NickD

Employer is more than at fault, by paying cash, and not submitting a W-2, paying his share of FICA taxes and withholding federal and state if applies, income taxes. Then taking advantage of more than likely an ignorant immigrant worker.
Just saying, don't put the entire blame on this girl, she is not responsible for the actions of her employer. He is the one that is liable to take care of his employees, sure a court of law would sort this out.

Employer is more than at fault, by paying cash, and not submitting a W-2, paying his share of FICA taxes and withholding federal and state if applies, income taxes. Then taking advantage of more than likely an ignorant immigrant worker.
Just saying, don't put the entire blame on this girl, she is not responsible for the actions of her employer. He is the one that is liable to take care of his employees, sure a court of law would sort this out.

Employer is more than at fault, by paying cash, and not submitting a W-2, paying his share of FICA taxes and withholding federal and state if applies, income taxes. Then taking advantage of more than likely an ignorant immigrant worker.
Just saying, don't put the entire blame on this girl, she is not responsible for the actions of her employer. He is the one that is liable to take care of his employees, sure a court of law would sort this out.

Not given the due date, can get an idea from others in your area about the average processing time, may even want to wait. In particular if this is your first born child. Will have your hands more than filled with a new baby, can practically guarantee, neither of you will get a good night's sleep. Depends on how far your nearest field office is, may have three trips, biometrics, interview, and the oath ceremony. The studying for that civics test. And whether both you and spouse are working.
Some came here without even a baby sitter, is this your situation? Money can also be an issue depending on what kind of health insurance you have. Lots of variables to consider, just can't make assumptions. With marriage, that birth certificate is an excellent form of evidence. If you have that ten year card, no reason to rush. With that ROC, have no choice, do with US citizenship.

Sure a lot of questions whether traffic violations should be listed in the N-400, in trying to retrace my steps with the passport photos, ran across this:
"Step 2. General Requirements
Translations. Any document containing foreign language submitted to USCIS shall be accompanied by a full English language translation which the translator has certified as complete and accurate, and by the translator's certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.
All applicants must send certain documents with their application.
For example, if you have been arrested or convicted of a crime, you must send a certified copy of the arrest report, court disposition, sentencing, and any other relevant documents, including any countervailing evidence concerning the circumstances of your arrest and/or conviction that you would like USCIS to consider. Note that unless a traffic incident was alcohol or drug related, you do not need to submit documentation for traffic fines and incidents that did not involve an actual arrest if the only penalty was a fine of less than $500 and/or points on your driver's license."
Feel that should answer all questions about listing traffic violations.

Apparently the field office's IO's don't know the legal difference between the words, "and" or "or". Still demanding all of that evidence that you are sharing your ownership and paying bills together.

You send your application to some lockbox located all over the country, they make your biometrics appointment, then ship everything to someplace in Missouri where they send this stuff to your local office where they schedule your interview. When we received those biometric appointments, gave us a deadline or our applications would be rejected. Also processing times were given, for my wife, said a year. But she was done in five months, stepdaughter only took four months from the time we sent in your application to her oath ceremony.
That surprised me due to the huge delays in our I-751 processing. We did have delays after the interview, misplaced my wife's file, ha, misplacing a four inch thick file, and wanted my stepdaughter to answer to battery charges against her when she was 17 months old. But my senator took care of that in a big hurry.
The only thing we could do, was to be there on time, regardless of the weather, price of gas, or other commitments. Wife had to schedule that day off, stepdaughter's interview occurred right during mid-terms, her professors rescheduled her tests so she wouldn't miss her that appointment. Weather forecasted really bad that day, so left five hours earlier. But the roads weren't that bad, we had five hours to kill.

Rule #1 when dealing with the USCIS is to only pay your fees with a personal check, that way you have positive proof they accepted your fee money and the date they cashed it.
Rule #2, make a complete duplicate copy of everything you sent in, so if they lose it, don't have to go through all that again.
Actually not a new rule with the USCIS, an old rule when dealing with the IRS or any other governmental agency for that matter. When dealing with these agencies, the burden of proof is always on your shoulders. With that information, can e-mail that to your senators office and get aid.

If your new wife is awaiting US citizenship in two years, she is apparently an immigrant herself, how did she come here? Did you petition for her as a LPR?
If so, you will need a lot more than a good attorney. May work if she won the lottery, but awfully gray is she is here on a work visa. Would even be worse if your wife came from your home country. This is exactly what the USCIS is against, and the key reason for us that met our soulmates came from a different country, we were practically grilled to death.
You need to provide more information on the status of your wife.

13 month battle in the AOS only to get a two year conditional card, spent the next 21 months gathering evidence for that. Only to get a one year extension notice that also expired requiring a 450 mile trip to get an I-551 stamp. A day wouldn't go by with thoughts about the USCIS ruling our lives.
Because of frustration with the USCIS, elected with a long talk with my wife to apply for citizenship at the earliest date, only way to get freedom. Another factor from experience, having a loved one hit by a hit and run driver, then getting expelled from my health insurance policy with a precondition where after all of your reserves are ate up and public assistance is the only option. No way with that I-864 hanging over your head.
Yet another problem was with my wife's employer since our state passed a law for hiring an illegal with a $16,400.00 fine, their legal department was driving us nuts with an expired green card and that crazy one year extension. Then also problems with our DMV refusing to renew her drivers' license, what the hell is a one year extension?
We sure needed a break after that AOS and ROC go around when her ten year card finally came in, but elected to apply for citizenship at the earliest possible date. This meant copying another inch thick of documents, reading all the rules, trying to make heads or tails out of that sloppy N-400 form written by the then current director that can't even speak English let alone write it.
We thought on advantage of going through this marriage BS would be free from her consulate with a US passport, but learned the hard way our DOS made an agreement with the country she was born in and not even lived at required her to maintain her foreign passport. That was a negative, but at least we were finally free of the USCIS, that was worth the effort. I think we have a law now where preconditions in health insurance are no longer a burden, but still is great to be free from that I-864 and having to inform the USCIS we are moving across the street.
And once my wife showed her legal department her certificate, closed that file on her, no longer asked, where is your green card. She also feels she is a part of this country. Also took me awhile not to think about collecting evidence, keeping records on our travel, employment, and address changes.

Who is being approved? You, or your IO with the question, did that IO conduct your interview properly? Either way, you pay the price. If the supervisor knows that IO does good work, can be approved in two minutes depending on which IO you get stuck with.
Wishing an applicant good luck means, no traffic jams and getting a decent IO, things you have no control over. We batted 330 in this respect, great for the major leagues, but not good with the USCIS. One IO failed to give her supervisor our approved application, another made a big deal about proof of paying a small fine. All applications must be approved by the supervisor that is located in the same field office.
Some field offices can give you your certificate the same day, others will make you wait as long as 9 months before you get your certificate. All that depends on the wishes of your office manager. Service centers just briefly look over your application, namely did you fill in all the blanks, provide the required evidence, and the check of course. And you didn't send it in one day too soon. After that, your field office controls the outcome, and that can vary widely.

An immigrant parent with an immigrant child coming here, going through the AOS process, and that child receives a green card, will automatically become a US citizen when that immigrant parent becomes a US citizen, if that child is under 18 years of age! Over, that child has to wait five years as a green card holder and apply for citizenship on their own.
If under 18, that child is a US citizen because of their parent, but without any proof. For proof with the USCIS, have to file a N-600 for each child to get that certificate. Generally just one trip to your field office after the application has been filed and paid for, 600 bucks. Just take the kids green card away, hand over the certificate, say congratulations.
Another option is to bypass the N-600 and go directly to the DOS and apply for a US passport, but still leaves an open book with the USCIS. Something to think about for the long term if that child elects to stay here. Some do go back to their home country.
If that child is under 16 years of age with the DOS, can have more problems proving sole custody of that child or permission must be granted by that other don't give a damn about biological parent that may even refuse to grant that permission. Yet another obstacle is the DOS insists upon putting that child's place of birth on the passport that can lead to other problems if that child travels. But won't be a problem if that kid stays here. Passports expire, the certificate does not.
A lot depends upon circumstances, feel the child if old enough should have a say in this. Everything started with the USCIS, the DOS is an entirely different government agency. My attitude on this, if that child wants to stay here, finish up with the USCIS. If a US citizen, your spouse came here by choice, kids were just dragged along in this process with no choice of their own. Those kids should also be given that choice.
For me, that 600 bucks was nothing compared to the cost of bringing my stepdaughter here. And she was old enough, so it was her choice.

She does say she is a US citizen and her daughter is a 12 year old green card holder. What she doesn't say, if she was naturalized, but assume she was, so therefore her daughter also became a US citizen without proof. But is eligible to either apply for an N-600 or a US passport.
Her problem is with our DOS, since her daughter is under 16 years of age, she also requires permission from the doesn't give a damn other biological parent. Why is it like this.
With the USCIS, a different agency, believe you still still apply for an N-600 for her certificate of naturalization to get that out of the way. But believe, that is still not enough for the DOS, without that permission from that other parent, still need that permission. But you can apply for a US passport for her when she reaches the age of 16.
Our problems were different, first was getting permission from that doesn't give a damn about his kid father to even come here. But we had a bargaining chip, either pay 11 years of child support payments or go to court and provide us with that permission. He did the latter, but still wasn't enough, needed his permission for her to board the plane with the specific date and flight number. He wouldn't do that, but we worked around that with a first class attorney, a couple bucks under the table to get a court order so she could board the plane.
All these guys care about is getting a little, don't give a damn about raising or caring for that child, but yet a whole bunch of laws to protect these dirty rotten basterds. Fortunately for my stepdaughter, she had six months left on her foreign passport to come here, can't come here without that passport. We tried to renew it at her consulate, and brought all the proof she was brought here legally, they refused to do it at that time because she was 14. Again wanted her worthless dads permission that he refused to give. Ironically, he still had visitation rights, and would yell and scream at me, my wife and stepdaughter refused to talk to him, that I wouldn't let his daughter visit him. All I could say was for him to sign that permission form, what an idiot this guy is.
Our only alternative was to wait until my stepdaughter reached the age of 18, then she finally received her foreign passport. When she was naturalized finally after six years, received her US passport on her own. Now she has two passports, one to leave this country, other to enter her own. Can thank the DOS for that inconvenience too, just like her mom.
And if any DOS agent is reading this, it is not dual naturalization, its dual citizenship! As far as I am concerned, you are a bunch of idiots and would do this country good if you were deported.
Another thing that disturbs me, is these third world countries can't even afford to school, feed, give adequate health care for their kids. But if they have that rare opportunity to live a much better life, they won't let them go.

Why are you questioning this? Instructions tell you to list all of your children, natural, step, adopted. Don't you want to fill out your application, accurately?
Logically, the only kids the USCIS is interested in are the immigrants kids that are eligible to become US citizens when you do, does not include kid over 18 years of age. But you don't use logic when filling out these forms, just do as you are told to do. If not, only hurting yourself. Any organization you contributed to also has to be listed, even the American Red Cross.
The reason why that ask you that question, did you ever commit a crime you were never caught at, is because if caught, you lied on your application, so they can deport you. Have to be 100% honest in all the questions.

For what its worth, got a hold of my friend that adopted that baby girl from Ethiopia, her place of birth in her birth certificate was listed as Ethiopia, and had to go through immigration that took about a year to complete so she would be a US citizen.
Certainly no expert on this subject, not even in the novice class. Appears that naturalization can only occur if one of the biological parents is a US citizen, adopted parents, by law have the same rights as natural born parents, but not apparently with the USCIS or the DOS. Still feel we have too many damned agencies to deal with.
Ironically this was an unwanted child, more than likely would die of a an early age due to malnutrition and other diseases. But it cost my friend $50,000.00 to bring her here dealing with do-gooder crooks I can only imagine.
But will get a $3,500 year tax deduction from our friendly IRS after FICA taxes, where in the 20% tax bracket, gives him an extra buck ninety per day to raise that child, so this really has to be an act of love to do so. As you are aware, adoption and immigration expenses are not tax deductible, only if you are a super rich corporation and use that money to hire somebody. Just doesn't seem fair to the average American.
Yet another problem is raising kids to be decent, was a heck of a lot easier years ago, don't believe those drug free signs pasted all over our schools. Worse place in the world to send you kids not mention sex.

So the other biological parent is not an issue in the Philippines? Assume there is another biological parent, my understanding that virgin births are not that common. Did adopt a one and two year old, new birth certificate showed us as the biological parents. Were born in the USA, but not in our town, used the town they were born in.
So wonder if your new birth certificate would reflect that as well. Never asked a friend that just adopted a baby girl from Ethiopia as to what her birth certificate says, will ask him later today. Seems ironic to me the really big deal the USCIS and the DOS makes of your place of birth. None of us had a choice in that. As a natural born US citizen, never had to make an oath to serve this country, well did when I was drafted into the military. Ha, was either that or going to jail, so wonder how valid that oath is. Immigrants make that oath freely, but still have to live with their place of birth. Especially if your home country demands you maintain your citizenship and requires you to have a passport of that country to visit your family.
So very curious what your new adopted daughter's birth certificate will look like.
When I met my wife, her ex abandoned his daughter, my stepdaughter now seven years before we met. But Venezuelan courts were only interested in his rights regardless of the conditions. Only counter we had to get his permission to bring her here was to forgive seven years of unpaid child support payments with another five to go.
See on other sections of this board, marriages with kids involved don't work out, but can develop a strong relationship with the kids even with problems with the parent of those kids. But if that parent goes, so do the kids. No consideration for the emotional stress those kids must go through. Really a crazy fouled up system in my opinion. Came to the conclusion when dealing with these self-proclaimed government agencies, the word family is not even a small part of their vocabulary.

Getting the USCIS involved with the DOS can be just as bad as getting OSHA involved with the EPA. Better off just to deal with the USCIS and DOS individually. Once you are done with the USCIS, you are done, now in the hands of the DOS.
Single most important factor is where you were born, practically with most countries and their relationship to the USA, that is of prime importance, most countries consider you always a citizen of that country regardless of where you go. Second is where your parents were born. My wife was born in Colombia, her kids were born in Venezuela, but because they always consider my wife as a citizen of Colombia, just the easiest amount of paper work can make her kids citizens of Colombia. USA is far stricter on these laws with resident requirements, and even registering that birth at the time that child is born with the nearest USA consulate. Colombia doesn't have laws like that, we considered sending her daughter there for college as the tuition rates were so much lower. But decided to get robbed blind by our colleges instead.
Even where your grandparents were born makes a difference, for the fun of it, contacted the Italian consulate, even third generation, and maybe its because I have assets, they want me back. The procedure is so much easier than bring an Italian here.
Then there is working in reverse with your home country, tired this route with Colombia and our DOS, like having my wife renounce her citizenship in Colombia so she could enter with her US passport. No way, even with a face to face discussion with our DOS on this subject, they refused to remove or change her place of birth on her US passport. And as long as her place of birth is on her US passport, she will never be able to cross the gates into Colombia with her US passport. She must have a Colombian passport to cross those gates, its there law, and will not recognize she renounced her citizenship. We had these discussions with the consulate in Chicago and in Bogota. You cannot change where you were born, even though this was never your choice.
But then they had us where they wanted us, made getting a new ID card and passport as complicated as possible, ended up costing us $2,500.00 US dollars to get that passport, they sure love US dollars. This gives the impression really don't care, its all about money. Can relate that to my stepson unable to get a visa to come here. He is living in my wife's condo, while we are more than willing to pay the expense to put that condo in his name, his biological dad is not, and in Venezuela law, his dad has all the say in this matter. Without being married, having kids, a job, and ownership, we cannot even get a visa for him to visit here. Believe me, we tried. Further complicated by Chavez kicking out the American ambassador in Venezuela and the USA responding by kicking out the Venezuelan ambassador in Washington DC. While our petition for him is getting as old as the universe, Obama is far more interested in the middle east and Africa. We are now in the hands of the NVC, yet another governmental agency, talk about some mean nasty people to deal with. Contacting my senator or congressman didn't help, they don't even want to get involved with this.
So the only way for my wife to see her son, is to go down there, same with her family in Colombia, none of them can get visa's to come up here. As a natural born US citizen, I have no problems in going down there. Ha, welcome to Colombia, spend a lot of your US dollars here. But the same with super rich people coming here, can come and stay as long as they want, even terrorists with lots of money. Can renew their I-94's for small change for them, further implying, if you have the money, can go anywhere you want to and stay as long as you want.
A lot written on this about that statement on our Statue of Liberty, we want your rich! Should be the new slogan, so much for bring your poor here. Those of us that petitioned for our mates in foreign countries already know that, first question you are asked, is do you have the money.
Did get on another board with US citizens that retired in Colombia and even getting their SS checks deposited down there. Had to get Colombia citizenship to stay there and buy property, was easy, as long as they had the money.
Its just all about having money.

The word "may" as opposed to the word "will" is used nine times in this very short document. Quite a difference between these two words, but the intention sure makes a difference. Then over 200 different countries to deal with, so no single answer.
Just find it ironic that communistic countries really want to hang unto their own people when they can't even feed them. In a socialistic country, wife had no problems in coming here, but sure had our problems bringing her minor child, they were claiming they had the means to protect minor children, one big fat joke.
Ha, all started with that gal or guy next door not working out with the question of why should one have to limit their selves when we have the whole world to chose from. What about our global economy forced upon us, while running a plant, if I had to buy components here, we go broke. Was a miracle we found each other, just wanted to be together the rest of our short lives, but then all these laws to deal with.
Then with this poor economy, no fault of ours, a couple of my kids had to leave this country just to earn a living. Nothing like having self appointed leaders with all the answers. If they really want to do us a favor, would leave us alone.
" The concept of dual nationality means that a person is a citizen of two countries at the same time. Each country has its own citizenship laws based on its own policy.Persons may have dual nationality by automatic operation of different laws rather than by choice. For example, a child born in a foreign country to U.S. citizen parents may be both a U.S. citizen and a citizen of the country of birth. A U.S. citizen may acquire foreign citizenship by marriage, or a person naturalized as a U.S. citizen may not lose the citizenship of the country of birth.U.S. law does not mention dual nationality or require a person to choose one citizenship or another. Also, a person who is automatically granted another citizenship does not risk losing U.S. citizenship. However, a person who acquires a foreign citizenship by applying for it may lose U.S. citizenship. In order to lose U.S. citizenship, the law requires that the person must apply for the foreign citizenship voluntarily, by free choice, and with the intention to give up U.S. citizenship.
Intent can be shown by the person's statements or conduct.The U.S. Government recognizes that dual nationality exists but does not encourage it as a matter of policy because of the problems it may cause. Claims of other countries on dual national U.S. citizens may conflict with U.S. law, and dual nationality may limit U.S. Government efforts to assist citizens abroad. The country where a dual national is located generally has a stronger claim to that person's allegiance.
However, dual nationals owe allegiance to both the United States and the foreign country. They are required to obey the laws of both countries. Either country has the right to enforce its laws, particularly if the person later travels there.Most U.S. citizens, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country. Use of the foreign passport does not endanger U.S. citizenship.Most countries permit a person to renounce or otherwise lose citizenship.
Information on losing foreign citizenship can be obtained from the foreign country's embassy and consulates in the United States. Americans can renounce U.S. citizenship in the proper form at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad."

First mistake we made was buying a 300 buck jacket for our daughter for Christmas in college, goes to a restaurant, uses the rest room, and leaves it on a chair. That was stupid of her, was gone when she came back. And had her wallet in her pocket. Was only 14 bucks for a new drivers's license that took her all of twenty minutes, a new college ID that cost us 20 bucks, colleges today love to rob. But fortunately, all they got was a copy of her green card, in color, printed on both sides.
Yeah, I did that, I know the law says you are suppose to carry your green card with you wherever you go, but was willing to fight that statement if it ever came about in that it does not say the original or just a copy of it. Reason being the exorbitant cost and extremely long wait to get a replacement. Then what are you suppose to carry with you if it was stolen. Then women's purses, while traveling, always carried my wife's green card with me sealed in a zippered inside pocket jacket along with her passport book.
To the best of my knowledge, you have to show the USCIS proof you applied for a new green card, they are kind of greedy. Her jacket was stolen just three weeks before her interview, but could turn in her green card. One key advantage of USC, don't have to carry that damn card anymore, one less thing to worry about.
Ironic over the years the number of people that came here with the same problem. Wife and daughter were asked to see their driver's license for various reasons, like cashing a check, using a credit card, definitely at the airport. But never were they asked to show their green card. Well coming back from an international flight, had to show it. But that was the only time.

Least when dealing with a private corporation, they say they are sorry,still screw you, but say they are sorry while they are screwing you. Never heard that from the USCIS yet. With three "misplaced" under our belt, this is are first, "miscommunication", but all are undue stress, and a lot of chasing around and a lot of chasing around.
Wonder how it will get if congress decides to remove some benefits from federal employees like our state is doing with some odd 68,000 teachers calling in sick. Occurred to me, I never received the state IRS tax form in the mail, called the IRS, said, just download it from the net. Was ironic to hear from the state IRS I don't give a care attitude, but that is exactly how this agent sounded. They are suppose to be servants of the people as well as our leaders, after all, we are the ones that pay their paychecks.
This privacy stuff is BS, like I don't know what's going on with my wife and stepdaughter, THIS IS MY FAMILY! And what affects them, affects me, and they are talking about breaking up my family! Seem to be running more and more into immigrants that became US citizens at the USCIS, least I think they are, can barely speak English. One would think since they came here, would be a bit more compassionate, but they seem to be the worse. Or maybe not, just having problems communicating, thus the miscommunication error as they call it.
Whatever, we pay the price. But if you receive that letter, miscommunication or not, you have to act upon it, if you don't, you are just hurting yourself.

Read a post here before my stepdaughter had her interview about someone having to prove they paid their traffic violations. Just figured that IO had a bug up their butt. But in her case, she was asked by her IO if she had any traffic violations. Since she did, she can't say no, that would be lying. So then she gets a letter, a decision cannot be made until she provides proof these fines were paid and that her drivers' license was not suspended. And they are asking for certified court records with a court seal.
After 9/11 they more than doubled the size of our police department, the DOT came in and added a whole bunch of traffic lights, and replaces all the yield signs with stop signs, have two unmarked cop cars in town. Many speed limits were reduced, even on the county roads, that were 55 mph. If there is a bar on those county roads, suddenly the speed was dropped to 35 mph, so can get trapped, because you drove on that road for years and just don't expect that.
While my stepdaughter was a minor at that time, could talk to the clerk of court, but since she is an adult now, wouldn't give me her records due to some privacy act, even though at the time, had to appear in traffic court with her. Its a bitter thing to get a traffic violation, for the most part, your word against an officer of the law. If you say under oath you stopped completely, and he said you rolled, you get a ticket.
At municipal court, they don't have seals nor certified records, and the clerk asked me what these are for, said immigration, she said we are getting a lot of these requests lately. She said she could print this on the court letter head and sign it, asked her to type, this is a municipal court and we don't provide seals nor have certification, but my stepdaughter is the only one that can pick these up, even though they are listed on the internet as public records.
Appears to be a trend here to either delay or cancel N-400 applications, stepdaughter sure got that threat in her letter. And we can only hope they will accept all we can get. So why are they asking now if you had traffic violations, stepdaughter even told her IO the fines were well less than $500.00, one was $86.00, the other was $186.00, mostly court cost. Did happen to go to our municipal court one day for other business, saw over 200 people in line. Talked to a city cop, hard to keep their job, they have quotas. Not talking about drunken drivers nor accidents, more like going 21 in a 20 or rolling at a stop sign.
Wife works at the hospital only 1.5 miles away, I drop her off and pick her up otherwise she has to walk three blocks in the rain or the snow and always see at least one victim stopped by a cop with the lights flashing blocking traffic. On the main road, recently added a stop sign on a side road rarely ever used. Can always see a cop partially hidden behind a bush. What is this country coming too? Can tell you this, that extra income is sure not reducing our property taxes, can only ask where is it going.
Bad enough having a corrupt police force, now seems dealing with a corrupt USCIS on this issue. Then we get a new senator and congressman that doesn't know anything!

Guess you didn't read that statement, where she could easily leave the USA with her foreign passport, but would have major problems coming back without it. USA law requires all US citizens have a current valid US passport. But if you do have a foreign current valid passport, still can leave if you have no plans in coming back.
My weird way of viewing this as a natural born US citizen, can't even get a foreign passport, so easy for me, if I want to leave this country, need that US passport, least by conventional means. But my wife as a naturalized citizen can leave this country with her foreign passport, but just cannot come back. Since she has that passport, and without knowledge of our laws, can leave. But only to find out the hard way, she can't come back in without that US passport.
But only if she pays twice as much and buys a one way ticket, if she tries to save some money by buying a round trip ticket, questions would be asked.
Maybe its best not even to think about this, would make you just as crazy as the people that makes all these laws. Just get your US passport, hell, can't even go up to Canada anymore with some kind of passport. Expecting to need a passport just to go to the next town the way things are going. Definitely for the next state.

As usual, OP doesn't mention his home country, may very well need his foreign passport to enter that country. Really no problem leaving the USA with foreign passport, but coming back would be a major problem.
Wife has to have her head screwed on as to which passport to show, and to further complicate matters stuck with her maiden name in her home country. They want 3,000 US dollars to evaluate our documents to use her married name, screw that. So she gets her airline ticket in her married name with her US passport, just users her foreign passport to enter and leave that country. But after leaving in the same airport building, and in the international zone, hides he foreign passport and digs out her US passport. Thanks to an agreement a bunch of drunks made at a big party with her home country.

If you are big and tough and like to kill people, can join the Marines or Army Rangers. If you posses high technical skills, can join the Air Force or Navy. This country of ours is not too keen on losing a multi-billion dollar bomber, aircraft carrier, or submarine. Kid brother was drafted into the army, received all of his medical training to become a doctor for free, had brains. Was always well protected and well behind enemy lines putting broken soldiers back together again. He was too expensive for the army to put him in harms way. Served well and now getting a big fat retirement paycheck.
So joining the military is not exactly a life threatening experience, have guys safely in the USA flying drones over Afghanistan.
Sounds to me like your major problem is with your fiancée, you meet that special person, want to spend the rest of your lives together, but have to discuss where that will take place. One of you will have to leave your family to live together. If you want to live here, have to make a three year residency requirement, meaning besides taking short duration trips to your home country, the vast majority of your time will have to be here. But after you receive your US citizenship, then you are free to live wherever the two of you decide.
Our economy is sure poor here, some of my kids are working in foreign countries to get decent jobs. Graduating with honors, only job opportunities were like working as a stock boy at Walmart. One son thought he would do well with progression with a good degree, but quickly learned everyone working there also had high degrees.
Another problem is in the last couple of years, airline rates have more than tripled. Wife is leaving in three weeks to visit her family, first time she is traveling alone, just too damned expensive for me to travel with her.
If she moves to your home country and you spend all of your time working two jobs, she will quickly get bored. But the same here if you join the military, will be separated for long periods of time.
These are things you have to work out with your fiancée, if you can't, far better off not getting married.

That is actually question number 1 on the rear of your oath letter when you receive it. If divorced in your case, since your interview, just says to bring in your divorce papers.
Recall one woman whose husband had died the day before her oath ceremony, but was based on the three year marriage, was told, sorry, and she has to wait another two years.
Good question as to what they will say when not applying through marriage. But what can they say if your application is NOT based on marriage?