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Do you not have a photocopy of your green card? It's always advisable to make physical and digital copies of important documents such as passport, DL, GC... If you have a copy, file N-400 with that. You're planning to apply for N-400 next year. That's at least a few months. How would you live without proof of LPR status all this time? I highly recommend applying for I-90 and getting a stamp in passport that serves as proof of LPR status. Then file for N-400 and provide copy of stamp in passport.

Hi, first of all I'm sorry your marriage isn't working. How long does it take to divorce in your state? When is her I-751 filing deadline? Are you expecting a clean divorce or back and forth splitting assets?

First of all: don't give up. Your wife and stepson do not have to leave the US at this time. A new, properly filed I-485 with supporting documentation will eventually get them green cards. You have to be very heavy on evidence in the next filing. USCIS gave excellent tips on how to build a strong case. Include each and every page of every statement from your joint bank accounts, utility bills showing both names. List your spouse as beneficiary on your retirement plans. Add her and stepson to your health insurance plan. Annotate each photo with: "Date, location, occasion, names of people on the photo". Only include photos where you have not just wife and stepson, but your family, friends and colleagues together. Financial comingling is the king of evidence, as you can see. Remember the saying to put the money where your mouth is? This is exactly the situation. You have to build a stronger much stronger case to overcome any suspicion on USCIS end.

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Absolutely go with a lawyer. That's what I would do. Lawyer often keeps USCIS questions to point and ensures your rights are respected. Lawyer can prepare you for the interview and also keep record of all being said during interview. I barely see any reports of USCIS officers mocking people, putting them down, screaming at them or asking inappropriate questions when lawyer is present. But this happens to people who go without lawyer from time to time.

What would that be?

This is a mistake, you're not the first person to receive such reminder in error. You can file FOIA to get all information about you.

Audio and video cannot be used as evidence directly. They need to be transcribed. You can have printed still images supporting video.

This is an excellent point.

I would hire a lawyer, let them review everything you submitted, prepare you for the interview and go to interview with you.

Here, it's free - https://www.foia.gov/agency-search.html?id=33a1c54c-5548-4917-9575-bbf66fb4b524&type=component

It's a difficult case. USCIS is unlikely going to approve N-600K based on "it was long time ago". I'm not an expert or lawyer, but I don't see enough evidence for successful outcome. I already mentioned some of the ways to get extra information such as reaching out to employers, getting log of entries / exists from using FOIA. You can also get some affidavits from neighborss / people she was in close contact while living in the US. If there are school records for you etc that may help. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

This could be somewhat useful, but there wouldn't be stamps of her leaving and coming back to the US. Maybe FOIA with all records from CBP could help. Does she have emails or any other copies of flight reservations or boarding passes showing she had return tickets from and to the US?

You can try, but you need to get absolutely everything you have, not the bare minimum. If she can somehow get letters from those employers confirming her employment, that would help.

You don't have the original document, only original certified copy. Copy in this case, it's not a copy you made yourself. It's a copy provided by government. Bring the real document on your hand, not a photocopy you made of it. I hope this helps.

100%. I would have taken that marital evidence to interview, even when applying under 5 year rule. Everything is a fair game during naturalization.

Well she has to choose whether she wants to reunite with her child or not.

You may need to file FOIA to find all the information about case filed for you. And you may need to start from scratch. Just make sure moving forward to take things more seriously, e.g. have working email addresses with access to them, physical copies and digital backups of documents in different accounts you have access to.

Tax return transcript is preferred (all pages). Otherwise all pages of W2 and all pages of 1040.

US citizen petitioner can file K-1 from anywhere. However, he or she should establish domicile at some point during the process, so there is proof during fiancé's visa interview. Here's overview of process: https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-of-us-citizens/visas-for-fiancees-of-us-citizens

And my experience: larger packet, no issues, no RFEs, no problems. It's all about the substance in that packet.

#1 update the address. She has to file AR-11 (or update online) within 10 days. Her sponsor (I guess you) must send physical I-865 within 30 days. #2 Check with property manager etc at old address for physical mail #3 Update driver's licenses (both yours and hers) to new address #4 I hope your new address is within the same USCIS jurisdiction. Because if not, her N-400 will get denied.

Messages can be delayed a lot. It may have been sent 5pm. But who knows...

You might as well a second interview. Or maybe you'll just get an approval and all of this fuss was just to test you out.

Looks more like extreme cruelty / abuse type of case aka steeper road.