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  • Birthday 08/15/1987

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  • City
    San Francisco
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    California

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  • Immigration Status
    Naturalization (approved)
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    National Benefits Center
  • Local Office
    Saint Albans VT
  • Country
    Russia

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  1.    JimmyX reacted to a post in a topic: Traveled to Canada for 20 days after entering the U.S. on a K-1 visa (June 1–22). Seeking reentry under Automatic Visa Revalidation (AVR).
  2.    .yana reacted to a post in a topic: Marriage Based Green Card Interview Experience - Denver, CO Field Office
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  5. .yana started following N400 3 vs 5 , Marriage Based Green Card Interview Experience - Denver, CO Field Office , Traveled to Canada for 20 days after entering the U.S. on a K-1 visa (June 1–22). Seeking reentry under Automatic Visa Revalidation (AVR). and 6 others
  6. .yana
    Our Denver FO IO was complete opposite: zero emotions on his face, not friendly, no greeting beyond the formal 'hello', didn't even look like he was listening to any of our answers, started the interview by grilling my husband about why he's there with me... Glad your experience was much more pleasant! My husband has exam anxiety, and when asked about how we met, he started from so far away that about 5 minutes into my husband's rambling IO had to rush him to the point when we actually met 😅 I was mortified.
  7.    From_CAN_2_US reacted to a post in a topic: Traveled to Canada for 20 days after entering the U.S. on a K-1 visa (June 1–22). Seeking reentry under Automatic Visa Revalidation (AVR).
  8.    .yana reacted to a post in a topic: Traveled to Canada for 20 days after entering the U.S. on a K-1 visa (June 1–22). Seeking reentry under Automatic Visa Revalidation (AVR).
  9.    .yana reacted to a post in a topic: I-751 accidently got withdrew by USCIS (help!)
  10.    Mom and Son reacted to a post in a topic: Traveled to Canada for 20 days after entering the U.S. on a K-1 visa (June 1–22). Seeking reentry under Automatic Visa Revalidation (AVR).
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  14. .yana
    He probably meant "we did not get married OR applied for AOS". Come on, let's not make crazy assumptions even if OP left the day after entering on K-1.
  15.    .yana reacted to a post in a topic: Oath ceremony scheduled. Things to do before,during and after?
  16.    .yana reacted to a post in a topic: B2 Visa Declined
  17.    .yana reacted to a post in a topic: Has anyone ever been denied (given a waiver) for unauthorized work?
  18. .yana
    Speaking solely about my personal experience: I was employed for 7 years without work authorization before marrying my husband who is a US citizen. I have always used my SSN / filed my taxes but never lied about my legal status on paper (I worked in places that didn't thoroughly check legal documents to be frank). I consulted an immigration lawyer about this when I started preparing my AOS paperwork. And, following his advice, wrote in "odd jobs" in the form from back in the day when it asked to list your employment history (it probably changed since 2016 so not sure about wording now). I was never asked about this during my AOS interview, and it was never brought up by any USCIS agent during my journey to become a citizen.
  19. .yana
    Then time to focus on self-healing before getting into another relationship with anyone.
  20. .yana
    Would you have tolerated same treatment from a person not from US?
  21.    .yana reacted to a post in a topic: Visa cancelled and in a bad dilemma
  22.    .yana reacted to a post in a topic: Updating citizenship status with SSA in 2025
  23. .yana
    Thank you, OldUser, for the reminder to update my immigration status with SSA and all the tips! I searched for my local office direct number, called them & was prepared to wait for some time, received another call and placed my call with SSA on hold, and when I switched back few minutes later - an agent was patiently waiting for me & scheduled my appointment. So for all of you who had to wait for them to answer your call for hours - this is for you! I made SSA listen to my hold music while I took care of my other business 😅
  24. .yana
    Yes
  25. .yana
    The only things I submitted for my N-400 (filed online under 3 year rule) aside from required documents were tax transcripts, and not even for 3 years, just 2 (I added the latest one once filed online). No issues with approval.
  26. .yana
    Your scenario is quite common, do not fret. I came here on a tourist visa in 2009, changed status to F1 but didn't maintain it & was out of status for over 5 years. Had one horrible marriage very early on that also ended in disaster but then remarried years later and filed for AOS. Now a citizen.
  27. .yana
    Biometric reuse notice the day after filing is WILD (peep my timeline in my signature 😅)
  28. .yana
    Research the laws and implications thoroughly though. From what I saw on this forum, things changed drastically since early 2000s. Also from what I've heard before: even though people switched to B almost with no issues after J, it would then result in extra scrutiny when applying for any visas in the future in US consulates overseas.
  29. .yana
    Does your J1 visa say smth along the lines of "subject of a 2-year rule"? If you so - you can not get another visa until after you return to your home country & spend at least 2 years outside of the US. If not - I knew plenty of people back in my time on J-1 who changed their status to B within the US and traveled for an extra couple of months. But I don't know the process, and this was back in early 2000s.
  30. .yana
    This is solely based on my personal experience: - My I-751 was still being adjudicated at the time when I filed N400 under 3 year rule so they had all the evidence already - I submitted only the bare minimum for N400 (marriage certificate, taxes short 1 year bc it wasn't available yet, and that's all) Naturalized much sooner than if I had waited for 2 additional years. And, again, didn't need to collect/submit any additional evidence so it wasn't a hassle at all.
  31. .yana
    You might get the fastest N-400 adjudication in the history of USCIS medal.
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