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I don't believe this is going to fly as your are outside the US. The chance of getting another student visa is 1% in my opinion. Others may have a different view.

Can you please copy / paste quote from the article? All I read was some students may be out of status for years without being immediately caught. Of course when you're out of status you're accruing unlawful presence.

You did. The moment SEVIS is terminated you're out of status.

Based on what? Was your SEVIS record terminated? Did you abandon school? Often, visa is expired but you're in valid status. If you were indeed out of status, you would be in trouble and likely won't get another visa.

Agreed, it all depends on how taxes are filed.

NOAs are not that useful for airport (other than I-797 when filing I-751 extending validity of GC and few others). But to applicant and USCIS they are important.

What is attorney's opinion on all of this? Why aren't they handling the case? Did attorney know about naturalization certificate issue? Was this discussed when filing I-129F?

While I-693 doesn't have fees for filing, it's not free. You have to find a civil surgeon approved by USCIS and go through paid medical exam. You can search for civil surgeons here - https://www.uscis.gov/tools/find-a-civil-surgeon Please take I-864 seriously. Both incorrect medical and incorrect I-864 are probably most frequent reasons for case denials. Overall, there's definitely positive things about your case progressing but make sure to get both forms right!

Whatever is said over the phone has no legal binding. Did USCIS ever send you letter assuring you they'll decide I-290B within 90 days?

Would you trust this answer? I wouldn't. Come together for combo. You're right preparing for it. While not guaranteed, it's better for wife to be with you and combo doesn't happen VS her being there alone with officer trying to conduct combo.

While true, the reason many recommend assuming is to ensure one brings US citizen spouse. One thing is to be disappointed immigrant, but much worse is a dissapointed immigration officer interviewing the immigrant asking for spouse who's not there!

Bring the spouse regardless. You don't want surprises on the day.

Congrats! Yes, you got approved without interview.

Normal 4-10 weeks

4-8 weeks, nowadays even up to 10 weeks.

Here's entire thread about travelling on conditional GC + extension letter: I've had several trips on it too while I-751 was pending. It's nothing to write home about, other than you need to show up to airport nice and early and prepare to wait for airline staff / immigration to validate everything. Occasionally you may get some airline staff not familiar with it, for that you can carry printout of carrier guide.

It's possible. N-400 is definitely a priority.

Normal

I don't know the whole story, but so far it looks like it's DIY case if you can find records related to J1.

Contact sponsor organization who arranged J1. They may have records. File FOIA request to get all immigration info on file. It's your burden to prove you're admissable. No info = stuck in limbo.

Check J1 visa in passport and DS-2019 form

What did he file? I-130? That's in the past now. Nothing to be changed there.

Nothing to remove your ex husband from when it comes to immigration if removal of conditions is not filed. You will file I-751 with Divorce Waiver. You can do it any time if you have divorce decree already.

Thank you for clarifying. If adult unmarried child is sponsored, he cannot wait in the US (making sure @Keesh understands this)

Thank you for clarification. Yes, it's possible. It's best to address any issues first. You see, any prior denial will complicate your future I-130 case. USCIS will naturally spend more time scrutinizing everything / hesitating to approve whenever you have a mark on your immigration file. So the best course of action is to address any issues and then file I-130. There's no point spending money and waiting to get a denial. If it would get miraculously approved without naturalization certifcate flagged again, this same issue may arise when immigrant will file for I-751 or N-400 or even I-90 to replace GC. You'd do a disservice to the immigrant by keeping everything as is and not fixing the issue. This is how legendary messy cases are created that news buzz about. Do what's in your control to prevent it - by correcting your naturalization certificate.