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I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS CLOSELY RELATED TO EACH OTHER; I'LL START WITH A BRIEF SUMMERY OF MY SITUATION.

IN THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER I HAD MY INTERVIEW FOR NATURALIZATION IN SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA; THE INTERVIEW WENT WELL AND THE INTERVIEWER TOLD ME AFTERWARDS THAT SHE WILL APROVE ME; A MONTH LATER ON 2. OF DECEMBER I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM USCIS STATING THAT MY CASE HAS BEEN UPDATED; I LOGGED INTO MY USCIS ACCOUNT AND SAW THERE THE "CANCELATION NOTICE FOR REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE"; A FEW DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A PHYSICAL LETTER FROM USCIS DATED 5. OF DECEMBER STATING THAT THEY DO NEED AN ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE AND IF THAT EVIDENCE ISN'T RECEIVED BY 2. OF JANUARY MY APPLICATION WILL BE DENIED. I AGAIN LOGGED INTO MY USCIS ACCOUNT BUT EVERYTHING THERE LOOKED JUST AS BEFORE - THE CANCELATION NOTICE AND NOTHING ELSE. I HAVE CALLED USCIS AND SPOKE TO 3 "TEER 1" AGENTS AND 1 "TEER 1" SUPERVISER; ALL OF THEM HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE PHYSICAL LETTER AND ONLY SAW IN THEIR SYSTEM WHAT I CAN SEE IN MY ONLINE ACCOUNT; THEY ALL CONFIRMED THE CANCALATION BUT COULD NOT HELP ME WITH THE LETTER; THEY ESCALATED THE CASE TO TEER 2 AGENT THAT CANNOT BE REACHED DIRECTLY AND I AM AWAITING HIS OR HER CALL NOW, LEFT WITH ONLY 2 WEEKS TO GET UPLOAD THE POSSIBLY NECESSARY EVIDENCE.

HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS:

1. SHOULD I REACT TO THE PHYSICAL LETTER AND SEND THE USCIS WHAT THEY ARE REQUESTING OR SHOULD I IGNORE IT SINCE THEIR OWN AGENTS ARE TELLING ME THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR SYSTEM I DON'T NEED TO SEND ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION?

2. THE EVIDENCE THE USCIS IS REQUESTING ARE MY TAX FILES OR IF I BELIEVE THAT I AM EXCUSED FROM FILING TAXES THEY WOULD LIKE MY EXPLANATION AND DOCUMENTS THAT WOULD SUPPORT MY EXCUSE FROM FILING; MY TAX SITUATION IS AS FOLLOWING: I HAVE NEVER FILED TAXES AS I HAVE NEVER HAD A PAID JOB SINCE I MOVED TO THE USA; I AM GETTING MONTHLY WIRE TRASNFERS FROM MY FATHER AS A GIFT SINCE I MOVED TO THE USA; THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE MONEY I RECEIVED FOR ANY OF THE YEARS IN QUESTION IS NEVER MORE THAN 16000 $ (I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA). BASED ON MY INCOME I DON'T COME ANYWHERE NEAR CLOSE TO THE AMOUNT NECESSARY FOR FILING; IF I WILL RESPOND TO THEIR LETTER I AM PLANNING TO SEND THEM BANK STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS IN QUESTIONS SHOWING THE TRANSFERS FROM MY FATHER. DO YOU THINK THAT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT OR DO YOU THINK I DON'T NEED TO SEND MY BANK STATEMENTS AND A SIMPLE EXPLANATION WHY I AM NOT FILING SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT?

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE ADVICES.

URBAN

PAUSE Act of 2025 (H.R. 6225)

"Pausing on Admissions Until Security Ensured Act" of 2025, House of Representatives
Limitation on the ability to issue any visa or provide any status under the immigration laws until certain conditions have been met. Six conditions are listed.
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on November 20, 2025. It will be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
9 Republican co-sponsors
Estimates of 7% chance of getting past committee, 1% chance of being enacted

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr6225

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