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Yes, it is accepted.  A coworker of mine that had the same of type of green card for nearly 30 years applied for the N400 and successfully became a citizen within the past year.  He didn't experience any issues at all.

Look at the bright side.  By the time you receive a spousal visa, it will be an IR-1 as you would have been married for two years.  That means no Adjustment of Status the next time around!

It would be advisable to run a quick check of your fiance’s tax filings for 2017 as both single and as married. As someone else mentioned, the courthouse may not be open on New Year’s Day. In addition, it may be beneficial tax-wise to file as married for 2017. You can do that by marrying the last day of the year.

I would strongly recommend NOT marrying on the first trip.

Go to meet your fiance.  Spend time with him and his family.

Get comfortable with this place that you will surely be visiting often if you two marry.

Then, come home and think if this is really the path for you.

If it is meant to be, then you can marry on the second trip.

So many visas get denied when people get married on the first trip.  Of course, I know there are exceptions.

Multiple visits not only helps your chances of receiving a visa, but it's also good for your relationship and your future.

36 minutes ago, marcusa said:

i always put GC in the same secured place along with my passport. Only use it for domestic flights.

 

as the GC replacement is pricy and time-consuming.

Great statement, but not very helpful at this time.

Does anyone have an actual answer?  Or are you just guessing?

I've applied for N-400 and done the biometrics.  Currently waiting for the interview to be scheduled.  And I can't find my green card.

Can I finish the citizenship process without the green card?

17 hours ago, Andres said:

guys,

 

Thank you for all the great responses, so CR-1 it is, now is best to go there and get marry and have her  wait there   or have her come here using her b1 visa and get marry here ( in the US ) while she is here  file the i-130 then the i-475 ( or no need for this one ?) and stay here  or  marry when she comes next month, then she gets to go back and wait for the cr-1 to be complete to com back again ( when she comes next month she has to go back regardless ?

 

Thank you 

 

PS: i'm not concern with her working right after she is here ( she will not work for at least 2-3 years)  i just want to know our best scenario considering the CR-1 and that i will like her and by Daughter to be here by next year

If you are not concerned with her working right away, then file the K-1.  The K-1 will get her here quicker.  The only advantage of the CR-1 is that she would receive the green card directly and be eligible to work.  If that isn't an issue, then coming on a K-1 and waiting to Adjust Status isn't a big deal.

My husband was a mess his first year here.  It takes time.  Your wife would probably like to adjust to life here, but if she feels pressured by you to speak to people at church or school that could cause anxiety and have the opposite effect of what you are hoping for.  Give her time, patience, and understanding.  She is going to have to slowly figure this out for herself.   I think you're expectations for this adjustment period are too high. Getting her involved with the church and signed up for school were great things for you to do, but now you need to step back and wait for her to feel comfortable enough in these environments to open up, be herself, and make friends naturally.

Yep, it will cause problems in the future.

But really what choice do you have?  You can't come on this K-1 anyways.

And even if you did, you can't marry someone else and adjust your status when you entered on a K1.

How do you plan to adjust status in the future?

You missed my point.

You have plenty of evidence to remove conditions with a divorce waiver.

Just file for divorce, and when it is final, then apply to remove your conditions with the divorce waiver.

I think it's time to stop worrying about what your wife may or may not be doing.  It's obvious that this marriage is heading for divorce.

Everything she and her friends are saying about not being able to remove conditions on your own are not true.

You seem to have plenty of evidence on joint finances, and there is no reason to include any of these: 

Ø  Prescriptions from psychiatrist regarding mental abuse
Ø  Our thousands chats and texts during relation
Ø  Proof of psychological tortures
Ø  Proof of abandonment
Ø  Proof of threats
Ø  Proof of infidelity

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Have you filed the I-751 yet?

If you have not filed, when are you eligible to file it?

4 minutes ago, balba said:

Good point, thank you! But, Ive been in the States for 30 years and have acquired my citizenship through a 24 years old REAL marriage with 2 kids! So I'm not too concerned about that angle. Thanks again for your input.

In that case, I think either route would work fine for you. The K-1 visa route is much faster, but you would miss out on the Moroccan wedding  

I think which direction you choose will also depend on how you gained your US citizenship.

Did you marry a US citizen?  If yes, what was the timing of that relationship?

Meaning, did you move here to marry a US citizen and immediately start an online relationship with a 19-year old from back home?

Did you receive your US citizenship and immediately file for divorce?

those kinds of factors.

Seriously, I think you just didn't send in the correct information for the waiver and all of this talk about marrying in 3rd countries is over-reacting.

But no one seems to want to discuss the most logical explanation here.

Before running off and getting married in Canada, can we discuss the second K1 denial?

Was it denied at the embassy or after you sent in the RFE?

If it was after you senrt in the RFE, what was the wording of the denial?

It's possible that you just didn't send them what they needed.

In that case, a third K1 attempt would be perfectly legitimate.

It looks like the Miami field office was processing naturalization applications very quickly last year, but there isn't much current data.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/citlist.php?cfl=&op5=5,10,11

If he will be a resident 3 years in May, he can apply for the naturalization now.  Then most of his processing should be finished before you leave.  It may become a little more difficult if the processing times in Miami slip.

Don't worry about applying for a visa to Qatar.  That's not an issue.  His time outside of the US could become an issue if he's gone too long.

A more appropriate response would be....

Hello,

I was applying for naturalization under the 3-year rule based on my marriage.  Since applying, my marriage has dissolved and we will be getting divorced.  Therefore, I am no longer eligible to apply at this time and that is the reason I did not attend the scheduled interview.  Please withdraw my application of the N-400, and I  will reapply under the 5-year rule when I meet that criteria.  

If I were in your position, I would cancel the spouse visa and reapply for the tourist visa.

When you are ready to move to the USA as a family, then apply for the spouse visa again.

It doesn't make sense for you to leave your family and go to the USA alone, just to receive a green card, and then move back to your home country.

Cancel it for now.  Reapply when you are ready to move to the USA with your husband.

I am really sorry to see this update.  It sounds like you have been through so much drama and negativity.  I hope that you find peace in the near future.

Since he already has a 2-year green card, he does not need to file an I-360.  As others have stated he can file for the ROC on his own and probably already has since his GC is expiring within days.  You did a good thing by reporting your findings via an Infopass appointment.  If you have made it clear to USCIS that you do not support a joint filing of the ROC as your marriage is not in tact, then that is all that you can do.  He can seek to complete the ROC process with the divorce waiver, but it looks like he has very minimal evidence.

Try to find comfort in your friends and family.  The healing process may be long and unpleasant.  I wish you the very best.

Thank you for the advice.

Just for reference, how did you meet your MENA husband? And how did your relationship progress? That might be helpful for myself and others to see. Thanks!

I met my husband while my family and I were travelling through his country.

Our relationship progressed slowly over time with me traveling to his country and the two of us traveling to third countries.

Anyways, I have been well aware that romance scams DO happen (I've heard about them, seen the show 90 Day Fiance, etc.). But I didn't really see any red flags in my relationship, so I didn't worry about it. And he seemed like a really honest man to me, but apparently many women have been fooled by this.

I also wanted to add that most of the scammers are nowhere near as obvious as what we've seen on 90 Day Fiance.

Most of them appear to be loving genuine relationships that have real staying power... until the scammers has obtained the green card, or even citizenship.