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  1. SalishSea
    The joint sponsor has to be a U.S. citizen or LPR who lives in the US. It can be prepared ahead of time, or you can try your luck and see if the consulate even asks for it.
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    Ability to work/education/profession of the immigrant can be considered as part of the totality of financial circumstances. It can be very consulate-specific. It might be wise to have a joint sponsor lined up, in case they ask for one.
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    How well prepared is your spouse to support you? Public charge is an inadmissability. The CO can base that evaluation on a totality of circumstances. What is your spouse's plan to provide you with health insurance?
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    Because you derived the immigration benefit (which is allowing you to naturalize) from her.
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    Nope. Expats living worldwide are required to file US federal income tax, as noted in all US passports.
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    Sending them to who? The IRS? IRS and USCIS/DOS are all separate federal agencies. USCIS would have no way of confirming mail received by the IRS, nor would they even try to do that, as it's on the applicant to show that they filed. The only evidence of actually having filed is the transcripts themselves. Tax returns can be completed and not filed.
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    If I'm reading the thread correctly, OP is the second suitor looking to petition the woman, and worried that he'll be told "sorry there's someone who has applied already."
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    Not sure, but he started a new job today, too! LOL..... maybe we will go out for dinner at the weekend. Cheers!
  9. SalishSea
    Certain types of crimes in the petitioner’s background (even if said criminal charges were expunged or dropped) flag petitions to go from CSC to Vermont. Perhaps such transfers have been related to workload distribution in the past, but in 7 years on VJ, I’ve never seen one that wasn’t related to AWA. Hopefully the petitioner has fully disclosed to the beneficiary anything of this nature in his past….if not, and the petition is approved, the beneficiary will be informed of it at the interview.
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    Maybe LIN is catching up with the I-751s after all! Husband's was approved yesterday, exactly 18 months after filing. No RFEs, no interview, biometrics reuse notice was Dec 29, 2021. We sent kind of a sparse package (i.e. quarterly statements/bills vs monthly). No N400 filed yet. Our field office is Seattle, so we're probably in for another long wait, but not in any hurry, either.
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    New Card Is Being Produced On May 31, 2023, we ordered your new card for Receipt Number LINXXXXXXXXXX, and will mail it to the address you gave us. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address. Approved, baby! One day short of 18 months since filing. No RFEs, no interview. We are minimalists and did not send the 50 lb packet most people seem to favor for ROC...just the basics. Husband has not filed N400 yet.
  12. SalishSea
    Because the date retrogressed during or after your interview.
  13. SalishSea
    Not correct. As a petitioner myself, I have never once been fingerprinted. Fingerprints for a petitioner are atypical.
  14. SalishSea
    This sounds like you're trying to adopt a pet at a shelter.
  15. SalishSea
    That income is way too marginal, in my opinion. You definitely risk a denial. I’d pursue the route of joint sponsor if I were you.
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    I would think that the petitioner would also need to live there.
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    You don't need a lawyer for this. An approved petition that is not acted upon (i.e, visa pursued via interview etc), simply expires after 4 months. There is no "timeline" restriction/waiver needed (i.e. 2 years) for K-1 beneficiaries, as there is for petitioners - at least not codified into the law for USCIS. However, there is discretion. I would be very surprised if the petition would be denied, as long as eligibility is met. The scrutiny would come from the consulate. You have not disclosed which consulate, but that would be important info for advice here. In general though, it would be extra wise to have had lots of time spent in person together (i.e. not petitioning after "meeting" online, followed by a short visit), and wiser yet to do a spousal visa. Just my 0.2. YMMV.
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    Right. I would not, but I'm old, and I often assume those that do are young and do not know better.
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    Yes! Excellent summary. I am a big proponent of spending as much time as possible "dating" long distance (as expensive and heartbreaking as that can be).....because the stakes are so high (marriage). Most of us would never marry someone we met locally after spending minimal time together, why should it be any different with long distance relationships?
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    We laugh around here, yes. It is not out of cruelty. No one is laughing at you. Most of the veterans here on VJ have seen/heard it all, so we can get a bit jaded when it looks like someone is after a green card. Perhaps invite your friend to join VJ? US immigration is a long and arduous process, so she will definitely want to arm herself with as much knowledge as possible.
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    As a fellow only child who provided hospice care to my divorced dad, I TOTALLY get it. DM me if you want to.
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    She wasn't being cruel. She's pretty much the kindest person on VJ. It's true though, that lining up another USC suitor so quickly screams of desperation to get to the US. Perhaps this time around, your 'friend' will take it slow and take time to get to know the potential spouse properly. There is nothing wrong with having a long distance relationship for awhile before rushing to file a petition. Just like how normally, one would date someone in their own town for awhile, before rushing into marriage.
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    Aren't you meant to submit that petition to the USCIS lockbox stateside?
  24. SalishSea
    You won’t need that stuff until it’s time for your AOS interview. Also- you’ll want to keep in mind that you won’t be able to work or travel for up to 8 months, as that’s how long the EAD and AP can take.
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    Good point. We married in Washington state on a K-1. The officiant was required to submit the documentation herself (vs us doing it), so between that, and the time it took for the certified marriage cert to be available to us, I think it was at least three weeks.
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