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Just be patient. I believe our 221g took a few months to process: Bureaucracy moves slowly.

My apologies for having no information to offer, but please do report back with what/anything specific you discover as to Ft Myers as this will be our office when we file the N400 later this year.

Well, our local Chinese cuisine joints meet all of those except for #9 .... "Your order of six combo plates and four sides of pot stickers came to $2.99." I have no idea where that place is.

Honestly, if "its my fiance's dream to have some sort of celebratory event in Sayulita, Mexico since her father's side still has some family ties over there" then I would do that. I certainly wouldn't ruin my fiance's dream just to save what amounts to probably a little time for the immigration process.

Something to consider. Health can be a very fickle thing and often people don't just die suddenly in their sleep. My father (a US citizen since birth) for example got sick with a cold/flu and got bronchitis and as a result went to the hospital and there he acquired C-diff. To make a long story short, this was the beginning of an almost 3 year long and very unexpected battle which, sadly, he lost in the end. Now, I am pointing this out because in those 3 years it required multiple stays at long term care facilities/rehabs as well as hospital stays and constant battles between private health insurance and Medicare and Medicaid, hiring an attorney to sort it all out, and basically draining him of any penny he had left. The expense of the overall care was enormous and I can't imagine what would have happened if he was an aging, recently arrived immigrant with no or minimal healthcare coverage (and most won't cover LTC). Now, if someone is flush with cash maybe it's not something to be concerned with but the worst case scenarios should be considered carefully when making these kinds of decisions. In any case good luck.

I noticed that most, if not all of the reports that I have read are written by "journalists" who have either absolutely no understanding of immigration law and policies, or they purposefully omit important facts from the headlines, or both (usually both).

Yeah, I was planning on waiting like a week cuz I have heard that sometimes is an issue but I (well, my wife more than me) am a little worried about the 3 month absence at the beginning.

Hi All! Ok, so my wife received her IR-1 visa several years ago and we entered the US (Resident Since) 08/28/2022. We left the US on 09/12/2022 to go back to Peru to deal with ending our lease, packing/selling our stuff, etc. We returned to the US on 12/16/2022, and aside from a two short trips back to Peru (4 days, 9 days) since then, we have been residing in the US. Her eligible date to submit the N-400 (90 days previous) is 05/30/2025. My question is should we wait extra time or just apply in June? Any recommendations?

And, to be fair, I was thinking this should be like the old days....out in the city/town square with concession vendors walking around selling beverages and snacks.

I honestly don't have a problem with that. If they were caught dead to rights...

I'd like to see the Guillotine make a come back.

My wife had a B2 and we used it for years to go back and forth (I was living in Peru) even after the I-130 was approved, but at the interview they issued a 221g and voided the B2 (so there was a several month period where we were in complete limbo and had we not been able to overcome the 221g requirements, our future US travel vacations would have been nil) so consider that as a possibility when planning.

When my wife and I first met, I travelled back and forth to Peru so many times the airline flight attendants all knew my name and the customs officers in both countries were beginning to think I was a drug mule. On the bright side though, I do believe the absence in between did make the heart grow fonder. Just curious though, when did you file (it would be great if you could fill out the timeline)?

I can only imagine that this would raise eyebrows over at USCIS.

Maybe it's a regional thing but MOST, not all, things I have purchased from Aldi is pretty good. Their fish selection here is excellent and it's my go-to place. Yeah, I like Costco too but the closest one to me is too far. Word is they're supposed to be building one closer but I haven't seen anything yet.

even though it's been 2 1/2 years?

OK. Where do we stand on me including a letter confessing to being an idiot?

Ok, so I came across some discussions here today regarding the I-865 (sponsor change of address) and I realized I never did one, actually I never realized I had to....and it's been a long, long time. We did do the online change of address submission for my spouse (the beneficiary) and I made the mistake of assuming that the government would just magically link us together that I was included in that deal (yeah, yeah...I know). So now, we are getting close to 2 and 1/2 years in and I'm not certain what I should do at this point. Any recommendations?

Here in Florida we mostly do Aldi's, Walmart if I need other non-grocery things, Sam's Club if I need a thousand of something, Publix (mostly buy 1 get 1 items)...and there is a non-chain Farmer Joe's in Cape Coral that I really like, has a great selection, but it is a rare trip and a little pricey.

After reading this I checked N-400 downloads (I have several). Make sure you are using the most recent form which expires 02/28/2027 and does not require this info. The previous N400 with an expiration of 11/30/2025 does require this info. As an aside, I felt horrible because I couldn't even remember my ex's birth date.

Just to be clear, you're using the "Registration Number" from the visa in the passport? And you tried adding a 0 to the beginning of that number so 55555555 would be 055555555? If that didn't work then I would try calling with the necessary information to pay by phone.

Curious here...we need to upload every bank statement for 3 or so years? I would think one statement with the same bank account number for each year would be enough...in addition to all the other evidence. Am I wrong? (If I am, no wonder the process takes so long).

OK, that is why I am asking. I wasn't sure. I don't understand why my purchases at Walmart would be of interest to them...but hey....

Hi All. We are starting to prepare the N-400 application and was wondering how everyone recommends submitting the evidence, particularly when it comes to such things as bank statements. Do/did you redact your account numbers (partial or otherwise) and/or expenditures, etc...? I didn't redact anything in the original IR-1 process but always had second thoughts about that later. Any thoughts?

When my wife and I were dating, every single time I travelled to see her (which was a lot), whenever I was on my way back I was always moved into a secondary inspection line for searches and questions. I'm guessing it was more associated with travelling back and forth to Peru. On my very first return trip, I was kindly offered to be examined in Peru through one of those full body scanners (the officers were trying to make it seem like I won some sort of prize), then had a stop in Ecuador and found myself being questioned in the narco office at the airport by a couple of officers, then, when I finally landed in the US, I was put in a secondary line and questioned and searched by CBP. Anyway, they may be looking for a variety of things, particularly from certain countries. On another note, I know some of the CBP officers can be mean, believe me I have met a few, but you also need to understand that they see hundreds of people each day, many of whom I am sure are not being completely honest with them which I imagine is pretty frustrating and I am sure they have heard some absolutely crazy stories.