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I see. My other country's passport of standard size was almost maxed out at the time of expiry. Mostly due to US visas etc. I don't think my new US passport will have even a third of pages used, unless I explore Asia and Africa more in the next decade. But then large book is a free upgrade, why not? Given same processing times. It's like saying no to all beatiful food at the buffet I hope it will remain the same price in the future. Only if they start charging more, I may go for regular one.

Not really, doctor's hourly rate is too high to bother doing anything for under $200 in areas with high cost of living..

Are you applying for a large passport book? Same price, more pages. Many countries charge more for them, but not US.

Exactly. Always tell officer the truth. But you can frame this truth in nice way. By the way, I was never asked this question.

I-865 is only filed when sponsor who previously filed I-864, moves addresses. Please clarify.

Right. It's a random number generator. Just like in your case, it showed 3 weeks until decision on day of my oath.

USCIS is mostly funded by fees, not funds allocated by congress. While it can be affected, it won't be as much as other agencies. I'd be more concerned about DOS and consulates affected.

OP asked, so know they know it can be perceived as work. I agree, this is most likely won't be an issue. I guess my reply was more towards "everything is forgiven". This is a lot broader than question asked. If OP claimed to be US citizen to get work, while work is forgiven, false claim to citizenship isn't. I guess I wanted to highlight the fact not everything can be cured with marriage to US citizen and AOS. I'm sure you know this. I just want to remove ambiguity for somebody else who's reading this in the future.

Not everything is forgiven. Failure to mention unauthorized work is not forgiven. Technically, one can get hit with misrep and this means getting waiver (if have good enough reason) or not getting status in the US.

Congrats!

Those could be some small issues. However, did you get GC through marriage? If yes, are you still married to that person?

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!