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    Meli&Tommy got a reaction from Crazy Cat in Hiring a Lawyer for K1   
    Maybe not enough proof of relationship? Usually that gets an RFE though, with a chance to submit more proof.
     
    If it was just straight up denied there must a big reason. And a lawyer can't fix that. 
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to Crazy Cat in Hiring a Lawyer for K1   
    I'm suspect he knows why.....It is usually because one or both were not free to marry.
     
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to Marieke H in Is this normal?! Please tell me what can be GONE.   
    Please read the instructions for the I-751 and use that to compile your packet: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-751instr.pdf
     
    For ROC, you are only required to submit a copy of the green card and relationship evidence, unless you apply under a divorce waiver or other waiver, or if there is a criminal history. It really is a simple application; you only need to show them that you are living together and comingling your finances.
     
    So, looking at your list, I would do this (my comments are in bold):
    Again, read the instructions and focus on the evidence that shows you live together and that you share financial responsibilities. You don't need to show every single account you own; focus on the things that show that you live a married live together.
     
    What I included last year:
    - Bank statements from our joint checking account, showing both of our incomes and all household expenses. This was the main piece of evidence and anyone looking at the statements would have no doubt that we were living together.
    - Health insurance policy through my work, covering both of us.
    - Lease with both of our names on it.
    - A few other insurance policies in both of our names (renter's car, etc.)
    - A few utility bills in both of our names
     
    I believe that was all the evidence we sent. My ROC was approved in 7 months without an interview (but that was also because lots of interviews were waived because of COVID).
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to jkstark in N400 Interview Experience at Minneapolis Field Office & Same Day Oath   
    I had mine at a courthouse, but with about 30 others...  The judge seemed genuinely happy to do these, and I've actually seen a video on Youtube with the same judge, and he does seem to be very happy to have happy "customers" for this one occasion.  Obviously, less banter between us and the judge, but among other things, he stated over and over that this was to be our day, and he was there only to facilitate.  You want pictures - take as many as you want.  You want pictures with the judge - he wasn't going to be going anywhere until everybody was satisfied they had as many as they wanted. 
     
    Walking up to him for my certificate, he joked that I was the one to blame for the cold weather that we were having at the time (being from Finland), to which I quipped back that it must actually have been our Canadian friend there, since Finland was at the time basking in roughly 45 degree weather... 
     
    A good experience, no doubt!
     
     
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to Hypnos in N400 Interview Experience at Minneapolis Field Office & Same Day Oath   
    I'm used to USCIS being a poorly-run federal agency in general, but every once in a while I'll read a story like this that reminds me there are some good people working there who will go above and beyond. There just aren't a whole heck of a lot of them. 
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    Meli&Tommy got a reaction from Lucky2Lucky in I129F withdrawal - consequences - HELP!   
    As long as you marry him while in Brazil, you can always petition him as your spouse later on. Just take into consideration the process to be approved for a green card for a spouse is about 2 to 3 years. So, if you plan to relocate to USA, you'd have to apply waaay ahead. If I were you I'd give birth to the baby in USA. Less paperwork for later. Good luck!
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    Meli&Tommy got a reaction from African Zealot in I129F withdrawal - consequences - HELP!   
    It's not for us to discuss the political situation in Brazil. Politics should be left out immigration forums.
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to Chocobo in Is this normal?! Please tell me what can be GONE.   
    You can omit most of the what's in the quote above.  It appears that the property is held in trust rather than to you & your husband personally, so a copy of the recorded deed and a copy of the trust would suffice.  
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to huy_le in Is this normal?! Please tell me what can be GONE.   
    I would say rather more than less, so you could minimize the chances for RFE and longer wait.
     
    However, I'd suggest three points:
    - No need for W-2 when tax transcripts are enough
    - Select representative pictures, for example, big and memorable occasions, and put a brief description for each picture in the cover letter
    - Arrange evidence by groups, for example, bills, home, pictures, and clearly segment in the cover letter
     
    The point is to minimize the effort for the officer as much as possible, so they don't push it aside for later due to it "being too complicated." This is absolutely the officer's discretion to do that, so the easier you make it for them, the lower chance your case gets pushed aside.
     
    Hope this helps!
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to El Escocés in Filing N-400: online or paper?   
    Sounds like he/she wants to make you apply through his/her office and thus retain revenue 
     
    My GC lawyer told me he didn’t expect me to retain his services for my N400 application because the “naturalization process should be simple”. He was right on both points. I did online with no RFE’s. Just follow the instructions. 
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to NotMoreForms in Filing N-400: online or paper?   
    I also say your attorney is trying to make money out of you.  Do the N-400 on line.  It is one of the easier forms, the online system makes sure you have completed all required sections, and tells you what documents are required.  I had no RFE.
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to Nitas_man in Does she have any legal recourse?   
    As a trafficked alien she has a lot of recourse.  No extremist wife beater would win custody of a child.
     
    But:  That isn’t enough.  The mother, the husband, the Imam who performed the “marriage” without a license, the witnesses who signed the “contract” should all be scooped up.  
    Citizens prosecuted, rest of them sent back to the Islamic dumps they moved here from, the poor girl relocated far away from the whole lot.
    I saw so much of this in saudi it made me sick to be there.
    If we tolerate even one minute, one instance of this we are no better than they are.  
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to Calicolom in I130 Case Denied after sending RFE | f2a & f2b, now appealing (merged)   
    Lawyer success stories are every day, win the case get paid, lose the case get paid. Doctor success story, surgery was a  success, patient died, still get paid. Working people success, Screw up the job, get fired. This is the way the lawyers, became politicians, set up this country, Lawyers never lose. 
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to Boiler in the stressful "Decision cannot yet be made about your application"   
    Important to remember that ALL such incidents are to be declared on the N400.
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to afrocraft in the stressful "Decision cannot yet be made about your application"   
    Have you ever yelled at your partner? Said something that makes them "uncomfortable"? Apparently, even you are a domestic abuser now. You should turn yourself in.
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to afrocraft in the stressful "Decision cannot yet be made about your application"   
    We should be really careful about judging a case without knowing the facts. By definition, couples are frequently in personal contact, and whether "grabbing" someone's arm is illegal depends a whole lot on the facts and their history. Women do it to their male partners, too, but we don't often consider that DV, do we? Let's be careful here. 
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to JFH in the stressful "Decision cannot yet be made about your application"   
    You’re lucky you didn’t get a kidnapping charge too. In our state and in others, preventing someone from leaving is kidnapping. It sounds like you grabbed her wrist or arm to stop her going out. You can’t do that. She’s an adult and is allowed to leave her home whenever she wants, with whomever she wants. 
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to Going through in the stressful "Decision cannot yet be made about your application"   
    As @Villanelle said, if denied your option is to reapply later on down the road.  I would suggest NOT reapplying right away (if you are denied) but to wait a couple of years --- and keep your  nose clean --- afterwards.
     
    In hindsight, it would have been better if your original N400 filing happened when you were a couple of  years (at least) outside of the GMC statutory period..because depending on what you were originally and officially charged with, DVs can also be termed as a CIMT (which is also worse to have to deal with immigration-wise).  For example, aggravated battery is usually, if not always, a CIMT. Simple assault and battery is not usually considered a CIMT.
     
    I never committed DV, but with my own CIMTs in the past I purposefully chose to not apply for the N400 until I was offense-free for at least 10 years afterwards from the date of my arrival in the US...which was coupled with the amount of time I'd been offense-free back in my home country.  This was purely to keep putting as much "distance" as I could between the original disposition of my charges (which happened in 1992) and my citizenship filing.  I would suggest you try to put some distance between your completed diversion program and your next N400 filing (if it comes to you being denied).  Of course, I'm not suggested you wait 10 years---in your case (and without knowing all the specifics of  your charges) I would suggest at least 2, though.
     
    Also, the final outcome of a case is not always the only determining factor for an approval---even with charges withdrawn, diversion, etc.  USCIS will take into account not just the final disposition of your case, but also what the maximum penalty under what you were charged for is in your State of jurisdiction.  USCIS will also take into account how long ago the crime(s) occurred.  
     
    It is also quite possible that your N400 will be approved---again, I don't know all the specifics of your charges, so I can't really say either way.
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to Going through in the stressful "Decision cannot yet be made about your application"   
    The IO is correct.  Nolle Pros is as if charges had not been filed---it is not the same as an acquittal, and it is not the same as being found innocent.
     
    The fact that you were court-ordered to attend domestic violence classes/your case was diverted, means that you were convicted.  Diversion is a form of conviction in the eyes of USCIS.  If you were not convicted of anything, you wouldn't have been ordered to complete the diversion program.
     
    Reckless driving, while no joke either, is not taken as seriously as Domestic Battery charges, especially if you were you charged with a felony as opposed to a misdemeanor.
     
    You WERE convicted (Diversion) in the eyes of USCIS.  The nolle pros happened ONLY because you completed the Diversion Program.  So, yes, it can affect your N400.  Any DV charge is taken quite seriously by USCIS.   Considering this happened within the statutory period for USCIS's Good Moral Character Requirement, there is a possibility your N400 will be denied.
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to implife in RFE ... what else should I provide ?   
    This assumption is wrong. It's a new case, and the expectation is that you have to re-established your eligibility for permanent residence based on ALL of the time after marriage. Re-sending documents you sent for the AOS is very important. Send them EVERYTHING that has both of your names on it. Including your marriage certificate (as I mentioned previously). 
    I would also open a shared account and start using it ASAP.  This will show your intention to share finances, and if you get called for an interview or if you need to re-apply, you'll have something to back that intention up. 
    My wife mentioned a couple of times she wanted a separate checking account, to which I said: "Only after you're a citizen. Case closed."
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to Lil bear in Married with an ESTA (tourist) visa   
    Sorry .. my incorrect interpretation of “ me and my family “ 
     
    You need to do a lot of reading regarding both the Adjustment of Status  process and the Consular  process. It’s a long expensive process either way ..the  reality of what waiting for the work Authorization and travel Authorization is really like us often overlooked.  No work , no driving , so study , no income ... it can be done but it’s only easy on dreams and it puts a huge strain on even solid relationships. It breaks couples who thought they were unbreakable  
    You’ll find the AOS guide under the Guides tab .. it’s going to cost around $1200 to file .. that should be done ASAP.. then add medical exam fees , vaccinations etc. and that’s just the first of several
    strps to getting your unconditional green card. You won’t be denied because you overstayed your allowed visitors stay .. but until you have filed and received your notice that they have received it , you will be illegal.. an illegal alien .. and can be deported.  Low risk yes .. but huge consequences to ever living or visiting the US again soon. 
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to SusieQQQ in Divorced and Citizenship under 5 year rule - Please read my story and hlep   
    Um..... ok. I can’t even pretend to understand this reasoning, and how you plan to marry someone in February but you don’t know who yet, but good luck. 
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to SusieQQQ in Divorced and Citizenship under 5 year rule - Please read my story and hlep   
    Wait, you got divorced a few months ago and you already have a new wife lined up?  One that I presume you want to sponsor for a green card?
    hmmm
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to Maddy R. in Any visa approvals?   
    We took the passport back, and the consular said we wouldn't have to fill out additional forms if we travel while in AP.  They also said that after the interview you are not required to turn in your passport and you can hold onto it until your visa is ready, but almost everyone in Afghanistan turns in their passport after the interview.  If you don't turn the passport in or take it back, it will delay the process when it comes time to place the visa in the passport because you will have to go back to the embassy and drop the passport.   A lot of people on this site were very negative when I asked about taking the passport back, but I had my friend who works at the Kabul embassy ask the deputy consular and they both said the same thing that the consular told us when we requested the passport back.
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    Meli&Tommy reacted to carmel34 in "no decision at this time" at interview - 7 years married,   
    According to OP's timeline, US entry on a spousal visa was in 2015, so OP is applying for naturalization under the three years married rule, hence the request for evidence of ongoing marital relationship.  If OP had waited until 2020 to apply, the marriage evidence would not be necessary as it would be at that point five years after LPR status was obtained in 2015.
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