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Sure you need to. Unless the entire trip was over 5 years ago, you need to list it even if only part of the trip is now in 5 year lookback window. And this is the trip which can make you ineligible to naturalize now as discussed earlier

I think whether it's 100 or 120 is the least of concerns. It should be 100, rules at time of application for N-400 should be used. They'll ask you civics again, 99% guarantee. I'd be more focused about immigration history etc. There's something USCIS isn't happy about, probably divorce and legitimacy of marriage if you had one before (sorry, don't remember your history). Or criminal charges (if you had any issues in the past). Or asylum if you claimed. Or prior overstay. Or combination of these. What does lawyer say about all this? They surely know more about your case.

Not sure about community service. In my understanding, community service is typically punishment for offence. Do you mean evidence of Good Moral Character in form of volunteering? I didn't see people reporting it was necessary or asked.

Agreed, when I married and adjusted my status the goal was to live together as a family and my significant other would not want to live anywhere else other than the US. The goal wasn't getting citizenship. Frankly, if there wasn't a big change in immigration I might have remained LPR due to already strong citizenship I have. The way OP said it definitely sounded off... I'm sure if OP's gf wasn't from Australia, but from Pakistan or Nigeria saying the same, everybody would smell fraud. Double standards IMHO. If OP's gf said something like that in consular interview or during adjustment of status interview, they're almost guaranteed a denial, like 99.9% Hopefully, the intentions are pure and it's just not well thought through question. To the question: you can marry in Australia, you can marry in the US or you can marry anywhere else as long as it's legal. It may depend on where the family from both sides can travel to celebrate. It may depend on how easy it is to get paperwork in the future (certified copies of marriage certificate etc).

Affidavit of Support is form I-864 petitioner files. It says that petitioner is going to financially support the beneficiary so he or she does not become a burden to US taxpayer. This is needed to get immigrant visa. What you're talking about is called just Affidavit. It has minimal impact. Sure people who know you can sign it.

Right, producing new content while going through AOS would be considered work. Reaping the benefits of previously recorded content - not.

Nobody knows how long it would take. Your case is also complex with prior N-400 denial. What month did you file your current N-400? I can give you a number of people who filed in same month and got descheduled. But not sure how useful this information is for you?

This is a very broad question. Not sure what exactly you want to know? How many filers in a particular month for N-400 got their interview descheduled?

Sure, I heard this happens sometimes with 3 year rule filings. The whole N-400 depends on marriage to US citizen in this scenario.

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!