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    N-400 Interview this week
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    Hi there-

    I have my Naturalization interview this week. There have been no updates on a combo interview for ROC/N-400 as I filed the

    I 751 a year and half ago. My wife has a very busy week at work and if not required to attend she won t. No body has stated she needs to be there. I ve only read this on here and the internet. Any advice is appreciated,



     
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    Updated income for Interview?
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    My wife has an interview date April 5 for IR1 visa in Rio de Janeiro. Does anyone know if they will ask for a more current proof of income? The income I submitted for the past 3 years was all over 60,000 and I know that April 15 you will need to submit the current tax returns. Will they already ask me for this even though it is a bit earlier? Thanks



     
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    No Green Card in Canada, but need to return to the US
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    Hello, I don't if this is the right forum or place to ask as I'm a little new here, but I'm a little desperate and worried.
    For some context, my mom is a permanent resident in the US. She also has a South Korean passport. She had her green card, but it was stolen from her about 4 years ago during the pandemic. We have not filed the I-90 yet (I know this is stupid, but there is no one beating themselves up over this more than me). We are unable to answer about 50% of the questions on the form as she doesn't remember much since when she filed it and also when she renewed/refiled for it before, other people were there to help her, but she is no longer in contact with them. I don't remember anything as I would have been either not born yet or around 8. Also she has never had a copy made of her green card.
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    I-864 Use beneficiary's income
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    My spouse and I are in the process of applying for a green card through marriage. She's on an F-1 STEM OPT, which expires in July 2024, and I'm a U.S. citizen. Our current challenge is the affidavit of support, as my income alone does not satisfy the poverty guidelines. We plan to include her income in the affidavit she has a letter from her employer confirming her employment will continue after obtaining residency.

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    - Assets: our past 12-month average is not sufficient but the current balance is more than 3x the poverty line for a household of 2.



     
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    RFE: Removal of Conditions, Still Married but separated & Living apart & on good terms
    4:39 pm today

    Adrii



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    Looking for some advice / hoping to find people that have been in a similar situation & my apologies this is a long one.

    Backstory: I immigrated from Australia on a K1 Visa at the end of 2018.

    Married in 2018, recieved my Greencard in 2019.

    In August of 2020, my husband and I decided to take some time apart.

    Incase people want the nitty gritty details / incase it matters - he was getting out of the Military and was wanting to go home to Green Bay, WI to spend some time with his family while he planned his next career move.

    At the time we were living together in Arlington, VA (this was where he was stationed) I had built a great support network of friends and had a stable job with great income and it didn't make sense for me to quit my job and move to Green Bay and have no combined income.

    So in summary he went to Green Bay, WI & I stayed in VA working and I signed a lease on an aparment on my own and he was staying with his family in Green Bay, (no lease) and he was not working.

    In September 2021 it was time for me to file for the removal of conditions. At this time I was still living solo in Arlington and working and he was still at home in Green Bay staying with family and not working.

    In this packet I included:

    - a personal statement signed by both myself and my husband outlining our current situation - (the fact that he was now living in Green Bay and I was in Arlington and that although we were living apart we were still in regular contact and had planned to reunite once he decided on his next career path, ((at the time he was considering joining a different branch of the military))

    - Jointly filed tax returns for 2019 & 2020

    - Our original lease agreement from Arlington from 2018 - 2020

    - Joint Car insurance

    - Joint cell phone bill

    - A travel itinerary for my spouse to visit me in Arlington

    - Vet records for our two dogs showing joint ownership

    - 2 affidavits from friends

    - Photographs

    Fast forward to present day. March 18 2024 - I got an RFE asking for additional evidence to show my spouse and I entered into our marriage in good faith and continue to share a life together.

    Now here is where I need the adivce.

    While my husband and I entered into this marriage in good faith with all intentions of this being forever we are no longer together.

    We are however still legally married.

    We are on good terms but are completely individually self sufficient.

    Is USCIS wanting an update on where this situatuon is at?

    I guess I'm confused on what documentation to provide as all of the suggested documentation on the RFE is to support - as quoted on the notice "establish shared family planning, share responsibility for a common residence, hold ourselves to the public as a married couple or continue to share a life together"

    And again while we are still very much in each others lives it's in a different capacity and there are no suggestions of what evidence to provide if you are no longer together.

    There are a couple of suggested documents that I could provide but I'm not trying to prove we are still in a comitted marriage but I can prove we are still legally married (there has been no divorce filed) and we are on good terms.

    We still speak almost daily, have joint health insurance, life insurance, we've visited each other over the years, have photos - but again we're not romantically together anymore.

    Has anyone been in this situation?

    If so what should I send in?

    My husband now resides in Charleston, SC and has a new career

    I still reside in VA and have a successful business.

    In case it matters we do not have shared financials and do file our taxes together however married filing separately.

    Any advice or input is grealty appreciated



     
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