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Originally posted by timmy_d11:
My wife is from Colombia and we have been together for over 3 years, married for 10 months.

I met her while she was on a Visa overstay.

I don't expect that to be a problem now.

We have a paralegal and have prepared all of the required documents.

The problem is that our interview with the USCIS ("permanent residence or adjust status") is this Wednesday, and I lost my job a little over 2 weeks ago.

I am now receiving unemployment insurance. I have already been on a few job interviews that seemed to go well and I expect to be working again shortly.

Ironically I received my job letter the week before I lost my job and some have suggested to just play it as though I am still working there.

But I consider myself an honest person AND afraid of the government and the consequences that could come down on me if I am dishonest, the least of which would be my wife being declined / disapproved, so I'd rather not go that route.

But she is FREAKING OUT and I am afraid that she will LOSE IT if she gets disapproved or postponed - she hasn't seen her family, particularly her 11 y/o daughter in nearly 4 years.

I need her to keep it together emotionally no matter what happens.

We have been through an awful lot together, especially with this whole entire process and it would be a HUGE ***mer to get postponed or disapproved for losing my job - financially we will make it somehow.

So my question is:

a) What do you suggest I do or say?

and

b) Is it possible that we could get disapproved because I lost my job recently?

I really want to be honest about everything but I really don't want to get burned because of it - especially after losing my job.

We have to bring my tax returns for the last 3 years anyway, which show that I have consistently earned $35,000 each year, even while being unemployed here and there.

Any and all advice would be tremendously appreciated.