OldUser

I'm sorry to hear about this. You can divorce and remove conditions on your own by filing I-751 with divorce waiver. Silent treatments are tough, but without further details I cannot recommend this route in your case. Battery or extreme cruelty waiver requires extreme bad things happening to you. It's just a higher burden of proof, especially if new administration decides to make things stricter or more difficult. Hopefully you have a good evidence of joint life including sharing finances and living together. Child born in marriage is part of good evidence. You can always mention he treated you poorly in divorce waiver case cover letter.

This is not a simple question. I think you need a legal analysis from a competent lawyer. There are at least two questions on N-400 form that would have to be answered in a way it can become an issue.

Agreed, plus the choice of words "helping to get GC" is something officials may not like to hear. CR1 route or DCF are the options.

You don't need to emphasise or point out you met during divorce proceedings. Don't even mention it during interview unless they ask. Example Officer: So when did you meet your spouse? You: May 2022 Note, you're answering question honestly, straight to the point. You're not telling stories, you're not telling whether your spouse was in divorce proceedings. Why? Because officer asked when, not how or any other questions. If they ask other questions, answer truthfully and concisely. Don't hide things, but also don't volunteer unless asked. People often get in trouble for saying things they weren't asked about. There's may be long pauses and silence during interview. This is normal. Officer may be typing something, reading about your case. Don't chat to fill the void. For photo captions: Date, location, occasion, who's on photos. That's all you need.

They cannot issue 10 year GC by law if you're approved 1 day before 2 year anniversary. Often 10 year GC is issued by mistake, but it's the immigrant who typically is held liable for mistake

So that's your status

This was directed to @Neonred not OP

At time of Resident Since date on her GC, were you married for 2 years or less than that?

Pending asylum?

Agreed. If bank etc asks to describe descrepancy, can always show marriage certificate... To OP: SS card can only be changed 10 times through your life. It's up to you if you want to use extra time and also pay another visit to SSA.

Then it's a clear pick who to use as a joint sponsor. Why would you pick a student?

Yes, I'd include evidence from that period too as you want to be upfront as you said. Spouse may be asked when and how you met during the interview. You wouldn't want to bend the truth then.

Do you have a different sponsor you can use?

Unless there are dedicated fields, I'd put "DECEASED" for father and "UNKNOWN" for mother in Residence field.

Yes, you'd list from 2017 or whenever she actually moved to the place even if it falls beyond 5 years they're asking for.

You cannot bend the facts to fit erroneous information elsewhere. Put actual reality stuff. Truth and nothing but truth.

Actual physical address she resided at. Hopefully it matches address on the lease.

Is your lawyer a real lawyer?

New administration is unlikely to make this easier.

Normal, wait for few days. Sometimes the status is delayed. But I also understand based on my observations, if IO opens your case to look at it, and closes the window, you may get update saying action been taken without any actual action being taken by IO.

Yes, by staying in home country for 2 years you'll prove satisfaction of 212e requirement.

I cannot make this decision for you. See @appleblossom answer. Also, wouldn't it make more economical sense (besides benefits to marriage in general) to live in one place and pay rent for one place instead of two places? Can your spouse find a job in big city and move in with you? How long do you anticipate this separation to last? People typically don't get married to live in different cities.

Only if she lives / planning to live there. If you get an interview, one of the first questions you may get asked is to show both of your DLs / IDs. If addresses on them don't match, expect scrutiny. But you wouldn't want to pretend living together either by listing on lease / updated IDs when not residing together. This could be viewed as misrepresentation. If there are suspicious about your living arrengements, USCIS can send few agents to knock on the door you listed as residence in application as ask where your spouse is.

Living apart is one of the fraud indicators. Do you comingle finances?

Most likely casestatusext website