CMJuilland

Personal experience: when I had my medical for my K1 many many moons ago, there was a question about if I had ever sought professional help for mental issues (I can’t remember the actual wording). I disclosed truthfully that I had had more than one hospitalization for anorexia and bulimia, that it had been a problem for almost 20 years, but that I considered myself stable and recovered. At that point, my last session with a mental health professional had maybe been 5 years ago or something along those lines, and the only follow-up question I was asked at the medical was whether I thought this would become a problem again or if I considered my self stable. I said, no to the first and yes to the second part, and that was that. Nobody asked any further questions ever. I don’t know what the situation is now, but just be honest and then see if they need to refer you so a mental health professional can give you the good-to-go. Best of luck!

I second what everybody else has said - language skills are key, and it looks like once she masters that, there’s nothing that stands in her way in terms of becoming a citizen. My first career was as a language instructor, and whether you do an intensive program or just a night or two a week, classes and especially conversation practice helps and usually faster than people would think. Based on your profile, you’re in the Baltimore MD area, which should even have some free stuff. I would recommend small classes, preferably with other immigrants of different native languages. Also, improving her English skills doesn’t have to be uniquely geared toward the English portion of her N400 as once her skills are at an adequate level, the N400 part will be quite easy. As a plus, she will be a lot more comfortable when she is in situations where there are no other people with her language background. Best of luck, and contact me if you want me to leverage my network to find something around the Baltimore area.