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Very good point. Reporting would be pain in the back!

It can be hard to convince USCIS this can be used for I-864. You can lose a lot of time and they could still issue RFE much later in the process. Then you're going to be rushing to find a joint sponsor and reply on time. It may be easier just to begin with one.

This is what's expected : Police Certificates Available Fees: The fee for every certificate of conduct is €13. Document Name: Führungszeugnis, certificate of conduct, also referred to as a “police check”, “background check” or “criminal records check” Issuing Authority: Bundesamt für Justiz (Federal Office of Justice) Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Printed on special green paper/ German Eagle in the background/ no signature or seal/ DIN A4 format Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Administrative Clerk at Federal Office of Justice Registration Criteria: If a person is aged 14 or over, they are able to apply for a certificate of conduct. Procedure for Obtaining: The application can be made verbally by personal appearance or in simple written form to the registration authority at the following addresses mentioned below. Former residents of Germany, no longer registered in Germany, can apply for an individual record through the German Embassy or Consulate in their country of residence, or directly with the Bundeszentralregister in Bonn. The application form is available at the German Embassy/Consulate, or directly from the Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof Dienststelle Bundeszentralregister. Personal appearance: Besucherservice, Adenauerallee 99-103, 53113 Bonn. Their office hours are Mondays - Wednesdays: 7:30 - 16:00; Thursdays: 7:30 - 15:30; and Fridays 7:30 - 14:00. Written requests may be sent to: Der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof, Dienststelle Bundeszentralregister, Sachgebiet BZR 32 - Internationale Rechtshilfe, 53094 Bonn. Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available Alternate Documents: Strafregisterbescheinigung or Auszug aus dem Strafregister (extract from criminal record registration) Exceptions None Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Germany.html Where it says "Exceptions: None" this means you have to give exactly this and nothing else will be accepted. Check if your document fits this description above.

N-400 goes to field offices. You will always get interview on N-400.

Congrats! I'm sure it'll pay off in the future.

Often consultation fees get used towards legal fees. E.g. lawyers will use $375 towards their fees making consult "free". The reason for fee is high hourly rate. Nobody can afford to charge $50-100 for high end service with expensive office rent and other costs.

Agreed, even lawyers / websites use this term incorrectly. They are just affidavits, not "Affidavit of Support".

Check @Naes reply above

This is normal. Nothing to worry about. My I-751 went from "Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken" to "Card produced" and then to "Case approved". Some people got approved while their status showed "Case was received".

Can you reschedule the trip to your country? As sad as it may be, this is safer than rescheduling interview / oath.

The path of least resistance would be to get a joint sponsor.

You should always tell the truth. If asked to list all countries visited in the last 5 years, make sure to list it. If asked about it by immigration officer, dislose it. Otherwise don't volunteer.

Yes it's mandatory.

Forget about using income from J1 especially if it ends... EAD can take 6 months. I'm not sure you can adjust without joint sponsor.

I think somebody recently had a similar question on Jim Hacking's immigration show and it really triggered the lawyer who is muslim himself... This would be a difficult case for sure.

Either way is bad... If married USC while still married to person back home, then got immigration benefits fradulently as marriage to USC wasn't legal. This is a candidate for denaturalization. If married other person back home while married to USC - committed bigamy which is a crime in the US

As my signature says, I always recommend the bulletproof plan. I don't want to be that guy on the internet who said it was OK but the plan failed for OP.

Very good question. Part 2 asks for all marriages. I don't know how @Raimasyed is going to answer that. I cannot see USCIS being happy with two wives listed there. I also cannot see how they would be happy if one of the wives is not included as this would be misrepresentation by omission...

This is a problem. Your GC needs to be sent somewhere. If you think of using AirBnb, your GC may get lost. Do you have relatives / friends with stable address who are not moving any time in foreseeable future? Use it as mailing address to ensure GC is delivered OK.

Can take several weeks and even months.

You cannot interpolate current processing times to future. After the election, a lo of things can change in USCIS. Right now it's fast due to the fact election is coming...

Yes

I cannot think how good evidence can slow down the case. The evidence is reviewed at the very end of process when adjudicating case. Until then, nothing is happening to the case much in terms of reviewing evidence. The case mostly sits untouched for months.

Complete application in one go. Take screenshot of all details too.

Agreed, also @Drakyn42 with I-130 on file, US citizen spouse and baby on the way, CBP may decide not to let her in to the US... If you're worried about her flying, think about all possible stress of being questioned by CBP and put on return flight. The chances of this are relatively low, but not as low as winning in the lottery.