely back. Neither of us are ever back at the same time.
We have no joint assets other than a home which is currently for sale, and the splitting of the sale value after paying the remainder on the mortgage is covered in the separation agreement. There are no children, and the divorce is mutually agreeable to both parties with no support or other terms.
I really want to get this taken care of swiftly, as I'm worried that when my student F-1 visa ends and it comes time for my employer to begin paperwork for me to legally work in the US, that being still married may complicate things.
Any advice would be appreciated!


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