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Car is not an asset AFAIK as well as primary residence house.

Hi @Stein thank you for detailed description of your experience. Regarding "combo". This is a slang word used on VisaJourney and in the Internet community. Don't expect all officers to know what it means, as this is not an official term in their manuals. That's asked routinely. This is why I tell everybody naturalizing under 3 year rule to bring as much evidence of bonafide marriage as possible and be ready to give it to the officer.

Congrats! You guys have high risk tolerance 😃 Every now and then I read on VJ somebody's credit card got denied and packet returned.

I don't think this is right. People can elect filing under 3 year rule based on marriage even if they're residents for over 5. If you read this page you'll see there is no restriction of eligiblity if one is an LPR for over 5 years: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-g-chapter-3 People do it on VJ quite often.

It is a big deal, as your wife won't be able to board a plane back to the US without: - Expired GC and valid extension letter OR - I-551 stamp OR - Boarding foil Questions for you: - Have you moved addresses since you filed I-751? - Has the check been cashed? - Did you try raising request for missing notice? https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayNDNForm.do?sroPageType=ndn&entryPoint=init

I think answers about your wife's marriages are relevant. You can prepare an errata sheet and bring to the interview

Are you applying under 3 or 5 year rule?

Your mileage may vary. You can get RFEd on either I-751 / N-400 or both theoretically. You may be fine going without additional evidence and your spouse. It's just like other things in life. You can do 85 mph on 65mph road and get away with it. Or you may be pulled by a cop. I can only recommend the safest approach, which is following instructions to the t: 1) Come with the spouse 2) Bring all the evidence 3) Practice answers The reason why I'm suggesting driving within the limit in this case is things get ugly quick if you get a strict officer. And you don't know who you're gonna get.

All this work was added due to filing for N-400 under 3 year rule, which has the same bonafide marriage criteria as I-751. Add to that undecided I-751 and you have two reasons for bringing updated evidence to the interview. You simply can't know for sure whether your I-751 would be sitting for another year without movement, would you not applied for N-400. The choice whether to bring additional evidence or not is up to you. You may find that when you bring this evidence you won't get asked for anything from the pile of evidence. You may also find, if you bring very little you can get grilled and scrutinized more than usual. You can read VJ and conclude people who take N-400 lightly regret it because they get RFEs and stressful interviews, while others who prepare seriously for it, describe the interview as the easiest part of immigration process. Make sure your US citizen spouse attends. Good luck!

I anecdotally see this myself on VJ. People who bring large binders of evidence don't get asked for anything. People who come with nothing or very little - get grilled and asked for more evidence. It seems to have a phychological effect. Whenever officer sees somebody confident, prepared, with a lot of evidence and ready to fight for their case - they don't waste their time. But somebody unprepared, too relaxed gets the pressure.

1. Always tell the truth. If you ever lived somewhere, you need to mention it, even if only college or only you knew this. How much of address history do you need to provide? I was under impression, only last 5 years. 2. What are the questions about phone number? If it asks you for a phone number, enter the one you can receive calls and messages on, whatever it is. 3. Again, whichever number the petitioner can answer calls on. Do not overthink the questions or try guessing why they're asked. Just give the truthful answer.

I'm in California, pretty sure was asked for GC few times that I renewed my DL. How does SAVE work with names not matching? Wouldn't it have the same name as on GC?

What does she do when she has to renew her Driver's License and show proof of status? Do workers there get stuck seeing different names on GC and DL and does she have to show additional paperwork to show name change?

Not as a general rule, but as an exception. Soon they'll be changing the laws in Germany to make it even easier.

Bonafide marriage evidence: - IDs / DLs with matching address - Joint tax return transcripts - Joint lease contract / mortgage statements - Bank statements for joint checking, savings, brokerage, accounts - Evidence of any other jointly owned assets - car title etc - Utility bills showing both names - Insurance policies (health, car, homeowners, renters etc) showing both names - Birth certificates of kids born in this marriage - Flight, hotel, cruise reservations with both names - Photos with friends and family - Joint memberships (Costco, gym, whatever else) - Living wills listing each other - Correspondence (letters, cards etc) addressed to both of you - Any other evidence of bonafide marriage

I'd think just because your parent is no longer a Chinese national (did they formally renounce Chinese citizenship by the way?) it doesn't mean the parent wasn't born in China. You can probably hire a lawyer to do this on your parent's behalf.

I don't need visas for most of the countries in the world and the ones I'd need visas for - I don't need to visit. I'd never provide fraudulent docs to any government. It is a criminal offence in most jurisdictions.

Do you have proof for this statement?

That's aweful, I didn't realize how bad the situation is. I thought dishonest people would have to "doctor" the fake tickets. Level of effort seems way to low...

@VictoriaS208 asylum would have had some level credebility if the family was bullied by Mexico government or government was unable to provide protection from bad guys. If the family moved few times to different parts of Mexico, was still a target, despite efforts and they had proof of government doing nothing - that would make it somewhat qualifying. What you're describing currently is a not an asylum case that would have success.

OP said they didn't have any first name. Hence my question how does it work in those cultures. E.g. if entire family shares last name Simpson but no first names...How would they call each other? Simpson?

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And it presumably would have your husbands name? Not sure how it works outside the US. In many US states this alone allows changing to husband's last name.

If the child was born outside of the US to the naturalized US citizen, the parent needs to meet physical presence requirement: A child’s U.S. citizen parent must meet the following physical presence requirements: "The parent has been physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for at least 5 years; and The parent met such physical presence for at least 2 years after he or she reached 14 years of age. A parent’s physical presence is calculated in the aggregate and includes time accrued in the United States during periods when the parent was not a U.S. citizen." Do you meet this requirement? More info https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-h-chapter-5