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So by quitting a job in the US you'd be losing a significant tie to the US. I'd also think you won't be keeping US lease if you travel too much outside the US? Add to that 6+ months international trips a year, and you're looking for a random grumpy CBP give you NTA upon reentry.

Sure, it can happen

Overseas job weakens your ties to the US significantly in my opinion. I'd accept it after naturalizing.

@Crazy Cat please post K-1 vs CR-1 comparison

In addition to VJ and Reddit, I listened to all 895 episodes of immigration show by one lawyer on YouTube. That's over 900 hrs of videos. This question and people's experiences were discussed there 20-30 times too.

No. People's passports expire / get lost all the time. Some green card holders don't even have passports.

Are you saying the most expensive lawyer is telling him to pause DV for few months, and then he can resume? I would be surprised if a professional encouraged somebody to harm others. You're linking DV and immigration together, whereas from my outsider's point of view, they're not interntwined. Using this logic, wouldn't he get mad and angry if you attempted to meddle with his immigration matters? I'd think the chances of violence could have increased from him if he's a very bad person you're portraying. Wishing you luck. Please seek safety and peace first, retaliation and everything else is secondary. I have nothing to add here

Your friend is wrong. It's not a gray area, it's a clear requirement to be living together at time of oath and all the time preceding it. Even though I naturalized under 5 year rule, officer asked me whether I ever lived apart from my spouse. Great chance he'll be asked a similar question. If he lies under oath, that's a big problem for him.

He is committing fraud if he's proceeding with it. To naturalize under 3 year rule he must be physically living together with you as a married man for 3+ years all the way until oath. Because you're separated, he doesn't qualify to naturalize under 3 year rule. But how do you know he's gonna go through with it, maybe he withdrawn petition already or thinks about it?

You don't live together. He's not eligible to naturalize under 3 year rule. If he does, that would be fraud and reason for him to get denaturalized. It's his case, you really don't have any reasonable control over it at this point. I don't see how him naturalizing or not would help with DV. Seek safety for yourself - move to different address, file for divorce, cut ties to him. Seeking revenge through immigration is not really the answer here.

I don't typically carry regular passport on domestic trips. This is the first time I used passport card to fly. Typically showed California Real ID DL. GE card is interesting, I have one too, maybe will start a thread on that 😃

MM/YYYY: August 2025 Location: California, US Business / organization: Airport Check type: Identity verification Reason: going through TSA Result: Success Details: Had to use passport card to verify my identity when going through TSA for business trip. Uneventful.

Have no doubt. If you don't have PR, the answer is no.

Who go a more expensive and restrictive route compared to spousal visa?

Your case is similar to other cases when people adjusted from ESTAs or non-immigrant visas. I adjusted from work visa and naturalized earlier this year. I don't see major red flags. If your marriage is strong and bonafide, you can apply for citizenship.

So addresses for you and him won't match in USCIS system

Not really. Many times officer asks where the spouse is and whether you both live together. It's crucial for naturalization based on marriage.

Just don't attend the interview. Filing for divorce would be the best start to be honest, at least separation with notification of your address change via form I-865. The sooner he naturalizes, the sooner you will be off the hook for I-864 Affidavit of Support

They can't file early. Both must be true: - Resident for 3 years minus 90 days - Living in marital union together for 3+ years Example: Another one: Practically this means 90 day early filing rule works for most people who adjust status (since they live as married couple way before GC), but not for most people coming on immigrant visas (CR-1 / IR-1)

"In general, all naturalization applicants filing on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen must continue to be the spouse of a U.S. citizen from the time of filing the naturalization application until the applicant takes the Oath of Allegiance. In addition, some spousal naturalization provisions require that the applicant “live in marital union” with his or her citizen spouse for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date of filing the naturalization application.[18] USCIS considers an applicant to “live in marital union” with his or her citizen spouse if the applicant and the citizen actually reside together." Source: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter-2 Early filing calculator is not ultimate source of truth and doesn't take into account many eligibility criteria. I think it says something along the lines that you are subject to eligibility etc. I've seen cases on VJ when users were denied due to marital union issue (e.g. they filed 90 days before their 3 year anniversary of LPR status but also earlier than their 3 year anniversary of living together as married couple). Update: it appears early filing calculator page was archived. It also contains text "If you have met all other eligibility requirements, " which is basically catch all statement meaning calculator on its own cannot be used to determine early filing eligibility.

My opinion only, you can get US passport first, then SSA or DMV. I didn't feel the urge to update SSA. It's good to do, but can wait a few weeks

Congrats! Same day oath? Which field office?

There is no requirement to explain in writing. I'd be prepared to talk about it.

Yes, absolutely. The reason for slow down is her long history in the US. USCIS need to make sure she didn't violate laws or falsely claimed to be a US citizen. Sueing will force them to make a decision.

Hopefully not 2025, but 2022