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The consulate will deny you even if your crimes do not technically reach the level of moral turpitude. And there is no appeal. Even if you are acquitted, they can still deny you if you are applying through a consulate or simply issue you a request for more information and send you for additional screening. That screening will take forever so that you can never get an immigrant visa. Also, it isn’t just a question of filling out DS260. A police report is required,

I would just get a letter from his doc now. If they ask at the interview, present that. Military records should be good. SS records don’t prove physical presence. I would think the military records are solid. Do you have copies of his university/HS diploma? Also good.

Always get the certified translations.

This N600k is interesting for children of USC if USC has insufficient requisite physical presence. Get it or lose it before 18. Whereas the child of a USC with sufficient physical presence is always a USC from birth. Whether or not anything is filed.

I would read this thoroughly.

I would never lie to the embassy. They still have to issue you the B visa for the oath ceremony. I would simply keep it short and sweet. If they ask (never answer an unasked question), say - i want to keep options open for my children to move in the future if I am not able to move.

It is up to uscis and then the embassy as to whether they issue the certificate of citizenship and then B visa. ” FAM 402.2-4(B)(7) (U) Children Seeking Expeditious Naturalization under INA 322 (CT:VISA-1826; 09-06-2023) a. (U) Naturalization under INA 322 is a permissible activity in B-2 status. You may issue a B-2 visa to an eligible foreign-born child to facilitate that child's expeditious naturalization pursuant to INA 322. The child must be under the age of 18 when INA 322 requirements are met. The child's intended naturalization, however, does not exempt the child from INA 214(b); the child must intend to return to a residence abroad after naturalization. A child whose parents are residing abroad will generally overcome the presumption of intended immigration, if the parents do not intend to resume residing in the United States, whereas a child whose parents habitually reside in the United States will not.” If they have determined that you live abroad and qualify, I don’t know what the mechanism would be to deprive your children of citizenship. The good thing is your son just turned 17. Apply now to Holtsville field office. That is a 1.5 hours on train and 5 minutes Uber from jfk airport. They say on the website that processing is 6.5 months. Perfect. That takes you to Christmas holidays. Get your certs, go back to Germany. Return after 2025 school year. If this fails, you will find out soon enough to start i130. I would still try DCF with job offer from your cousin. Your son is under 21, so no quota.

I don’t think OP is being contradictory if she goes back to germany after the oath ceremony, and prepares to move here. What is the N600k for if the kids never want to live in the U.S.? I would characterize N600k for children who don’t want to move on that trip but may move soon or any time that without having the parent sponsor them.

I would do this. Long Island, NY is at 6.5 months and Helena, MT at 4. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ Get this done. Go back home and wrap things up.

Are you here?