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    Filing moms N-400
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    Hi all I'm filling out my mom's n400 and got to this page but don't know what to put in. None of that applies to her and she doesn't support any of her kids. We rather support her. Please help

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    hi guys,

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    Should I file K-1 with low income
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    NOTE: Accidentally posted this topic in the incorrect sub-forum. Apologies! I am new to the site and got mixed up.

    Brevity has never been my strong suit, but I'll try to keep this as short as possible:

    My fiance is from Turkiye. We are engaged, my family is coming to meet her. I am concerned with a few financial issues though:

    1) I was on Medicaid during COVID-19. I don't know if this will be an issue going forward.

    2) I was living and working in S. Korea for most of the past year, so my income does not meet the requirement in USD. I am unemployed and have been since October because I have been in Turkiye. I have plenty of money and assets in several accounts AND I have people who are willing to become a joint sponsor for my fiance. I sold assets last year and will report my Korean income, but I still don't think this will be enough in total to reach the poverty guidelines (assume I don't.)

    3) I have medical debt which I will pay off when going to the U.S., but it did end up going to collections because I wasn't in the U.S. when the letters arrived and wasn't aware of it until recently (hidden costs.) This will be paid off when I get back to the United States.

    I would like to file in January, but I was wondering if I should just hold off and try to marry my fiancee in Turkiye next May and then apply for a marriage visa instead if that would be a safer route. My understanding is that if a K-1 visa is denied, you must file another visa. Is this correct?

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    Should I file K-1 with low income
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    Brevity has never been my strong suit, but I'll try to keep this short:

    My fiance is from Turkiye. We are engaged, my family is coming to meet her. I am concerned with a few financial issues though:

    1) I was on Medicaid during COVID-19. I don't know if this will be an issue going forward.

    2) I was living and working in S. Korea for most of the past year, so my income does not meet the requirement in USD. I am unemployed and have been since October because I have been in Turkiye. I have plenty of money and assets in several accounts AND I have people who are willing to become a joint sponsor for my fiance. I sold assets last year and will report my Korean income, but I still don't think this will be enough in total to reach the poverty guidelines (assume I don't.)

    3) I have medical debt which I will pay off when going to the U.S., but it did end up going to collections because I wasn't in the U.S. when the letters arrived and wasn't aware of it until recently (hidden costs.) This will be paid off when I get back to the United States.

    I would like to file in January, but I was wondering if I should just hold off and try to marry my fiancee in Turkiye next May and then apply for a marriage visa instead if that would be a safer route. My understanding is that if a K-1 visa is denied, you must file another visa. Is this correct?

    I am trying to file my K-1 visa before the change of administration on January 20th, because I suspect that the new administration will likely change immigration policies. However, would it be a safer, if longer route, to just marry my fiance and then apply for a IR-1 or CR-1. Thank you for any perspectives, opinions and information you can provide.



     
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    Address history dates
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    Hi - on the 129f it asks for a 5 year address history. If I have divided time between different houses-addresses during a year should I list the same start and end dates for both or simply list my official residential address in America?



     
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