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True, but who and how often obtains a certified copy of Certificate of Naturalization? Though archived, here's what USCIS had to say about it: You do not need to obtain a Certified True Copy if the U.S. government asks for a copy of your certificate for official U.S. government business. You may use a normal photocopy of your certificate for legitimate U.S. government business. For example, when you apply for a U.S. passport, you must submit the original Certificate of Naturalization, and you should also submit a normal photocopy that has not been authenticated. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/archive/how-do-i-obtain-an-authenticated-copy-of-a-certificate-of-naturalization Again, why would USCIS tell what do submit for passport application, if it's DOS problem, I'm not sure 😃 I guess that's why they archived it. USPS expects to submit original, though certified copy technically is OK. How does one get a certified copy? Have you done it personally?

Medical appointment is a valid reason to reschedule. However, before you do that, have you considered showing early for your biometrics? E.g. many VJ folks had success going to biometrics appointment few days early. Just bring the letter and ID.

This means the wording for filler status when nothing happens changed. Not a big deal. CC @P055UM 😅

Unlikely. You're LPR and can still travel.

What's the misrep? You said you owed taxes and you owe taxes. No problem there. The question is EVER, so any time in life.

Yep, I guess it's to lower expectations. Many people thought actively reviewed means somebody is actually looking at the file all this time. Then calling USCIS / chatting to Emma: "So what's taking so long for officer to decide on my case? I've seen status for the past 3 months" 😅

No, it's not accurate. On day of my oath, MyProgress showed 3 weeks until decision. I-130 takes 12-17 months.

It's just a play of words, nothing else.

Yes, you can. Many on VJ do it. You don't have to

1) Which administration was in power when you naturalized? Current one pays a lot more attention to cases. There's no downside to providing as much relevant evidence as possible 2) The bar goes up over the time too. My friend shared some insight into his removal of conditions in 2010. He submitted form, 1 bank statement and 3 photos. This was enough back then. I almost teared up when I saw how low the bar was back then. 3) Denial rate may be low, but do we know how many RFEs and NOIDs were issued before the approval?

1. I don't think my I-751 had copy of marriage certificate 2. From date of marriage until now 3. I had 2 affidavits. 7 is more than enough.

How is he going to be proving US domicile? Immigrant visa is for reunification, e.g. US citizen lives or has strong intent to live in the US and foreign spouse also intends to live in the US with the spouse. That's the purpose of filing for immigrant visa. US citizen living overseas can become an obstacle to obtaining immigrant visa down in the process.

Is she staying at a hotel? If not, she'd be lying to officials. It's a bad idea to lie.

Why did you apply for I-130 for your wife if she has no desire to live in the US? I-130 leads to immigrant visa and permanent residency. Permanent residency is for living in the US. How will your marriage work if you live thousand miles apart?

Not an issue. I use joint account checks all the time. You can of course, write a check beforehand and bring checkbook with you if you need to write another one.

Yes You can write these in the MEMO part of the check

It doesn't

Technically, it may be true, but I had to show both certificate and DL to apply for passport.

Is this house his primary residence? If yes, he cannot use it as an asset. Don't set yourself up for failure, find a better sponsor. Otherwise you may get RFE, NOID and denial down the line and lose all your filing fees. Good luck!

I recommend finding a more qualifying joint sponsor. Assets are hit or miss, especially if these assets are neither yours or US citizen spouse's. Household size is whoever is on US citizen's taxes + whoever she sponsored before (if not a citizen yet) or sponsors now - you.

I don't know such instances but I cannot guarantee they don't exist.

All citations must be disclosed on N-400. The question asks whether applicant was ever cited, arrested or detained. Ever means any time in lifetime, anywhere. Not disclosing citation is a problem in itself (misresepresentation), even if citation is nothing major, like speeding. Yes, @Fobosdaemios you should list all citations. You can bring an errata sheet for your N-400, which is a simple page with table consisting of columns: Part #, Question #, Current Answer, Corrected Answer. You should have done some effort and get records from county in Washington state. Depending on officer, they may be OK with your explanation, especially if it was 10 years ago. But some may ask for records / proof.

This is not exactly how it goes. I had a recent interview and same day ceremony. 1) I got my GC back after IO checked it at the beginning of the interview 2) I gave GC away as I entered the room to take ceremony, before I took oath 3) After oath I got certificate of naturalization

It's related to her prior marriages before you. Was she ever married before marrying you?

Yes, paper submissions are big, that's true. It does require effort, and I knew people who had 1-3 inch thick applications which they put together themselves. Besides being overwhelmed or having to do a lot of work, anything else that stops you from going paper route? I'm not saying this is the only way, surely you can file I-130 online and I-485 on paper. But sometimes USCIS has trouble connecting them if filed separately. Be very careful with leaving the country when out of status. You may get a ban reentering the US for 3 or 10 years, l depending how long your overstay is. Any overstay is forgiven for a spouse of US citizen if you they remain in the US, but not if they leave the US! At that point you may need a waiver and it will add years to your processing time. If you need to leave, leave before you accrue unlawful stay... For consular processing without overstay, it will take 2 years or so to get immigrant visa.