US Immigration from Russia

Hello everyone! i'm beneficiary.

We are in process of putting together documents for petition and i have some questions.

I've heard that bank statement is primary and important evidence of the meeting.

We have his bank statement (he generally paid always in this trip), but i have some transactions too.

Should we send mine bank statement too? Only one problem with my bank statement is that i have a lot of delayed operations which was in Moscow but the operations were carried out later during our trip. So i'm little bit concerned that it may confuse them.

If to not attach mine bank statement which primary evidence of trip we can attach for me?

I have border crossing stamps with dates, of course. (Another question if have to scan the main page of my passport or just pages with stamps will be enough?)

And i don't have flight tickets (even stubs), because i was stupid and threw it out. But i have invoice for tickets.

What we can attach also like primary evidence of meeting?

Hello,

I got my N-400 approved today at Charlotte NC field office (201 Regency Executive Park Dr). Interview and Oath were conducted all together. I filed based on 5-year rule, got my GC thru employment. Brought a whole stack of papers, but during the interview had to show my GC and appointment letter only. Appt was at 9 am, arrived at 8:20 and hung out till 8:45 since there was a note at the entrance saying not to enter the building earlier than 15 minutes before the appointment. Got thru security in about 10 minutes, they tried to maintain "social distancing" and let people in in small groups. Typical airport security: everything out of pockets, belt off, watch off, shoes off. Staff was prompt and friendly.

The whole process was taking place in one big open room with tables and USCIS personnel. People were directed to where to go and which chair to sit on while waiting. First part was placement under oath to tell truth and face-to-face civics and reading/writing test. Officer went over basic info like name and address, then asked 6 questions that I answered (why colonists came to America, who vetoes bills, when Declaration of Independence was adopted, etc.) then it was a quick reading/writing test ( I had to read "When is the Columbus day?" to the officer and write on a tablet "Washington is the Capital"). This whole part took about 5-7 minutes.

Then I waited for about 20 minutes for the second part of the interview. It was done remotely via tablet. I waited for the officer while she pulled my file, she asked me to show her my GC so she could verify my alien number. After that we simply went over my application and I just confirmed the info in it with a couple of corrections: I mentioned that I took a Hunter's Ed class when applied for a hunting license and she added a comment to the section about weapons training. Then I mentioned that I was once pulled over for speeding and received a verbal warning which we both laughed about. And that was it, no other documents were requested and I brought a lot of them (tax returns, born/marriage certificates, printouts of AR11 and I-94 forms, etc.). Second part took about 15 minutes.

Finally, I signed a couple of forms where I confirmed that all of my data was correct and that I'm willing to take an Oath of Allegiance. After that I waited for the Certificate to be printed and took the Oath. That was about 20 minutes. And that was it! I was out of the building with my certificate of naturalization at 10:05.

Very pleased with my experience. I guess my case was pretty straight forward.

N-400 filed: 02-17-2020 (had been GC holder since 05-11-2015)

Receipt Notice: 02-19-2020

Fingerprint appt notice: 02-22-2020

Fingerprint appt: 03-13-2020

Interview notice: 08-10-2020

Interview/Oath: 09-15-2020 (approved)

Best of luck!

Hi guys, if anyone knows what evidence do they usually request? I filed I-90 (replacement, because I received a 2-year GC instead of the 10 years) on September 8, my online status has been changed, it says USCIS sent a request for evidence. Can't wait to see this letter!

https://kansasreflector.com/2020/09/10/immigration-agency-cuts-of-800-kansas-city-jobs-expected-to-trigger-backlogs-delays-nationwide/

I've been living in Russia for over a year now, waiting for USCIS, and now the NVC for my wife and stepson's Visas. Everything, obviously was approved by USCIS. My finances were approved initially by the NVC, but then July rolled around and they needed my 2019 tax return information. Since I'm in Russia on a business Visa, which does not allow me to work here, my 2019 tax return doesn't show enough income to qualify as a sponsor. I am in the process of finding someone who's willing to give me their social security number and all their personal income information for the last 3 years, but, that's a pretty big ask. I have substantial assets, the proof of which, I sent to NVC. They told me that they do not consider them when determining qualification, but that the embassy/consul would when we go for an interview. I'd like to have a good idea of whether I need to go into panic mode for a joint sponsor, or if I'm probably in the clear. The last thing I want to do is finally make it to the interview, and have to come back to Russia and wait some more. The question then, since the NVC wasn't able to answer, does anyone have a good estimate on what a qualifying asset amount would be? Apart from my wife and I wanting to be together, I thought that my living here with her was a good idea to show the authenticity of our marriage. A lot of good that did me.

As an aside, in my wife's case, our marriage certificate was approved by the NVC, but rejected in my stepson's case. I just can't comprehend that. Makes absolutely no sense.