TriniGirl2

Not as long as some have had, but Yesterday the 6th of April My wife took her Oath here in Las Vegas,NV, and marked the end of dealing with USCIS forever. Seeing the Naturalization Certificate was the most beautiful thing. Everyone here from the beginning November 2017 when I filed the K1, until now I would like to send out a thanks to those that have provided great advice, and allowed me to help others. A couple I married from VJ that also did a K1 just had their Citizenship test, and passed also. Their oath is the 11th of May. Knowing I was part of their journey from Marriage to Naturalization was rewarding also. I hope all the others I have married here from VJ also get to this point. It is so satisfying knowing you made it thru the war, won all the battles, and came out victorious. For anyone else out there, keep fighting, and don't give up. It is possible to make it out... a little rough for wear definitely, and probably with some lifelong scars and things that will haunt you forever, but knowing you came out on top is worth it. 

Passport Delivered!!!!  That is the final step in wife's immigration process!!!   IT IS FINISHED!!!!!

Just compared US passport and Spanish passport on https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php?p1=us&p2=es
 
The advantages of Spanish passport over US passport are in following countries:
 
Belarus, Bolivia, Gambia, Iran, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Spain of course.
 
Unless you travel to these countries or EU, US passport will give you same or better access to all other countries. 
 
If you travel to Spain / EU only, book under your US passport. You can show US passport to airline and use Spanish passport when entering Spain / EU at passport control in Europe.
 
E.g.:
 
1. Book direct flight to EU / Spain using name in US passport.
2. Board the plane from US airport using US passport.
3. When in EU or Spain, go through passport control using Spanish passport.
4. Show US passport to airline in EU / Spain when checking in for the flight.
5. Show Spanish passport on bordet control leaving Spain / EU
6. Show US passport when arriving at US and going through border.
 
Also, if I was you and I was going to Europe, say France for vacation for 2 weeks only, without visiting Spain, I'd just book everything using US passport. 90 days is enough for short visit and it makes things easy.

Are you both sure that a K-1 is right visa for you?  
Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation.
K-1        
    More expensive than CR-1    
    Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)    
    Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 6-8 months)    
    Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 6-8 months)    
    Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period    
    Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.
    A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also
    In some situations, marriage can affect certain Home country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice   
    A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire
    
CR-1
    Less expensive than K-1    
    No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required.    
    Spouse can immediately travel outside the US    
    Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival.    
    Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US    
    Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.
    Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US.
   

 

He does have a job and he rents a place. He also has a car note and all the “adult” bills lol! He’s traveled lately to other African countries but outside of Africa I don’t think so. I will have him attempt to apply. 
 

Are these documents for use in the US?  If so, they would need to be notarized at a US Embassy or Consulate, as long as they are not Yemeni government-issued documents (such as passports, birth certificates, etc).  The US Embassy in Yemen is, as I'm sure you know, closed.  The State Department has designated the Embassies in Riyadh, Djibouti, and Cairo to deal with consular cases, including American Citizen Service (ACS) cases from Yemen.  (ACS is the unit of the consular section that does notarizations -- you do not need to be a US citizen to get a document notarized there if it is for use in the US).
 
If it is for use in another country, or are government-issued documents,  I hope someone else can help you!

So, she got denied a Canadian visa, then a US visa, then a Canadian visa a second time?  In what sounds like a relatively short amount of time?  I rarely say this, but there is nothing she can do to improve her chances to get a vIsa for either country right now.  Her multiple attempts, in two countries, presents as a desperate need to get into one or the other -- with far more at stake than just a visit.  It is time to look at meeting in a third country, IMO.

Sometimes, an N-400 is what it takes to push an I-751.  It is crazy, but that is the case. 

My wife’s attorney insisted on online. As in, do that way or find another lawyer.  
 
There were the expected glitches but the results speak for themselves. Oath ceremony next week, after filing the first week of November.  

i will put post it / sticky note on the empty blank next to the visa, and just wrote " please dont stamp here" when u travel to japan 

No. Denver

Yes... you need to remember. I was asked those questions
 

Thanks! I am really bad at dates, but knowing this, I will study my application before going. 

In before the lock.
 
The current law just enables fraud. The law starts off by saying: you can remove donations if you are still married 2 years later.  Then laws but there is a waiver if you get divorced. Thats pretty much how the skilled fraudster works it and the best just arrive in the USA never to be seen by their petitioner spouse again. 
 
Pointless. 
 
Whereas before IRCA, INS was known to drop in on married couples unannounced, years after the fact, to see if they were still in a state of marital union. 
 
Get rid of the law or get rid of the divorce waiver. 

They should just issue 8 * 12 = 96 month extension letters.
 
Glad they didn't bother with 30 month letters. Can imagine the average airline employee figuring out how to add 30 months to an expiration date. As it is, I expect 10 percent of airline employees won't know that 36 months = 3 years.

You seem very confused and the information you listed does not make sense. If you are this confused about what happened, you should not have filled an application by yourself and gone to the interview by yourself.
You may not realize it, but your case is complicated. Marrying someone only to avoid the immigration laws is a deportable offense, so is lying to the USCIS. 
The USCIS will not hold harmless errors against you. They know you are human and can make mistakes. But there is obviously something sourrounding the address that was material to your marriage based green card (i.e had USCIS known this in the beginning you would not have got the green card). Maybe you admitted that your address was different to your spouse when you were married, thereby raising suspicion about the bonefide nature of your relationship. 
Did you know that the officer makes notes in the file during your interview? Did you say something to contradict what you had said before? 
In any major grant of benefit, like AOS or citizenship, the USCIS officer can and will go through your file and review your previous applications to make sure everything is in order. I had a previous I-485 that was denied and in front of me the adjudicating officer flipped through my file and asked me about it. I had a reasonable explanation and had documentation, but he didn’t ask to see it.
In short, you said something or provided some information that raised suspicion or contradicted something that was said or written earlier. 
Do you think you need a lawyer now? You are either being very dishonest or are very unaware how things are done at USCIS, but either way you should lawyer up right away because your continued residence in the US now depends on it.

Well no one seemed to have known but I got in contact with the embassy in Trinidad and they told me for this process it takes 22–28 working days to process the visa once approved and it in fact was issued on the 27th working day in this case. So I hope this helps someone else looking for answers.

Ok so I contacted an immigration lawyer and he went over my submission and I did enter some info incorrectly for part 5 and 6. So we have done over the I-864 and re-submitting to uscis. Thanks everyone. 

Thank you Sooo very much for your response and the details you provided, I do appreciate it. This answers my question. Take care   😊

I’m sorry to call this what it is. You actually used her. For you to just want to leave the marriage after a year of having your citizenship and making more money, and for you to already be asking about a new wife and immigration for the new future spouse, you already had everything planned out. 

Why are you jumping this far ahead when marriage counseling is the next logical step?

I can certainly believe they are not part of your application. They were part of my wife’s application and my own application.  

Not sure if you have dealt with health care in the US, but I would take that 3rd world health care 9 times out of 10 before the US. US healthcare ranks pretty low compared to other countries.
 
Here is a recent quote from an independent study....
Unfortunately, despite far outspending the rest of the world, the U.S. doesn’t even come close to having the best health care system in the world.

Not sure, if I'm an exception... but I had absolutely no problem with being unemployed for months. Lol
 
When I arrived, I tried to make myself feel at home. I tidied up, cleaned, painted every room of the house, fixed broken things, started woodworking, built shelves, worked in the yard, and so on... I did everything that I never had the time or energy for when I was still living in Germany.
 
I live in a very rural area. So, I also explored the woods, went hiking, etc. Then after a few weeks, I also adopted a dog from the shelter and spend all my free time with him. I built him a fence, bed, an agility trail, etc...
 
Time actually flew by.
Wish I could have been unemployed even longer. I didn't get everything done that I wanted to get done 😁

My husband really, REALLY struggled during this time. And the wait was only 5 months when he got his EAD/AP.  I actually took a job that paid less money just so I could work from home to be in the house with him (pre-Covid, when this wasn't the norm). That way he wouldn't feel as alone. But he still really struggled. I say this so you should know you are NOT alone.
 
His second month living here, he started studying at the local community college where he eventually got his Associates Degree. But even that was a struggle because English isn't his first language so the assignments were much more time consuming for him. We are huge travelers and we've gone all over the world together, so to keep that as a part of our life, we took a trip to Alaska during that time because it has a feeling of being "different" and "traveling" because we couldn't leave without his AP card. He also found a local Jiu Jitsu gym because he loves that sport. At least there, he made some acquaintances. He has now been in the US for four years and he still hasn't really fully adjusted. Immigration is HARD and definitely not for the weak. 
Good luck!