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Seems like a delayed notification

This statistics probably includes other documents obtained by filing I-131 such as Refugee Travel Documend Re-entry Permit. Those take longer than Advance Parole. Yes, it's a lot of money, but nobody can also guarantee your GC will be processed fast.

AFAIK RFEs typically set the case back by few months. 3 weeks would be sweet.

This is normal. You have two different applications, which can be assigned to two different officers. Also, NBC could have transfered the case for her to local field office, and not yet transfer yours.

Yeah, bur those are exceptions not the norm.

It's only been a month. It's normal.

You can be always asked by USCIS to provide that tax return. If I, an amateur, immediately pointed this out, imagine how quickly the trained eye of Immigration Officer will notice it. Hopefully they'll be satisfied with bank statements evidence so this won't come up.

Not at all

Always better to meet in a third country when you're talking Iran, North Korea, Cuba et al. With current developments, it may be safer for US citizen to travel elsewhere. Current Travel Advisory is Level 4 - Do not travel https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/

Can you not amend it and get the money back? Did you file Married Filing Separately? Other evidence makes sense.

Why isn't there tax return transcript for year 2021? If you got married on that year, you should have filed MFJ and got larger tax break.

If you have existing relationship with a bank you can ask them to open a new joint account or add her name to existing account. Wells Fargo is usually one that is more immigrant friendly, at least it used to be.

Yes, it's form I-131. Best to file at the beginning, because it takes months to get. Filing later may be useless. You can also get her EAD by filing I-765. This would allow her to get driver's license, help with opening bank accounts and, most importantly, get employed while waiting for GC.

Evidence of living together is super important. Adding her to lease is excellent proof. If you're not sure, ask the landlord / lease office for details.

It doesn't hurt IMHO

True, but it's probably better to renew passport now. Many countries require 3 or 6 months validity on passport for it to be even considered for travel. It's not like OP's GF is gonna benefit from holding useless passport that's about to expire.

So you inquired about name change... I don't think it's spam but I wouldn't believe 10 days timeline.

Yes, J1 - H1B - GC is a pretty normal path for a professional. I know few people who went this route.

Apply with confidence. Only make sure you don't move shortly before N-400, as you're required to be a resident in your USCIS district in the last 90 days before applying.

I believe OP already sent the packet, so there is no way to do it now AFAIK.

Good call to renew it early. Many states do the same and treat conditional LPRs as regular LPRs giving max validity for IDs / DLs. Also, did you remove wording from SS card (if you ever had something like "Valid for work only with DHS authorization")?

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You said it yourself. You did not qualify for citizenship if you naturalized earlier than 3 / 5 years anniversary of being LPR. It's all about how many days you had at the time of oath, not after. One would hope so. But it depends on the judges. If they interpret law strictly, it can be taken away. As an example, during pandemic, some people received stimulus check by mistake. It was a government's fault. But yet IRS chased people to return the money. Same here. Benefit was given in error. It can be taken away. Theoretically it can be taken away. Naturalization occured before one was eligible. This is how the law works. It looks at the facts as of the day of naturalization. There were cases of people getting US passports in error and then, denied passport renewal decades later. There also may be other downsides. If this person tries to sponsor somebody, USCIS may claim they're not eligible to sponsor somebody.

Employment status is irrelevant for naturalization. It is perfectly fine to be unemployed / seeking jobs. Public charge is an issue when one waits for I-485. After you have GC, you can receive unemployment without issue.