Oko Vicki

2 hours ago, OldUser said:

Do you want a quicker approval or longer interview? Cmon, it's for yourself.

N-400 under 3 year rule asks for bonafide marriage evidence.

 

Good luck and keep us posted!

All documents uploaded. My wife found a picture of us from a couple weeks after my arrival, at the dealership taking a photo with our salesperson with our car behind us, I uploaded it. 

Anyways, done and now we wait. 

Just now, OldUser said:

Uploading bonafide marriage evidence for N-400 under 3 year rule costs $0.

All over again 😞😞 sigh. Thanks man. 

Good day guys. I am completing my N400 forms right now. I've uploaded up to date bank statements, bills etc as unsolicited evidence to my I751, do I need to upload those again for N400? 

For N400 so far, I have uploaded marriage and divorce certificates. 3 years Tax transcripts. What else should I put in there? 

25 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Yes, the calculator does not take marital union into account. I think it mentions somewhere that marital union and other things can affect eligibility to file early. 

 

I would definitely file in July if I was in your situation. 

 

Good luck!

July is exactly what I will do. Thank you for contribution. 

On 4/15/2025 at 11:24 AM, OldUser said:

You need to live with your spouse for 3 years immediately prior to filing N-400 under 3 year rule.

 

If you lived with spouse in marital union (physically, together) for 3+ years, you can apply for N-400 even if it's only been 2 years and 9 months from Resident Since date on your GC.

 

So yes, it can disqualify some CR-1 from 90 day early filing window.

 

If you lived in marital union since 07/22, you cannot file just yet. You can file at 3 year anniversary of living in marital union in 07/25.

That's what I thought. Looks like the N400 calculator doesn't factor the 3yr marital union. I guess I file in July then, just to be on the safe side. 

Thank you OldUser. 

23 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

Do not file right on day 90, file more like day 85. The cases where you have seen the denial comes from those who file on day 90 some right at midnight some an hour or so later. Those cases denied was because of the time zones. Make it easier on yourself and wait a little bit. 

I intend to file at least 3 days after my window opens in July. 

Good day my fellow VJers, hope we are all well and good today. 

So my Resident since date is 07/22, N400 calculator says my 90-day window opens today. 

However, I seem to remember seeing a post here last year about someone getting denied because they applied early. 

So my question, is the 90-day window only applicable to K1 and other I485s? 

I am a CR1. 

4 hours ago, uncle_u said:

Did you go ahead ticking yes to willful misrepresentation and explaining what happened?. If so, please was it a problem during your interview?

I did. No it wasn't a problem at the interview. Please go to my profile and read my Consulate Review, I mentioned it there. 

2 hours ago, uncle_u said:

Hello please is there any update on this? And how did it go?

Hello

Update on what? 

On 5/3/2024 at 12:41 PM, Oko Vicki said:

Extension letter arrived this morning 05/03. 

No Biometrics letter yet.

Biometrics appointment letter arrived in the mail 05/04. 

On 4/28/2024 at 8:34 AM, Oko Vicki said:

Update: 48-month extension letter now available to download.

Biometrics appointment scheduled, notice sent. 

Extension letter arrived this morning 05/03. 

No Biometrics letter yet.

6 hours ago, orionkh said:

Congrats! I received my notices online a day after the check was being processed. 

Thnak you. Congrats 

On 4/25/2024 at 1:06 PM, Oko Vicki said:

I just got a text and email from them. My case has been added to my online account with case number. However, no extension letter or any of my evidences in the documents section yet. Now we wait. 
 

Package mailed via USPS: 04/15

Package delivered: 04/19

NOA1: 04/25 

 

This was surprisingly fast. But I will take it. 

Update: 48-month extension letter now available to download.

Biometrics appointment scheduled, notice sent. 

Yesterday, I got a message saying an action was taken on my case. I went in my account and saw the updates.

Now I logged in after seeing your post and my account is blank. That is so weird. Hmm 

6 minutes ago, orionkh said:

I really think that they’re waiting for the check to be cleared before they send out the notice. If for whatever reason the bank rejects the check and they had already sent us the notice, they can’t come back and ask us to send them another fee. Just my two cents. Someone told me that they saw the notice letter a couple of days, after the check has been cleared. My bank account is showing the check is processing. My hope is that tomorrow it will have been processed by tomorrow, and the notice will magically appear in my online account lol 

“Magically” 😁

Let’s hope and wait. 
I am now looking forward to N400, can’t wait to be done with all this immigration HBP lol. 

1 minute ago, orionkh said:

Which lockbox did you send your app? Mine was received on 4/16 at Tempe lockbox and I got an sms and email notification yesterday. I think the check is still being processed. Until it’s processed and cleared, you won’t see the extension letter in your online account. They will issue the notice only after they have received your money  

USCIS and money are like 5&6 lol. That being said, I’d like to think they would not issue a receipt notice and mail out an extension letter if they hadn’t initiated the payment, don’t you think? 
I sent my package to the Phoenix PO Box. 
 

On 4/16/2024 at 11:39 AM, Oko Vicki said:

Hey SuperG, I mailed out my package yesterday 04/15 via USPS, tracking says delivery date is tomorrow 04/17 so now we wait.

Hopefully you hear about your case soon. Fingers crossed 

I just got a text and email from them. My case has been added to my online account with case number. However, no extension letter or any of my evidences in the documents section yet. Now we wait. 
 

Package mailed via USPS: 04/15

Package delivered: 04/19

NOA1: 04/25 

This was surprisingly fast. But I will take it. 

Just now, OldUser said:

19th was a Friday. Give it at least few weeks. USCIS is slooooow, I bet it's not your first interaction with them in your immigration journey?

Oh trust me, I am not in a hurry at all. They should take their time, what I look forward to is next April for N400. For what I can't wait. 

18 minutes ago, orionkh said:

Have you received a sms or email notification yet? I sent to the Tempe lockbox too and FedEx said USCIS received it on 4/16, but I haven’t heard from them. 

No text or email yet. I used USPS, delivered 04/19, no update so far. 

Hey SuperG, I mailed out my package yesterday 04/15 via USPS, tracking says delivery date is tomorrow 04/17 so now we wait.

Hopefully you hear about your case soon. Fingers crossed 

3 hours ago, Boiler said:

I can think of all sorts of variants, just a few points

 

1. Nigeria and fake divorces are well known
2. DoS do check
3. Seems that in this case the OP also told them, so extra reason to check.
4. Who knows the validity of the Lawyer in Nigeria
5. Maybe he subsequently had a valid divorce.
6. Not sure what the US Consulate in Lagos have to do with this, he is a USC, maybe in Nigeria, I doubt he needs Csulate Services.
7. If he wishes to petition his GF than all this will be gone through again.
8. Sounds like the OP has not divorced if not then that should be a priority, I suppose if he never was free to marry then the marriage was never legal but doubt she has evidence of that to convince a US court.

There just seems to be a few things stacked against OP. I'd just divorce him and move on with my life.

If the husband did do something shady, then this is such a terrible look for USCIS for missing it at I130 level, Consulate, ROC and then N400; that is a lot of hurdle to cross with a fake divorce decree. A regular citizen found what a multibilllion dollars state department couldn't find 4 different times? Hmm hmm. 

Your 7th point is very key. If he ever petitions, then the scrutiny starts all over again, perhaps he will get caught this time, or not. Who even knows anymore. 

Also, point 4, I wouldn't trust many of the lawyers back there, what if they told you what you wanted to hear for some $$? 

Anyways, if he indeed perpetrated this evil, I hope he gets caught. He has to. He must. 

9 hours ago, Family said:

A court case that features a “savvy college educated” fellow, a fake Nigerian divorce decree, a Consulate Officer testimony and a Nigerian Attorney ( testifying on Zoom)…

 

 

Almost sounds like a movie script, doesn't it?!! 

19 minutes ago, Bengoj said:

I wish I was bitter but No love lost here. It’s the principle of submitting false document for the purposes of obtaining us citizenship. It happened to you you say, so you should understand how things like this happen. I found out his divorce decree was fake with me digging in further in 2022 and by how he was doing things. I reported it to USCIS tip line even before he applied for citizenship. I didn’t know when he applied for citizenship, I found out when I checked online. He got it 2023 and is now in Nigeria with the spouse. Divorce decree has been confirmed it’s counterfeit. Why would I be in on something like this?

We all know these things happen. I'm sure nobody is surprised by this as my country is a high fraud country. 

It's good you reported the fraud issue to USCIS tip line as soon as you found out, that should clear you I hope. 

Interestingly, you reported before he even applied for Naturalization, I am now so curious how he survived that process. 

I'm so interested to see how this ends. Please keep us apprised. Good luck. 

I'm sorry to hear this. I just wanted to say no way that supposedly "counterfeit" divorce decree makes it past consulate review, ROC and then Naturalization. Just saying. 

I am following this post. 

8 hours ago, Karay said:

Hello Oko, has there been any update? I also got the same letter which stated that my claim has been disallowed because my spouse’s SSN was issued after the return was due and I cannot retroactively file MFJ.

Hi Karay,

They didn't pay us. 

However, I intend to include both 1040x forms in my ROC to show we did amend to filing jointly even though we didn't get paid. Has to count towards financial comingling