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One swallow doesn’t make it summer

There’s a maturity needed to be.married. It’s not like seeing the latest TV in Best Buy and insisting on throwing out the old one so to buy the new one. My wife lost her equally paid job during covid and that put us under immense pressure but the situation brought us closer and not me looking for a new partner. She needed me to be there for her during that low period of her life more than anytime of our marriage. Do what you need to do to make your marriage financially happy: buy or rent a cheaper home, switch energy suppliers, cut back on unnecessary spending, do whatever. In the long run, when she’s ready to work again you’ll both be glad you did. Oh yeah, nice touch bringing in an immigration question to what is essentially a relationship issue.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/immigration/article/houston-immigrants-citizenship-ceremony-17708238.php

I’m sure I read somewhere that the 90 days prior to your anniversary stemmed from the old days where it would take the USCIS or rather it’s predecessor 90 days or 3 months from you filing your application for them to interview you. Hence filing 90 days prior would then taken you just over your 3rd or 5th anniversary and thus you naturalize as soon as possible. Going by that logic today, Houston should allow us to file 18-24 months prior to our anniversary 🤪 in answer to your question, you will not be interviewed prior to your anniversary date of receiving your GC (resident since date)

https://www.cato.org/blog/topics/92 Interesting way of breaking it down

The smallest county in Texas is Rockwall County. It has one municipal court and two district courts. It would need emailing the clerks of both district courts. Look for the district courts. anyway, some have said not to bother. YMMV.

Texas makes available online the entire history. Maybe visiting the AZ DOT office, you would be able to pull your entire record but… if you intend to disclose that you have had a citation then there is no need to confirm that you have citation with the AZ or CA DOT. You already know that you have had one. If you decide to disclose the citation, it’s proving that you’ve paid the ticket what the USCIS cares about. If you know the county where the offense took place, research ALL the municipal courts within that county and email them. Clerk’s email address are freely available online. good luck

The question states “Have you ever been arrested, cited, or detained by a law enforcement officer (including any and all immigration officials or the U.S. armed forces) for any reason?”. A speeding ticket is a citation. Your call whether you want to say or not and the consequence of not saying but the USCIS find out. I had the same situation from the same period (2003). In 2020, I was able to pull my entire drivers record which listed the citation (only to confirm that my record was complete). I then researched all the courts in the area where the offense took place (there are 6 courts within that county) and emailed the clerk for each court with details of my drivers license and the date of the infraction. All of them came back within a few days including the one that handled my citation and payment. They sent me confirmation of the payment via email which I included in my N400 application. During my interview, the IO had already pulled my drivers record and had it in front of her together with the court confirmation of my payment. She told me that they often pull drivers records to look for other infractions such as DUI and ALWAYS delve deeper depending how the applicant answered the citation question versus what they (USCIS) find with simple check of drivers records.

So, how did it go?

Nothing to contribute other than wishing for the best for your mum.

Congratulations to you both. I was just wondering if your wife’s interview had passed then saw your signature time line. Great news for Christmas and the New Year.

Congratulations on your good news. I’m sincerely happy that someone is one step closer to finishing their immigration journey. Let’s hope your N400 is 30 days or less. If anything, posting this video on the same thread in which you’ve read some of the comments is rubbing salt into the wounds for those folks who have been waiting years to remove conditions. Just IMHO.

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