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I guess it depends on city and state. Where I am, I've seen prices from $500 to $1000 for interview part. Maybe there are lower prices, I did not shop around that much. The attorney has a prep phone call, explaining how interview is conducted. They know location well, so they explain in detail how to get there, even which door to open and which room to go You are absolutely right about attorney not asnwering questions for client at interview, however during prep call you can ask any questions about how to answer things. Also, attorney can take notes about questions asked and answers their client gave during interview for further record. They can also help keeping interview focused, and reduce chance of adjudicator asking irrelevant questions. Attorney can help getting USCIS supervisor involved too if necessary. If decision cannot be made on day of interview, at least attorney has full picture how it went and can help with next steps (answering RFE, suing for decision etc)

I don't think financial comingling can be understated. To share finances, you need to trust the person. If you open joint account with a random person, the funds can be depleted by that person without any repercussion... They're a joint holder thus have right to empty out account any moment. Both parties contributing to account and sharing access to funds to each other is good evidence of bonafide marriage. Your comment is akin to other comments I've seen on VJ about children born in marriage isn't good evidence because anybody can have a child. I strongly disagree with these sentiments. Yes, there are people who do silly things - add strangers to their accounts, have kids with random people. But it's not different from silly things like people signing I-864, sharing insurance or adding somebody on their house deed to only realize they were used.

Thank you for detailed report. N-600 is expensive, but is worth the investment

Typically few weeks, could be less than 1 month

I don't have a pending I-751. My I-751 was approved when I applied for N-400. It's always best to give more notice to USCIS. I'd include it when you file

Can you not file $0 tax returns? A statement would suffice. You didn't work, but sometimes there are other sources of income - stocks, renting out house etc. You didn't have any of this income?

You cannot use it for I-864 anyways Congratulations, it's not easy to get one!

I have a very straightfoward case, but I involved attorney. They're also coming with me to the interview. Why? 1) I can afford it 2) This is America 3) Too many things happening lately in immigration Could I complete N-400 form myself? Absolutely, it would have been easier than answering lawyer's questionnaire. However, I see lawyer as somebody playing a bigger role than just form filler / preparer.

Editing and redacting is what's typically produces mixed results. If bank itself produces statements with account number partially masked, that's OK. Alterations to doc can raise suspicion, whether these docs showing real data or were constructed too...

Send all pages of all documents or expect RFE

Concur with @Edward and Jaycel Do not redact anything sensitive. USCIS is a government agency. You're dealing with government which in some instances knows more about yourself than you do. All USCIS data is well protected.

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So that's all you need to prove you updated address on time. This is not an issue.

Certified translation is all that need. Certification is a sworn statement from translator. Apostile is not required.

Combo I-751 and N-400 can slow things down for sure. But if OP's I-751 is already approved, then it's not much different to regular N-400 case, unless there's name change?

Do you still have email and details of what you submitted? If yes, this is all you need.

Thank you, I think you may be right on this one. With my old petitions, I cook look up neighbor cases by guessing numbers. Not with online ones. I thought this tracker had some other way of pulling data. Doesn't appear like it has the online cases. I'll probably stop posting this stats as they're incomplete. I guess the website I used is still useful for paper only petitions such as I-751 and I-485. But may not be as useful for N-400.

You have confirmation or proof of prior address changes, right?

If this is affidavit it's not worth much from somebody living overseas. You need affidavit from people who see you often and live close to you, at least same city. Think: neighbors, colleagues, property manager, close friends. Your relatives living far away and writing affidavit isn't going to help much. They probably see you once a year or so, that's not valuable enough.

If you're no longer married, you have to wait 5 years from Resident Since date to apply for N-400.

Where did you see this stats with 70k? This is N-400 IOE-LB cases, from my understanding both paper and electronic.

Why is that? If you submit partial docs, expect an RFE. Submit all pages even if it's 100. You can spend few bucks to print it, don't jeopardize petition because you're trying to save money.

Either is fine as long as you're not close to minimum physical presence in the last 3 or 5 years

You have to live in your jurisdiction for 90+ days. Even though not legally required, I wouldn't apply for US citizenship immiediately after a long trip (say 5 months). Just to be on safe side. At the same time, if you were away for few weeks, no problem applying immediately upon return.

There is a chance you'd have to explain all the ties to your home. It doesn't look like much holding you there. You may get denied entry. Just read @SalishSea reply. If CBP asks how long you're coming for and you say "5-6" months, the whole thing can unravel. You cannot lie to them either, saying you're coming for 2 weeks but in fact staying for 6 months, this would complicate or make impossible your future immigraton history in the US. Good luck!