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Page 5, Part 7, Item 1 of the paper N-400

I'm not sure if the website will let you enter a future date for the foreign trips in Part 8. Also, just easier for me to print out things than format PDFs. But no real reason other than habit and that's how we did the I-130 and I-751.

She'd have to fly back but I think it's highly unlikely. I've never seen a case where the I-751 had biometrics done and they were not reused for N-400.

We are thinking of paper filing my spouse's N-400 89 days early based on the 3 year rule. Two weeks before that, we have a foreign trip planned that is a 2 months long. We don't want to wait for our return to file. We're eager to get her citizenship for several reasons including filing for parent. We know our exact departure and return dates so we can fill in those dates in Part 8 of the form. But, the return date would obviously be in the future (after the date of signing the paper N-400). We expect biometrics to be reused because they were just collected less than a year ago for I-751, which was already approved. Does anyone see any issues with this?

President's don't "create new law." They can only enforce them differently. And this is a stupid way to enforce the law. I don't know why you think in the previous system EAD renewals were "approved without scrutiny." Per my understanding, the previous system simply gave an auto extension to your EAD after you filed a valid renewal application. They did that because of the huge backlogs and processing times. You can only file 6 months before expiry but often the process took longer so they gave an extension this so there's no gap between expiry and renewal decision. This person already has had an EAD approved once. There's value in avoiding that gap in employment authorization. The obvious value to the applicant, but also to the employer in not losing an employee who they've invested in training, and also to the government in the form payroll tax receipts. How is this new system better? and do you really think those benefits outweigh these costs?

So if this person is approved, my spouse wants to go for it and apply 89 days early. The N-400 asks for 3 years of work history so she wants to put her 2 years 9 months of US work history but also the 3 months of employment in home country so if this is an issue at the interview, we can claim involuntary separation. It was exactly 3 months from CR-1 issuance to move to US and those 3 months were due to her business back home so I think we qualify for involuntary separation for those 3 months. 8 CFR 319.1(b)(2)(ii)(C) and 12 USCIS-PM G.2(D)(3) and US. V Onabanjo, 351 F.3d 1064 (11th Cir. 2003) all back us up I believe.

I would not do that. Either put the property in both your names or just leave this out. We live with my parents who own our home and it's never been an issue for us. I never put any lease or mortgage in any of our I-130 or I-751.

You're mixing me up with the OP

But what was the misrepresentation?

I met someone who has their naturalization interview coming up at the same field office where my spouse will be filing. They arrived on a CR-1, already have their 10 year GC since their I-751 was approved quickly, and applied 90 days early for N-400. They did not have 3 years of living together at the time of filing. Let's say they approve their N-400. Would y'all apply early too? Are these office wide policies or individual officer by officer enforcement decisions?

Fill out your timeline please

So did he not disclose this arrest? was that the misrepresentation?

We have such a crazy system.

Don't you want it to take longer if you have nieces and nephews for CSPA?

Why do you have to do that if you're not technically a sponsor yet?

Try to renew it online right now. You may not even need to go in.

She has months under treatment, less than a year since diagnosis. If you saw her, she looks like a light breeze would tip her over due to the chemo. Is there any harm in trying? Even if it's a long shot? Tell the doc to be honest, if it's not enough, oh well. What's the downside?

I noticed the lockboxes for N-400 paper filings are incorrect. And, some are not available in the drop down menu.

They don't have a fee listed for online filing yet. Only for paper. If we had to file soon, we'd probably stick to paper unless good feedback comes through.

Sorry I missed that.

I would include it now with your I-130. Joint bank statements and utility bills are both mentioned in the I-130 instructions. I don't get why you would hold these for ROC, especially with the current administration.

Go ahead and get ready. I remember when I did my wife's process, the limiting step was the PCC. I wish I had told her to get it earlier since it is valid for 2 years (or was when we did it). That way we could have submitted everything on the very first day rather than waiting for her PCC to come in the mail. What's wrong with filing an extension? I did an extension and it was fine. You just submit a copy of your IRS Form 4868 and the previous year's transcript. I submitted the previous 3 years just to be safe.

I'm a dual citizen of US and UK by birth. My wife came from India to US on a CR-1. We thought of getting her a re-entry permit and going to live in the UK for a few years. But, we held off until she's a US citizen and not sure if we will at all now. But, I found several Facebook groups to be very helpful. There are things that are easier and things that are harder compared to US immigration. It's also much faster and you can pay for premium processing. Search for Facebook groups and you'll find a wealth of knowledge and people quick to help.

I only meant that as a side benefit. I think affidavits can be helpful if they come off as genuine and corroborate other evidence. At our I-751 interview, the officer focused most of her time on our affidavit from our interior designer, asking us about various projects we did at our house. It wasn't in a probing way but in a curious way and she told us about things she has done to her house.

I really liked our Affidavits. I enjoyed reading my friends, family and associates writing about us. It was very touching and I kept copies of them all. You should put out a request and see what you get back. Some of your friends/family may be really good writers; you never know. Also, I tried to focus on affidavits that would corroborate other evidence. e.g. an affidavit of someone who is also in photos with you and spouse. or, I included an affidavit from our interior designer and she described the projects we did at our residence, that corroborated that we actually lived together at our address and it matched the address listed on both of our driver's licenses.