US Immigration from Cambodia

Our K1 was denied at the interview on July 29, she was verbally told that the officer was "worried for her safety" but the letter given to her said "not a genuine relationship". We married Aug 24, and are preparing to apply for the I-130. We want to be sure that we have enough proof to overcome the previous denial.

I plan to provide everything I previously provided (226 photos, land purchased together in 2018 with a 5 year loan, 17 Cambodian visas in my name, 16 hotel bookings in other countries with photos of the trip (part of the 226 photos)).

Below are the additional things I've thought of that we could provide:

A) Affidavits from 2 American citizen expats that know us very well, and one from my mom
B) Visa stamps side by side showing we did travel together as much as I said (I previously provided hotel bookings, and photos, but adding stamps to really prove it)
C) Passports for my mom/kids to show that yes, these are really photos of my kids here in Cambodia with her and not someone local I'm "pretending" is my family.
D) Western Union payments I send to her at least once a month since December 2016
E) Proof that she can speak at least some English (3rd grade English)
F) Proof of her daughter doing school online in USA that I've been paying for (IXL, on 5th grade English)
G) Proof that we didn't marry before because I thought I couldn't (I found while gathering my arrests when doing the K1, as I also did an FBI Background Check and it was clean)
H) Our chats on Messenger, not sure how far back that goes.
I) Her chats on Messenger with my family in USA
J) Photos from our engagement party (because of COVID they only allowed us to have 20 guests, but we have photos doing the local customs for engagement and marriage).
K) Photos from the elopement party we'll do, showing us with hopefully ALOT of people via Zoom. I'd need to wait until after September 9 for this.
L) A letter/affidavit from her family
M) A letter/affidavit from the people we rented apartments from
N) A letter/affidavit from the local commune acknowledging the relationship
O) Showing her name on my stuff like utility bills, just that is being a pain now because of social security number issue. Plus will take more time waiting for the physical copies. Plus in my mind it looks fake doing that as she isn't there yet. None of my banks or credit cards allow her without SSN, so if I should do a bank I'll need to open a new account with CitiBank.
P) Showing how I didn't get the money back from our planned wedding in USA (I had already spent $2100 and only got $300 back, so I didn't get stuff I could turn around and refund).
Q) Showing how hard it was to come here to be with her ($3000 deposit, missed flight because of no rapid tests costing $350, $275 for COVID test in USA, $200 for COVID tests in Cambodia, being away from my kids, 3 days in quarantine plus $200+ in fees from it, plus I got the flight as soon as they re-opened flights to Cambodia)
R) A copy showing we did the online ePREP pre-marital program (recommended by Utah)

Please let me know which ones for sure I should include, and which ones aren't needed or possibly bad (like not sure if WU receipts will help or hurt). We are only 3 years apart, and look evenly matched, so I doubt they think she is a gold digger or that I'm a sugar daddy.

Also, let me know if there is something I'm not thinking of.

One last question, I really do need to go back to the states at least for a couple months. I'm just really worried that me leaving her right after marrying will look really bad and make the relationship look less genuine. I'm also very worried that I'll get stuck in USA like I did on my last trip.

Also, a bit depressed, as their communication makes it seem like there is nothing I can provide to prove our relationship. Honestly, if COVID let's up might be best we just move to another country then apply from there.

We are getting married Aug 24 via Utah. We are both together in Cambodia. I've been here over 13 months. I'm planning on trying for emergency DCF on the basis of my mother's failing health and that she is the one that watches my children most of the time.

Below is the proof I was planning to provide. Any comments about them or on other things I should start gathering?

- Copy of all 4 children's birth certificates
- A letter from my mother's primary care physician
- A map showing the location of the house I recently bought, my parents house, and their school in the middle (we only looked at houses within 30 min of their school)
- Something showing my 2 kids enrollment at the school
- An affidavit from my mother
- Something showing that one of my children has down syndrome

Hello all!

My husband has his Citizenship interview on Tuesday. My deepest apologies if this has already been asked before (I couldn't find threads for it when I searched through the forum---but I'm not the most tech savvy)

We are wondering if anyone would be willing to share a bit about what the USCIS asks about during the Citizenship interview. My husband has been studying the civics questions, vocab, and practicing his writing. What else should we expect? TIA!

Our K1 was sent back to USCIS. We received the denial July 29 at an interview. I understand (or believe) I should first withdraw my K1 before submitting a CR-1.

- Am I correct that I have to first withdraw, or does that only apply if it's the same visa type applied for?

- I read that a withdraw can take 1-3 months, has to be sent to where the application is currently at (NVC, Embassy, USCIS), and that sometimes it is denied, is that correct?

- So the application is being sent back to NVC, but if I send a withdraw to them and it takes 1-3 months, it most likely won't be at NVC anymore. So wondering, where should I send the withdraw? Well specifically, if I shouldn't send to NVC for that reason, do I need to wait for the notification that it's arrived at USCIS before sending the withdraw to them.

- It seems the withdraw will take just as long as the NOIR, so should I just wait for that?

- Should I wait to receive confirmation of the withdraw before applying again?

- I've read ALOT of conflicting articles related to this online

- Any first hand experience of doing a withdraw, or being in the same boat as me would be great

Umm, last thing, has anyone ever had, or known where it happened, that the application was sent back to USCIS and USCIS sent it right back to the Embassy without doing an NOIR?

I'm preparing to file a CR-1 petition. My taxes last year was $39k, I have 4 children (claimed 2), and am sponsoring 2 people. I'm below the requirements. So I have several questions:

- It says I provide the I-864 after NVC. How long from now would that be? More specifically, am I safe to file now knowing I won't need to do the I-864 until January once I've filed taxes (if I can't add up enough below).

- They ask for 3 years of taxes, is it going to be an issue that I'm only above the required amount on the most recent year?

- I've read online that I would do a separate I-864 for each person I'm sponsoring and that they are counted separately so I would only be a total of 6. However, I've also found places saying the other way around making the total 7.

- My house appraises for $12k over what I currently owe

- I purchased land in Cambodia with my fiance (I don't own, can't here) for $17.5k and we have about $4k left on the loan

- My fiance owns about an acre of land free and clear with a house. I would guess valued around $30k.

- I do pay her a salary as an assistant (and it's income that she would keep, so from what I seen means I can count it), that income would put us over the mark without counting assets, however I put on the K1 that she was a homemaker, so for sure need to be careful not to contradict myself.

- I can save up $1-2k/mo to show money in the bank.

- If I do a sponsor, the easiest is my dad, he already said he would. He has 3 people, and makes over $4k/mo HOWEVER, just now. Last few years he works at a non profit where they provide housing and he receives a stipend, but he just turned 62 and SS kicked in (and previously he made $120k/yr so he gets a decent check). I could ask an Uncle, which I'm SUPER SHY to, but given all the issues I've faced I'm pretty sure one of them would do it, plus they know I'm responsible with finances, just they might worry what if she divorces.

Last, for those familiar with my situation, do you think I should just rule out the idea of trying to do a consular emergency filing to speed it up? My mom has a doctor's note saying I need to return for my mom/kids sake.