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Arrange for an address at a real residence, like a friend or relative's place.

Correction: if you file a lawsuit to expedite the case it would be 1447(b), not WoM, as you have already been interviewed. You can file 1447(b) as soon as it is 120 days after the interview. However, even with 1447(b) you have a tough battle ahead because your case looks suspicious, and the...

As a result of your situation resembling the classic chain-marriage fraud case, you can expect a long wait while they scrutinize you, and you may eventually need a lawyer and/or WoM lawsuit to get it resolved.

Anybody who got their green card through a short-lived marriage, and then gets married again and files for a new spouse, should expect to be questioned heavily about the prior marriage. Such situations exhibit the pattern of the classic chain-marriage fraud; person A who has a relationship...

Did you have the fingerprinting yet? There are two different kind of lawsuits commonly associated with the naturalization process. The 1447(b) is only for people who are still waiting for a decision 120 days after the interview, and Writ of Mandamus (WoM) can be filed by people who have not...

Country is the standard for place of birth in the US passport. But there are a few exceptions where the country is in dispute (for example Jerusalem) so they list the city. 10 years is the standard validity period for US passports for all US citizens (whether born or naturalized or whether it...

Note that not all states give official recognition to common-law marriages. I just mentioned it as another option to pursue in case the state doesn't recognize your consular marriage.

If you reapply N-400 with the 5 year rule you still might face problems with this marriage issue, as your marital status goes on the naturalization certificate and has other potential immigration implications. Also, your problems may be bigger than USCIS, as you may face another situation where...

If you disclosed the 2004 incident to USCIS before green card approval, the 5-year statute of limitations would protect you since they knew about it when they approved your green card. But the 2007 one could be trouble. Consult an immigration lawyer who can review the specifics of your case.

I don't think so. They don't give citizenship oath dates that far in advance. You probably mean she becomes eligible for citizenship in February. Actually completing the process may take longer. Anyway, given that she is very close to becoming a citizen, I would suggest delaying the...

AOS based on employment or asylum often takes forever, but AOS for immediate relative is usually done within 6 months.

You will need certified paperwork from the court showing the dismissal; FBI records are not enough.

In some states, permanent residents can renew their driver's license online or by mail if they still live at the same address displayed on the license, without having to show their green cards at the DMV or submit a copy of the green card. However, there may be limits and restrictions such as...

Given that you will answer YES to the arrested question and provide the related paperwork, they can't accuse you of hiding something if you answer No to the removal/deportation question. They can review that documentation and change the removal/deportation answer to YES if they see fit.

The physical presence requirement means you must not have been outside the US for more than a total of 30 months in the past 5 years; nothing to do with continuous. The continuous residence requirement is a separate thing, which says you should not be outside the US for more than 6 consecutive...

Good. Then your niece can respond by sending an I-864W instead of I-864 (assuming she has been paying into Social Security for 10+ years ... note that some workers in the US, including legal residents and citizens, legitimately don't pay into Social Security because they pay into something else...

Sorry, I was looking at a version of the N-400 from last year. On the latest form, 8A-H are about your spouse's spouses, 9A-H are about your own spouses.

Most of it is about your ex-spouses, but some parts such as G are about your wife's exes. Read each part carefully.

Actually, she may have broken continuous residence. They can look beyond the fact of having or not having any absences of 6 months, and find that continuous residence was broken based on the entire travel pattern and lack of sufficient ties to the US. The 6 month thing only means that they...

Exception: Part 8G asks about the spouse's prior spouses.