I'd start looking for a joint sponsor today. Assets are routinely ignored by USCIS.
Tax return transcripts are needed regardless of whether sponsor had income or not.
To give a figure, we need to know the household size of the sponsor.
I don't see a direct correlation between productivity and working in the office to be honest. Now people are going to waste time commuting. Office chatter doesn't help working quicker either.
Is that because she has other means to adjust or because marriage is not working? If the latter, I'd start with filing for divorce. Make sure to notify spouse if she's gonna be out of status so she can leave the US without breaking immigration laws. You can withdraw I-130 and I-864. Other petitions are hers.
Yes you're showing timelines of people who applied for N-400 before the elections. Those guys were processed super fast, it's an anomaly. It only happens before elections.
Can you share which office it is and where you found timelines? Also, did people file before or after elections?
2-4 months is extremely optimistic. I suspect most of N-400s will take 9+ months for filers filing now.
I'm sure forms ask for all trips in the last 5 years and whether person ever visited Syria, North Korea et al.
But successful travel to European countries doesn't mean approval for ESTA, in that regard it doesn't really matter.
If you're a US citizen, yes, she can.
It's the same process as adjustment of status for a spouse.
Her overstay will be forgiven, but she has to be honest about it.
By law you're not allowed to work without work authorization (EAD) or until you're LPR and have GC.
At the same time, law says any unauthorized work will be forgiven if:
- You honestly disclose it on forms and during interview
- You're married to US citizen
- You didn't have false claim to US citizenship (e.g. fooled employer / bank etc) saying you're a US citizen to get job / funds / other benefits
It doesn't matter but some people get anxious when they don't hear for a month or two after filing.
N-400s slowed down after election, I would expect majority of cases taking over 6 months now. In many instances, over a year.
The biggest downside of applying for reduced fee / waiver is that you'd have to file N-400 on paper. This means 4-10 weeks to get receipt notice and biometrics reuse / appointment compared to instant notices with electronic filing when paying full fees.
Otherwise, you're not going to be penalized for it.
Yes, a lot of filers get their biometrics reused. However, don't forget there's new administration coming tomorrow. This may change internal USCIS policies increasing number of people having to do biometrics.
How can USCIS assume you own real estate unless it's mentioned somewhere? USCIS needs everything to be described to them like they're a 6 year old. I'd put this in cover letter. And attach some proof of ownership by trust.