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It impossible to say whether this is DIY case or not because we do not know your life history, skeletons, or things you are forgetting to mention, and so forth. Plus things are a lot tighter and stricter now. You can't listen to or compare your case to others when you don't all the facts of each case. But if you think there are things that might be an issue, then it makes sense to get a good lawyer to avoid "little things" that might cause you trouble. People do get denied for lots of reasons that could have been avoided, and in some cases not be avoided. But if you know if your case is very straightforward, nothing unusual, no criminal history, drug use, no arrests, etc etc .. and are simply paranoid about doing the paperwork correctly, and want to sleep better at night, you could compromise and get an agency instead of a lawyer to help. Otherwise, it is true that the N-400 is very simple. And much of the evidence you used for the ROC can be used here. Just do it yourself, its not hard, don't over think it. I would agree that DIY would be fine. Bottom line, whether its a lawyer, agency, DIY, etc.. depends on a million variables that only you know. I would suggest you ask your lawyer if you have any issues that would complicate your specific case. According to google 10% of people are denied the N-400. If you have no risk factors and can easily fall into the 90% you can DIY, or get an agency to help you, If you have legal issues that might make you not eligible, probably better to get a lawyer

I think its more like 3-6 months. And the medical must be valid at the time you arrive in the USA, not just when you have the interview. I don't think they will even allow you to schedule it, until you have your interview appointment.

The rules seem pretty clear, your spouse needs to be traveling with you. That's very different from picking you up at the airport. lol

As you know now, each photo should have a caption under the photo with the name of everyone in the photo, location, and date. 3-4 to a page is good. But it sounds like the photos he presented did not rise to be "compelling evidence". Think about what kinds of photos would be good proof of your relationship, and there should be some that include his family, your wedding, etc. If he just showed a photo of just you, think how silly that is as far as proof. For your evidence, you just need to be organized enough to quickly find and present whatever they ask for. Practice it.

>> He went in with a ton of evidence, and the interviewer simply asked to see a photo and nothing else. So with this ton of evidence, did he simply show a photo if not more than 1 photo? Or are you saying he couldn't even produce a single photo?

Depending on what State you live in, if you didn't know the marriage was fake until after you married her, then you should have gotten an annulment not a divorce. But if you knew before the marriage, than a divorce is often what a judge would require. For your new fiance, I don't see any issue with getting a VISA. The USA requirements is for only a cenomar for the beneficiary to prove she is not married. And the USA only requires your USA divorce certificate Or you can do a Utah virtual wedding to get a USA marriage certificate while she is still in the Philippines. Then you can do a CR-1 VISA, though it will take longer. The problem will be in getting the CFO certificate for your new Wife/fiance for her to leave the Philippines. You will need to get "judicial recognition of a foreign divorce" in the Philippines, and an annotated PSA. You better start that ASAP and consult with a few more layers in USA and Philippines.

The original is also printed on very heavy weight paper, more than the typical white paper from most copy machines

Good luck they didn't simply decide to fire them all and use AI agents instead 🥲

Wow, today, we just received a 2nd I-757 48-month extension notice a couple weeks after biometrics (more than a month after we received the original one). The only difference between the 2 copies, is the 2nd one corrects the amount paid from $750 to $700. Anyone else get this 2nd one?

Only because you asked about "sabotaging", If they already entered the USA, then maybe a well crafted letter (better to ask an Attorney to do it) to USCIS to make their future N-400 citizenship application more challenging, and who knows given how aggressive and the quotas that ICE has, maybe a letter to them too. But if they haven't entered USA yet, maybe do a shotgun approach to notify CBP, USCIS, NVC, embassy, and maybe your congressman (to tip off CBP in addition to for you) ASAP in hopes that something might stick. Maybe even ICE. But as others have said, its difficult to do much if they already entered the USA .. but it won't hurt to give the above a shot .. And contact a good divorce attorney!

The FAQ at St Luke Medical center where she needs to go for her medical will answer this and more .. Here is the link https://slec.ph/faq/us.php

We filed online about a week after you, and received the receipt notice both online and in the email about 2+ weeks after that (don't remember exactly), then received a biometrics appointment letter for 3 weeks out, which we just finished last week.

The fact that are you going to the Philippines first, doesn't change your Chinese visa requirements. There are many visa agencies that can help you apply so you don't need to go to the Chinese embassy yourself. Didn't you do a google search and check the Chinese embassy's in USA website for instructions?

To answer your question, only the CFO will care about the ROM. Ideally you would present the PSA marriage certificate which you can get a few months after you get the ROM. But if that doesn't come in time, I have heard people saying the CFO will accept the ROM by itself. But the CFO process has a lot of changing variables. Note, these days you will also need to get your FBI identity check (aka rap sheet) for the CFO. The CFO is being overly cautious due to the abuse, murder, etc.. that some Filipinas experienced.

Where is your marriage certificate from?