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  1. OldUser
    She might have misrepresented herself. Truth and only truth is valuable when it comes to US immigration. I don't believe she'd get a permanent ban, most likely she'd be able to get immigrant visa, even if waiver would be needed. The most painful part is she'd have to disclose any prior visa denials. Also, probably has to say "yes" to questions similar to "Have you ever lied to US officials"?
  2. OldUser
    No obvious upsides to K-1 I can think of in 2025. More expensive, more restrictive, takes about same or longer to get GC.
  3. OldUser
    How do you know that? There's many ways to check
  4. OldUser
    Nobody can tell you. It's a black box.
  5. OldUser
    I'm clarifying, because assumptions lead to mistakes which is easy to make when dealing with I-864
  6. OldUser
    I wouldn't say the questions are easy. There's very broad questions such as "Have you ever..." etc. Also, entire immigration history is closely inspected. There is a risk of losing GC as part of applying for N-400 in some cases. Applying for citizenship should not be taken lightly.
  7. OldUser
    Always tax return transcript
  8. OldUser
    I'd say it's pretty fast. Not so long ago, people were complaining about waiting for it for 9+ months. Congrats!
  9. OldUser
    Oh I see, not having to wait makes sense. With 3 year rule, both spouses are advised to go to the interview VS under 5 only the applicant. Plus now he has to remember nitty grittys of how relationship developed over 17 years. But it's totally doable. Best of luck!
  10. OldUser
    Yes, it's possible: You don't have to file N-400 unless you want to become a US citizen.
  11. OldUser
    Great to see more December 2024 filers naturalizing. Congrats @RishDan and thank you for detailed recollection of how it went!
  12. OldUser
    Should have applied under 5 year rule. But I guess it's ok. Good luck!
  13. OldUser
    List everything you submitted for I-864 and we'll be able to identify issue
  14. OldUser
    You can but the question is whether you should... Do you have good income? Or did you use joint sponsor? Or assets?
  15. OldUser
    Submitted request thanks to @top_secret Got email about case being escalated
  16. OldUser
    The most important thing, you need to remember all countries visited and dates. Bring all old and current passports. Even for land crossings, make sure to list every trip over 24 hours. If you can't remember, it's your job to reconstruct all dates. Things that may help with that: - credit card charges that would show purchases overseas - paper receipts for purchases while on trip - phone location history - email communications - chat messages mentioning trip - photos taken overseas - rideshare trips if you took some overseas - talk to friends / family / work colleagues who you visited overseas, they may remember dates
  17. OldUser
    Sorry to hear it. For this reason I wouldn't even take a phone with me to interview... Can you clarify this sentence: Did what? Clean her phone? Or marry for immigration purposes? What sort of evidence did you include with forms? Also what fresh evidence did you bring with you? I'd be preparing for second interview (stokes) and possibly taking a lawyer with me next time. You may also get a home visit. Good luck!
  18. OldUser
    I'm a big believer in only beneficiary needing to go to interview. There's 0 chance of stokes interview when only beneficiary attends. There's more than 0 chance stokes may happen if petitioner attends. Interview suppose to last a few minutes. However, if counsular officer sees both people, the interview may get longer.
  19. OldUser
    Arguably, K-3 forms that almost never get approved take USCIS time they could spend on other petitions they approve, like I-130. Good luck!
  20. OldUser
    That's true. Stopping IO from inquiring into marriage though is another matter though and it's all a fair game at the interview. Here's my experience with 5 year rule interview:
  21. OldUser
    No. Sometimes updates take few days. But in most of cases, these ghost updates don't result in anything.
  22. OldUser
    No. You're overthinking. People received these messages in all sorts of cases. Try to meditate, or do something that relaxes you. As much as you need to be prepared, careful and alert, stressing too much isn't worth it. What helped me personally, is thinking that I'm just going to DMV 😃😃😃 I mentally prepared myself that I had a clean, straightforward case. That I will be granted citizenship. That this is a formality I have go through, like a visit to DMV to get a DL renewal. You don't want to be too relaxed, but at the same time, this helped me to reduce anxiety.
  23. OldUser
    Means nothing. An officer may have opened case to read about it, and closed without taking any action. You're definitely not the first to get those "ghost" updates. USCIS system is just glitchy.
  24. OldUser
    Nothing to be done. You remain UK citizen. You also become a US citizen. US only recognizes you as a US citizen in any relations with the US. UK only recognizes you as a UK citizen in any relations with the UK. This means you can't pose a UK citizen in the US, and you can't pose as a US citizen in the UK. Otherwise, if you travel to a third country, you can use whichever passport and citizenship.
  25. OldUser
    I have the freshest experience! Passport took about 16 days. I applied at USPS. The expedited service. The official estimate was about 3 weeks.
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