OldUser

Very likely

Interesting. I brought tons of evidence for each interview (AOS and naturalization). I brought copies of everything I submitted. I reviewed forms before interview while waiting for it. I never used any cheat sheets or read from my forms during those interviews. Lawyers who worked with me never expressed this was an option. I spoke to few folks who went through the process and they never said it was an option. I had about 8 trips, remembered them all along with addresses of employers etc. Maybe I made it too hard for myself unnecessarily.

Or two . I'd say investment of 2-3M would be approved a lot easier than $250-300k. It's not unusual for US employees to make 50-100K depending on industry and position. Employing 2-3 people alone can cost 100-300K a year in total. Add rent, materials, marketing, other expenses... But going back to original $25-30K investment... This is not enough for myself alone to survive even for a year in the area I live... Let alone set up business or invest.

Not even remotely realistic Better, if you can afford it. $25-30k is not going to be enough for most degrees IMHO. This is more like 1 year of tuition in many universities.

E-2 with $25-30k? Seriously? Good luck!

That's my experience and my intepretation. Officer apologised twice after reading dates incorrectly. My impression is I would have gotten in trouble if I blindly said yes to incorrect dates she read. Based on the hundreds of hours of live show with YouTube lawyer I watched, this usually happens during marriage based interviews or consular processing. E.g. officer finds discrepancies in written and verbal answers and starts doubting everything you say. Maybe it was honest mistake by officer. But she got assistant watching closely everything. How can an experienced officer dealing with important paperwork make multiple mistakes like this with dates in front of them? And she got visibly disappointed when my lawyer stopped her from asking irrelevant questions about marriage. I felt like she was trying to find reasons to derail / complicate interview, but failed. Maybe I got it all wrong, but that's how I fell based in interaction on that day.

I haven't tried this. Heard once on VJ somebody did this and made IO angry. From what I know, the point of interview would be lost if you just read answers from form / cheat sheet.

Yes, they can ask. Unlikely going to go too deep as it's not very relevant for N-400 under 5 year rule, but they can inquire into relationship if you got GC off marriage. Good luck!

That's nice. Have to wait for passport or certificate

That's OK. Even if still married, you can apply under 5 year rule. Sure thing. You will be asked to confirm dates of your travel and sometimes addresses and work. You don't want to give officer any reason to question you more. I had about 7 trips since I became an LPR and I remembered all. My case was squeaky clean, so the only thing officer attempted is asking me to confirm wrong dates which I corrected. Theoretically, officer can accuse you of lying under oath if you get any info wrong. Or start playing games: "You said you returned to the US from Australia on April 9, but your application says April 7th." Here is my story: My understanding is, the officer tried failing me on a technicality. Even though case was straightforward, she could have made it hell if I didn't pay attention. She even had an apprentice sitting there, potentially there to learn tricks and how to probe people. After approving me, she even took same elevator with me and lawyer down to the lobby. Even though I was relieved, I kept my comments etc to myself and had mouth shut when going downstairs in the elevator.

Why are you moving prior to move to the US? Can you extend your current stay until the big move?

Each case is unique. For example, a friend of mine filed I-751 2 weeks after me and got approved about 3-4 months earlier than me. The estimate was 7 months when I filed, but took 20.5 in reality. 12-17 months for I-130 is a fair estimate.

Were you replying to RFE? What stage of process are you on? Need more info. But typically there are no set timelines for this

Oh, you are still going through AOS. Lomg wait after interview can happen any time, this is not new sadly

Do you have pending I-751? Was it 3 or 5 year rule case? Sorry I don't remember how you filed

Congratulations! This is typically the case. Usually officers are nicer in lawyer's presence and don't try to play games. This is usually the case when you come with evidence and prepared. There's quite a few folks who get grilled when they come without evidence. When officer sees you're prepared, they don't want to waste time. This is not unusual, unfortunately. Mine got stapled too. I hope you applied for large US passport book. It is not any larger, just has more pages. Some countries charge for large books, but in US it costs the same as regular. The benefit is you won't run out of pages before passport expires - think other countries' stamps, visas etc. Did you get passport card too? Also, don't forget to update status with SSA!

Kudos to you for helping your wife study for the test! I see there's challenge, but the good news is, she still has time to learn and prepare. Maybe there's somebody from her community who passed the exam recently? Maybe they could help her study too?

If English isn't a problem, then it improves things significantly. There's videos on YouTube going through questions. There's phone app by USCIS for studying for exam. When I studied for the test, I noticed how different questions were related. For example, questions about George Washington. There's at least 2 or 3 I can think of in a test. Talk about the person - who he was, what he did. This will answer at least a few questions. Same goes about wars. Who US fought in WWII and who was president in the US at the time. They're different questions, but they're related

I don't believe USCIS goal is to help / ensure people get immigration benefit. Quite the opposite, they typically look for ways to collect the fees and deny petitions... The burden of proof is on applicant.

If she filed N-400 before October 20, she's going to be asked questions from 2008 test. 2025 test is for new applicants. She'll be asked random questions again second time. No, she'll get random sentence. Essentially, she'll get another interview with random questions. She's expected to answer any question on test, so they're not going to focus on those she didn't answer. In short, she should expect any question on first and second attempts.

They have the keys to the castle and set the rules... So discretion is always there, unfortunately

Did you send I-765 together with I-485? Did you have separate checks for them?

No, on form N-445 before ceremony https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-j-chapter-5 Essentially, USCIS checks you're still eligible to naturalize on the day of your oath. If not, they can revert N-400 approval. Here's form itself https://downloads.regulations.gov/USCIS-2006-0055-0029/content.pdf For example. You had a clean history and never had any problems with law. You got approved for N-400 but ceremony was month later. Between interview and ceremony you got arrested for posession of marijuana and released. If you disclose it on N-445, you will not get naturalized. N-400 will be reopened and denied. Or if you don't list it on N-445 and naturalize, then if USCIS finds out this happened, you can be denaturalized for lying on form. Another example. Somehow oath was not scheduled for some time, and you decide to leave the US and wait until you get oath ceremony scheduled. Ceremony gets scheduled 7 months after interview. You come back to the US to take oath, but you were out of the US for 6 months. You broke continuous residency by not keeping a job and /or lease and staying out for too long. You no longer can naturalize. Your N-400 is reopened and denied.

Some companies never issue paper W2's and only electronic copies. I don't believe this type of doc requires the originals

Depends if fiance gets the full custody or not