OldUser

I believe sponsor can be LPR too

How would one prove they were free to marry? Same issue will arise with divorce / death certificate when trying to get spousal visa. Was OP ever married? At the time of naturalization were they married, widowed, divorced or single? Naturalization say may state incorrect information, but what was the real marital status?

It's similar to getting congratulations after passing job interview. Until the contract is signed and you get card key to enter the office, it's all just words. Most likely you'll get visa issued soon. But occasionally there are stories of people reporting officer saying everything is great to only get denial later. The words are not legally binding. You can be optimistic, but I'd keep celebration for later.

I recently on VJ a report when multilingual docs were rejected despite English used too in the document. To be on safe side, you can translate it.

Celebrate only when visa is issued in the passport.

Also the hands photo is very beautiful but somewhat irrelevant as it doesn't show face. Pictures clearly showing faces are preferred as far as I understand.

I have a comment about captions: I used full names including last names "John Smith" instead just of "John" etc. I also did not use "I / we" and used full names talking about myself and my spouse in third person. Not sure if it matters. E.g. on photo with proposal where there were just two of us I wrote: "01/01/2015, Time Square, New York, NY. Proposal. Left to right: John Smith, Anna Brown". It was pretty much as if a private detective wrote those captions 😃 Factual, short, full names, date, location, occasion.

Approximate timeline - https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ 80% of cases are completed within 6.5 months So I guess December 2024?

Very good point. Reporting would be pain in the back!

It can be hard to convince USCIS this can be used for I-864. You can lose a lot of time and they could still issue RFE much later in the process. Then you're going to be rushing to find a joint sponsor and reply on time. It may be easier just to begin with one.

This is what's expected : Police Certificates Available Fees: The fee for every certificate of conduct is €13. Document Name: Führungszeugnis, certificate of conduct, also referred to as a “police check”, “background check” or “criminal records check” Issuing Authority: Bundesamt für Justiz (Federal Office of Justice) Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Printed on special green paper/ German Eagle in the background/ no signature or seal/ DIN A4 format Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Administrative Clerk at Federal Office of Justice Registration Criteria: If a person is aged 14 or over, they are able to apply for a certificate of conduct. Procedure for Obtaining: The application can be made verbally by personal appearance or in simple written form to the registration authority at the following addresses mentioned below. Former residents of Germany, no longer registered in Germany, can apply for an individual record through the German Embassy or Consulate in their country of residence, or directly with the Bundeszentralregister in Bonn. The application form is available at the German Embassy/Consulate, or directly from the Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof Dienststelle Bundeszentralregister. Personal appearance: Besucherservice, Adenauerallee 99-103, 53113 Bonn. Their office hours are Mondays - Wednesdays: 7:30 - 16:00; Thursdays: 7:30 - 15:30; and Fridays 7:30 - 14:00. Written requests may be sent to: Der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof, Dienststelle Bundeszentralregister, Sachgebiet BZR 32 - Internationale Rechtshilfe, 53094 Bonn. Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available Alternate Documents: Strafregisterbescheinigung or Auszug aus dem Strafregister (extract from criminal record registration) Exceptions None Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Germany.html Where it says "Exceptions: None" this means you have to give exactly this and nothing else will be accepted. Check if your document fits this description above.

N-400 goes to field offices. You will always get interview on N-400.

Congrats! I'm sure it'll pay off in the future.

Often consultation fees get used towards legal fees. E.g. lawyers will use $375 towards their fees making consult "free". The reason for fee is high hourly rate. Nobody can afford to charge $50-100 for high end service with expensive office rent and other costs.

Agreed, even lawyers / websites use this term incorrectly. They are just affidavits, not "Affidavit of Support".

Check @Naes reply above

This is normal. Nothing to worry about. My I-751 went from "Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken" to "Card produced" and then to "Case approved". Some people got approved while their status showed "Case was received".

Can you reschedule the trip to your country? As sad as it may be, this is safer than rescheduling interview / oath.

The path of least resistance would be to get a joint sponsor.

You should always tell the truth. If asked to list all countries visited in the last 5 years, make sure to list it. If asked about it by immigration officer, dislose it. Otherwise don't volunteer.

Yes it's mandatory.

Forget about using income from J1 especially if it ends... EAD can take 6 months. I'm not sure you can adjust without joint sponsor.

I think somebody recently had a similar question on Jim Hacking's immigration show and it really triggered the lawyer who is muslim himself... This would be a difficult case for sure.

Either way is bad... If married USC while still married to person back home, then got immigration benefits fradulently as marriage to USC wasn't legal. This is a candidate for denaturalization. If married other person back home while married to USC - committed bigamy which is a crime in the US

As my signature says, I always recommend the bulletproof plan. I don't want to be that guy on the internet who said it was OK but the plan failed for OP.