US Citizen Wife moving to another state - Help!

[Blablabla1212 1]

We are in the process of I-751 removal of conditions for December 2009 VSC center, based on the current time line we expect to get the 10 year card sometime in April 2010. BUT, my wife who is the US Citizen just got accepted for a 3 year Pharmacy school in a different state (Our city doesn't have a pharmacy school and most schools are 4 years, she wants to go to that private school that is 3 years only to graduate)....I on the other hand have a great job and cannot find a replacement in the state she is moving to as unemployment is really high there....so one of us has to work and pay the school loans....

The question is, she expects to move end of May 2010, by that time we will hopefully have the 10 year card but we want to apply for citizenship in December 2010 as I will be eligible. Do you foresee a problem? I will travel every month to see her and she will come on breaks from school but what will we have to do in order to apply for citizenship together since we will not be living together the last 6 months before applying. We have been married 5 years and we never lived apart, her dream is to become a Pharmacist and I cannot tell her wait till we are done with immigration as we are both sick of it......

She will still be on the lease and some bills and we will file taxes together but what are the problems and what can we do to make sure we don't have any issues come N400 application time...What kind of proof do we have to show for N400?

Thanks!!!

[milimelo 4,487]

Should not be a problem. All you have to do is explain it when it comes up at the interview and back it up with evidence - school, work, lease...

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Your story makes sense. I do not anticipate any problems, neither at the I-751 stage, not the N-400 one, as you are still a happily married couple, just apart for a certain amount of time due to career-induced circumstances.

[besaangel 18]

Your story makes sense. I do not anticipate any problems, neither at the I-751 stage, not the N-400 one, as you are still a happily married couple, just apart for a certain amount of time due to career-induced circumstances.

nice response bob

[NickD 203]

You got me wondering about a 3 year pharmacy school, daughter-in-law went a total of seven years, first four years were all pre-courses, followed by a one year internship, then passing the state boards before she could dispense a pill. In Madison, no grants, or loans, had to raise the money yourself, sure don't make it easy. She is the manager now, and is on her feet for her nine hour day. But the pay is darn good, and since Wisconsin really has an extremely tough boards to pass, the job competition is nil. But every cent my son could earn went toward her education plus she had to work summers and holidays.

Only place I have ever ran into where your home is not your permanent address is this crazy US census, but your home is your permanent address for your wife. That won't be a problem for you. Most important thing to get done now is your ten year green card, would worry about that first.

[Blablabla1212 1]

Thanks for all the responses, It makes sense to us but I am afraid that is not always the case with USCIS....we went through a tough time with them with name check that took almost 2 years to complete) and the constant waiting game.....I-751 is the focus now but we sent tons of proof so we expect no problems. Everything will remain the same, her address will be here but she is signing a lease with her room mates in the state she is attending school, do u think I should add my name to that as well? I will be visiting and probably staying for few days but her 2 other Pharmacy students will be living with her.

Nick, she is graduating from her 4 years (pre-Pharmacy) this coming May and the school she will attend has a 3 all year round program ( 2 years courses and 1 rotation)....after that she will be Pharmacist. True it will cost us over $120K for tuition but she has been a Pharmacy Tech for over 6 years and can't see herself doing anything else but that.

I have to keep my job to help pay for the expense....She will transfer her current job to a job there (CVS Pharmacy) but we will try and keep her pay address sent to our current home....She will use the same bank and I will keep adding her to the bills, that is what we can do....If the IO during the Interview for N400 if we live together, I will tell the truth hat she moved for school and show her school info.....

Talking about joint utility bills, not a single company allows both of our names on it (weird I know), they claim is it there policy....we have separate utility bills in each of our names and ONLY the cell phone bill is joint....I will try and change utility companies before she moves just to have that part covered....I hope it will not be an issue for the pending I-751 as we sent tons of proof.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

.....I-751 is the focus now but we sent tons of proof so we expect no problems.....I hope it will not be an issue for the pending I-751 as we sent tons of proof.

Simplicity is king. Tons of proof ads complexity, and with complexity comes a myriad of potential scrutiny. Play it simple, Stupid, is here, as so often, the best advice. If you sent more than 20 pages total, you added a potential problem with every page. The goal is to choose quality over quantity. How many documents does a happily married couple need to show that it is still married and cohabiting together? 'Cause that is the one and only objective that has to be met in order to get the ROC approved.

[Donna A 4]

it is not required to file for citizenship right away. i know most people do but since you will have the 10 year card you dont have to rush. heck, u dont ever have to apply for citizenship if you dont want to. so if your worried it might effect your outcome...dont even apply for it now.

[Blablabla1212 1]

We did send a a lot so we do not get REF'ed, it might work against us too but we covered all fronts and it is in their hands now to discard what is not necessary from the file. We want to get immigration out of our life asap and never think about it again so we will file N400 as soon as the window to apply opens. Being a citizen as you know protects immigrants and gives them rights as any other born citizen...

[belinha 0]

I don't know if I can help, but proving my marriage was never a problem. Nobody ever questioned us. We always presented our tax returns, bank statements (checking account and CDs), health insurance account, and our son's birth certificate. Our house is in my husband's name, so we never brought that up. I feel like I had little but very strong evidence and as I said, we were never questioned about it.

I don't think you will have a problem with your wife being in school, as long as you keep strong proof of your marriage. Good luck!