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I don't know what your wife's immigration status, but you need to accumulate quite a bit of evidence of marital life with address on it for various applications such as I-485, I-751, N-400 (if any applies) So better start early than late. Open those joint accounts, start paying at least mobile phone bills, have pay stubs, insurance etc in this address.

@slavaskii is her DL a Real ID? If so, no problem travelling on it.

You don't need to be a US citizen to get a job as a dentist. That is a very strange idea. Unless you are getting a job at the government, work with Department of Defense, or need special security clearance, your LPR status is more than enough. Please do some research before jumping to conclusions and being condescending to forum users, who give advice to protect you from extra scrutiny and potential denial of your N-400.
 

Put her name for joint account. Use that statement for proof of residence 

@Joe Minero you don't need to wait 90 days after your international trip to apply for citizenhip, unless you don't pass the physical presence test. Because you pass the physical presence test and haven't moved to new state less than 90 days ago, you should be good to apply.
Just don't apply exactly 90 days early. Apply a week or two later.

@Joe Minero you don't need to wait 90 days after your international trip to apply for citizenhip, unless you don't pass the physical presence test. Because you pass the physical presence test and haven't moved to new state less than 90 days ago, you should be good to apply.
Just don't apply exactly 90 days early. Apply a week or two later.

@Joe Minero did you live in the state for 3 months? Supported documents would be lease, state driver license etc. You can file 3 months early as long as you pass physical presence test (number of days in the US) and 3 months residency in the state you're filing in.

No, most of the LPRs and citizens do not get stamp upon their entry into the US. It's normal.

So I just got back from overseas. Arrived in Chicago. At the passport control the officer asked me to follow him which I did. I was seated in a room with a handful of people. Waited 1 minute, then someone came out asked for my name and DOB and then let me go.
 
I have I-551 stamp. My passport does not show entry stamp.. should I be worried?
 
I was also handed a declarations form saying IFR in red and nothing else. I handed it to someone at the exit.

Hi @sefka, there will be no issues if you get married and then leave the US.  You should leave before your I-94 expires and you will need to start the immigration process all over again starting with the I-130.
 
Everything about the K1 is for the beneficiary to arrive in the US and get married within 90 days.  Both parties typically attest twice stating this.  The expectation is that the couple will proceed with AOS, but they are not obligated to do so. 
 
We did both K1 and CR1.  Our I-130 for the CR1 was actually approved faster than others in our group.  We did declare on the form that we had an approved K1 and explained why we didn't adjust status (family emergency).
 
My recommendation is to file the I-130 now, but delay process at the NVC stage until almost your 2nd anniversary.  This will allow you to immigrate after 2 years of marriage and enter as an IR1.  Your will get the 10 yr green card and can avoid the ROC process that we are doing now.

You don't need to be a US citizen to get a job as a dentist. That is a very strange idea. Unless you are getting a job at the government, work with Department of Defense, or need special security clearance, your LPR status is more than enough. Please do some research before jumping to conclusions and being condescending to forum users, who give advice to protect you from extra scrutiny and potential denial of your N-400.
 

You completely missed their point. You talk about putting your studies first due to finances in the future. But that’s contradictory with your idea of essentially sparing $700 on an application that most likely will be denied.
And if you’re so sure that you are going to get away with it, why bother to come and ask here, with a condescending attitude as the cherry on top?

You have an option as suggested above, or the other two:
 
- Keep trying to get a stamp in November. Try different field offices, show them proof of travel. Maybe they could accomodate you and issue the stamp.
- Break down your trip into two. Come back to the US in January, get a stamp and go back to Vietnam.
 
As you said, you may need to stay well beyond the expiration, so I think the last option may be helpful, though expensive. No guarantees you would get the stamp. If you do manage to get a stamp in January, it kind of helps with breaking your long stay outside of the US so you don't get in a trouble for spending too much time overseas.

That is entire incorrect to what I wrote.
 
I asked why would you risk loosing $725 on a bad bet, and why do you need to try to be a citizen now.  I did not tell you not to pursue your education.

You don't need to be a US citizen to get a job as a dentist. That is a very strange idea. Unless you are getting a job at the government, work with Department of Defense, or need special security clearance, your LPR status is more than enough. Please do some research before jumping to conclusions and being condescending to forum users, who give advice to protect you from extra scrutiny and potential denial of your N-400.
 

Card picked up and in hand. 

They can and they should

Yes

See what I posted above. I don’t know about VAWA but definitely not diversity visa. If there is a fraud ban, it will not be overcome.

Hi, thanks for your answer, that is precisely the problem. There is a inadmissibility that a previous attorney say could be overcome by the DV visa, hence the question. 

Hi there to everybody. I was wondering if somebody would know if my spouse could apply for the DV visa in order to increase my chances. The thing is that my spouse is a US citizen and I see that in the DV visa entry the US is listed. I am not sure how would that work, If somebody knows please let me know. Thanks

Hello, I just recently got my 10year green card under VAWA and would like to file for citizenship, however I am afraid that my wife will not be able to come for the N400 interview as we are now separated. Please advise me what to do to make it easy for me. Thank you. 

@Danny93 were you married over 2 years when you got your 10 year GC? This makes things easier. Still, when applying under 3 year rule you need to show you lived together for 3 years prior to filing N-400. Also, you need to live together in marital union all the way until Oath ceremony.
Otherwise, you are not eligible to naturalize under 3 year rule. Employment usually involves couple not living together, because US citizen spouse is in the military deployed somewhere or other exceptions like that. 
The safest thing for you to do is wait for 5 years after you became LPR and file under 5 year rule.

The section on involuntary separation lists employment as an acceptable reason .. but not choice of education facility 

You don't need to be a US citizen to get a job as a dentist. That is a very strange idea. Unless you are getting a job at the government, work with Department of Defense, or need special security clearance, your LPR status is more than enough. Please do some research before jumping to conclusions and being condescending to forum users, who give advice to protect you from extra scrutiny and potential denial of your N-400.