Tygrys

You do have to meet within two years. Would you really want to marry someone you have never met?

I disagree. I don't think a sponsor should be responsible to support someone at 125% of the poverty threshold. It's utterly ridiculous. it would leave the sponsor with next to nothing to live on (if they're just above the limit).
The sponsors I-864 does NOT mean the immigrant uses the sponsors income when determining whether they're eligible for benefits or not. The immigrant should apply for benefits, if needed, and if eligible (based only on themselves) should get them. At that point the government would then sue the USC to recover those benefits.
Really though, the immigrant should get a job and support themselves. I don't think it's fair that the USC, out of love, brought someone here and when the relationship fails they must continue to pay and pay and pay. I know getting a job isn't always easy, supporting yourself isn't always easy, but it doesn't mean the USC should do it for you.
In my personal opinion, as an immigrant, the sponsor/USC's only requirement should be to provide the funds to pay for a ticket back to the immigrants home country. There the immigrant can continue to live their life in the manner they are accustomed. Of course people will say I only say that because I'm from Australia, I can't possibly understand what it would mean to return to a country where it is dangerous, or less than the US. If the immigrant chooses to stay in the US, it should be on their own head, not on the head of the USC... save for the money the USC provides to the immigrant to make the choice "ticket, or stay".

No can do. You would have to refinance.

Really? What about reading instructions?

I'm sorry... you obviously didn't read ALL the instructions... Most specifically it looks like you didn't see the multiple mentions M-476 (both on link 1 below and in the form instructions). At the end of M-476 there is M-477 (which is also available as a separate document) which lists required documents to be sent with your application, of which the last 3 items are of course mentioned. You should probably give that a read...
1. This is where you get the form (and other documents): http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=480ccac09aa5d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
2. These are the form instructions: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/n-400instr.pdf
3. This is the document checklist (also called M-477): http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/attachments.pdf
Per my previous list:
- Payment in the amount of $680.00 payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Link 1, Link 2 (page 6) & Link 3 (page 1)
- N-400 – Application for Naturalization, signed & dated Link 1
- Copy of Permanent Resident Card; front and back Link 1, Link 2 (page 5) & Link 3 (page 1)
- 2 passport photos (Name & alien number on back) Link 1, Link 2 (page 5) & Link 3 (page 1)
- Copy of Birth Certificate of USC Link 3 (page 1)
- Copy of Marriage certificate, Link 3 (page 1)
- Copies of IRS Tax Return Transcripts (or other evidence per M-477) Link 3 (page 1)
Remember to READ EVERYTHING during these processes. I know this is N-400 and it's the last step for a lot of us but reading everything is very important.

Adding BJZags.
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I just want to rant because Hey! there's nothing to do now but to rant and rant and rant. Oh, some people told me "Be patient.. God's time is perfect. Hang in there." Honestly, it starts to get old. I can not be patient about it, I can not be happy about it. I just can't!
This is why I rant :
1. It makes me feel better, even as I know the next second I stop ranting, I will feel so frustrated again anyways.
2. I have every right to RANT. I paid $340 just to wait for 8 months and two days for...let's see... UNCERTAINTY.
3. I am angry because I have followed the rules. Abiding the law. Be a good -citizen to be-. But they just pushed me aside to allow the DACA applicants to have their golden tickets.
4. My fiance tried to call. At the first attempt, CSC just basically told him "When it's your turn, it's your turn. :|" After the third call in the span of three months, they'd just give him cold answers and sounds like robots. It may be better to hire a robot. They don't need to pee so that even as the toilet is clogged, they can still approving petitions. :|
5. All my plans for the future is on hold. Should I resign from the job now? Should I renew my license? Should I continue my insurance? But no, they don't give a damn about it. "When it's your turn, it's your turn."
6. It's excruciating to be apart from your loved one. And having arguments because some people decide to ignore our petition is just.. ******
7. I feel sorry for all those illegal imigrants parents. Your life was miserable at your country origin. I get it. You need to illegally crossed to US for you life. It is the government that I will say "Shame on you!" because you put them ahead all of the people who has done the right thing, as they want you to do. But still get delayed for the DACA petitions as well.
There you go. I rant. If anyone want to add to my list, you are very most welcome.

It is very common and has been for may years for the service centers to handle one type of petition at a time. "Priority" may be the wrong word, rather "focus" may be more correct. I suggest you read the pinned topic at the topic of the K-1 forum where I had an interview with a director at USCIS VSC. Nothing has changed except possibly the workload. The man is an acquaintance of mine
You are going to learn a lesson in civics that you learned in 8th grade but forgot. It is called "Separation of Powers"
USCIS is an administrative branch department. Obama is the head of this branch ultimately and the cabinet member in charge is the Secretary of Homeland Security. Janet Napolitano
Congress is the legislative branch, they are not "the boss" of USCIS and cannot make them do anything except comply with the laws that congress passed. They are. Rubio can do nothing but make an inquiry, he already has. He can answer your question if he wants or ignore you if he wants but he cannot change anything at USCIS.
It takes as long as it takes. The time it takes varies depending on a lot of factors. As many people that would complain about their K-1 would complain about the CR-1, the I-751s and the I-485s, everyone is more important than the next guy.
The people being processed by USCIS ARE doing it "legally". You are never in line behind "illegal aliens" because if they are illegal they do not go through USCIS.
One should be careful what one asks for as there have been several internal suggestions to speed up processing and they include...
1. Eliminate K-1s and have only CR-1s meaning you can only petition a spouse, not a fiancee.
2. Eliminate RFEs, if you cannot read and follow directions your petition gets denied and you start again, RFEs require the petition to be adjudicated TWICE and that is not fair to those of us that read instructions
Doing this would be easier than hiring new employees and cheaper. Your Senator may just ask USCIS for its suggestions and this may just be the answer.
Bottom line...the person you want to marry requires government action to remove a barrier that the government created and they take their sweet time about it. And this is just the start...you have another four years after the visa, minimum, of dealing with this until they become a citizen

VJ is predominantly a self-help community ("How do I fill in this form? What documents are required for an X visa?").
Your title said you have an "urgent" question, but you are the US citizen and have already divorced someone you perceived to be scamming you for a green card, so why do you care anymore? Your interest in the situation is ended.
If you truly believe that you were scammed for a green card - and you have evidence supporting this - then send ICE a certified letter with his alien number and the proof that you were a victim of his deception.
What he does or doesn't do is on him, and stalking him over it will only bring you pain and suffering in the long run.

Honestly (and take offense if you want) but why do you really care about HIS status in US if you had already filed for divorce?
I'm not saying I support or encourage this type of visa fraud (and behavior in general), but it's HIS problem, not yours.
You say "ex-husband", so are you divorced yet? If you are - then that's it for you, you are done. If you are not - when the divorce is final, you are done then.

**bracing for the flames**
I think the real problem here is the U.S. government, for making marijuana illegal in this country. Or more appropriately, the people who vote for lawmakers who still have those archaic/uninformed/fear-based beliefs.

Seriously? You're annoyed at him for telling the TRUTH instead of being just another person who lies? Yes, you will need to wait longer but you shouldn't be angry with him for telling the truth! He is SUPPOSED to tell the truth!
Jesus. I know you're upset right now but you're being very nasty to him. I'm sure he's upset too, but you should be proud he is a trustworthy person.
It WILL be okay. He isn't locked out of the country. You will still be together eventually. Focus on the positives.

No, it is not ok.
Your vaccination form explicitly says that you DON'T have all required vaccines and that vaccinations requirement has NOT been waived.
You will have to submit I-693 with vaccinations part only filled by CS. No new full medical is required.

You never mentioned not meeting in person, so there's really no reason for you to get snarky with people who don't know your situation.
You will not qualify. You must meet her.

This is the FIRST TIME you mentioned not meeting in person.
No. You will not qualify. This is next to impossible to waive. You will need to find a way to meet in person.

I disagree. A K-1 should be be under more scrutiny because of the high incidence of fraud, the high incidence of K-1 beneficiaries arriving and not filing AOS in a timely manner. Not planning for the I-864 and the fees for the process. Without a doubt there should be increased scrutiny and guidelines. Why is it easier for a K-1 beneficiary to get here as opposed to a CR-1 spouse? It never made sense to me.

Not only I do not agree with you on this one, as I believe the K-1 process should be longer, more demanding and require far more scrutiny. You need not look much farther than this forum to find out countless reports of those who were scammed by foreign fiances/fiancees.
The question I ask you in return is, how can you not envisage spending a few months away from the very person with whom you will swear to spend the rest of your life?

No.
Immigration should NEVER be a system where the people who can afford to pay more get better service.

You married a brat, and she is nuts. You should apologize to your child for what she went through. Your child should always come first!
As soon your wife is homeless she will try to come back again.Do not answer her emails,phone calls. File for divorce or annulment and move on.Hug your child today like there is no tomorrow.

You have no rights insofar as stopping her removal of conditions. You're going to get divorced, and she will apply on her own. She'll succeed on the basis of having entered the marriage in good faith, accomplished by virtue of you attending the interview and testifying under oath that all was just fine. So you can't change that story now having sworn to it previously. It will just look lika a bitter ex-spouse lying.
She doesn't need to prove abuse to get conditions removed.
The thing to do is get cracking on the divorce. Just get it out of the way in the most expeditious means possible. Forget about the manipulative ####### she has been pulling and will continue to pull so long as you let her. This kind of predator is going to find another mark soon enough. In terms of your future, recognize that you have a personal defect - the same one I had for almost all my life - and that is letting people take advantage of you. Saying one thing and doing another. Next one who tells you the first lie - run like the wind.

Oh jeez. OP, you allowed this to happen. I hope and pray that you have many take away lessons from this.

OP - why not just trust yer gut, and walk away?

No, not a lunatic, more like someone who is letting emotions cloud judgement. Of course there is no way to know his faithfulness without someone watching him, but there should be signs. Does he welcome surprise visits? Does he openly talk on the phone to you anytime, or does he only call or answer at specific times? I am a private investigator in California. To be honest, I wouldn't even know who to suggest you trust in any 3rd world countries. I will share this with you. In most any 3rd world nation, be very very cautions of who you trust. Their culture as well as their laws and their enforcement efforts leave clients vulnerable to many many scams. I was personally sent to Kiev to conduct an investigation for an American company because it was impossible to find someone either my client or I felt comfortable with in the area. I'm sure there are some honest ones there, but they are very few I would be comfortable with. The client and I both felt it was a savvy business move to invest a couple grand in my airfare and hotel room then to risk thousands and thousands of dollars on someone who may just take the money and vanish. Also in this case, comprehension of the English language was paramount as well and being an educated American, it was more efficient for me to create the report from scratch, rather than spend hours interpreting their writting into something we could use.
Conseqently, as experienced as I am with scams, I think I got scammed myself. While in Kiev, I hired and like a story, fell in love with my interpreter. She was a pretty little professional lady who told me she was divorcee and the rest was history. As soon as she got her greencard here, she vanished and refused any communcation with me. A few months later, after her room mates husband tried to rape her, she called me telling me she needs to come back now. I ended up in the hospital for a day and unable to return her call and now she refuses any communication with me again. I guess it will be interesting when she wants her conditions removed from her GC. What will she tell immgrationg when we have seperate addresses, seperate tax returns and I couldn't tell you what side of the bed she sleeps on since we havn't shared one since October of 2012.
My point is this, be careful, Ukraine is probably not as bad as jamaica or the DR or whatever other carribean nation you are refering too. My experience should have kept me from being used, but it didn't. I suspect you are not in the investigative business, otherwise you would not be talking about finding a PI on this site. We all lose some degree of judgement when our heart softens to someone. We live in a protected society and dont openly accept scamming as a way of life. Outside of America and our similar nations (UK, Germany etc), Life is not so protected and the thought of lying to get what you want is not as surprising as we think it is here. Americans are scammed quit often because we still think most people our honest, and in the US that is still true, but in a nation where basic essentials are in short supply, it's not the same.
If I can give you some more insight feel free to reply or email me. I am not sure how that works on here, but lets see.

You know, you just want confirmation. If you suspect than you know the answer.
Save your money to spend on building back up your self esteem.

Honestly, if I had enough doubts to consider hiring an investigator, I would just end things. Here's why: If I ever found out my husband had me followed while we were dating, I wouldn't be worried because I had nothing to be worried about, but I would feel extremely violated and untrusted. I would wonder why my word wasn't good enough. Why he didn't need to prove to ME that he wasn't cheating so why did he have to hire someone? That's a big step to take. I understand though how you won't want to end things without know "for sure" whether he is or whether you're being suspicious.
What does he say when you ask him about it? I know sometimes I would be late to call my husband (then fiance) because I got caught up at work, or my phone had died so the alarm didn't go off, or I was already on the phone, internet was out.. etc etc.
If you're committed to hiring one though, how much I would pay, as others said, depends on where he's from. It also depends on what service you need. As in, do you want him followed all day for a week? Just specific days? You would think you'd only want him followed after work, but maybe he's doing something with someone FROM work so you'd want maybe one entire day (but what if it's the wrong day and turns out its the next day?).
Also, what if they don't find anything and the behaviour continues? Are you going to assume that something IS going on but must have been when the investigator didn't follow him? Are you going to hire the investigator again? Are you going to blindly assume whatever he didn't find means you're not being cheated on?
LDR's are hard, and this process is long and hard. If you don't think you can do it, then don't. It doesn't make you less of a person. It's not easy. Trust is integral to a relationship. If he isn't making you feel secure and loved, he might not be cheating, he just might not be the right guy.