How different is this step from the I-751?????

[brario28 0]

I just wanted some feedbacks on anybody whos gone through this process as a 3 year married cased case? I will apply in May and wanted to know what they are LOOKING for?

is this part of the case similar to the I-751? or are they focusing on any other issue of the marriage? also does my wife have to be with me at the naturalization interview or only one of us must lose a day of work?? LOL ( i know its an important day!! LOL )what kind of evidences did you guys send with your application? do they wanna see pictures, junk mails, affidavits again?? or just tax returns and financial documents??

thanks everybody for your feedback!!!!!!!!!!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I just wanted some feedbacks on anybody whos gone through this process as a 3 year married cased case? I will apply in May and wanted to know what they are LOOKING for?

is this part of the case similar to the I-751? or are they focusing on any other issue of the marriage? also does my wife have to be with me at the naturalization interview or only one of us must lose a day of work?? LOL ( i know its an important day!! LOL )what kind of evidences did you guys send with your application? do they wanna see pictures, junk mails, affidavits again?? or just tax returns and financial documents??

thanks everybody for your feedback!!!!!!!!!!

Hi brario,

I went through the Naturalization process last Spring/Summer and took my oath of citizenship on August 26th, last year. I arrived in the US on a K-1 visa and obtained my citizenship through the 3 year option.

First, the naturalization process is the easiest and fastest of all of the immigration processes I went through. There is an excellent booklet put out by USCIS on their website called "A Guide to Naturalization" - it contains a checklist of documents that are required if you are naturalizing through the 3 year or the 5 year option. Basically, what they want is proof that your spouse is a US citizen and has been the whole time of your marriage, that you are still married to the same US citizen who sponsored you for the green card, that you have paid your taxes for the last 3 years, that you meet the residency and physical presence requirements (ie. travel outside of the US less than 6 months at a time, etc.) and that your marriage is legal and you are still living together. You need to submit tax transcripts from the last 3 years; copy of your US spouses' proof of citizenship (document, birth certificate or passport), copy of both sides of your green card; copy of your marriage certificate, copy of any divorce documents for either of you (all marriages); copy of any children's birth certificates, 2 passport photographs - and generally that is it. You are advised to bring the originals of whatever you submit and any additional documents you want to prove your relationship with you, along with your identification and passport.

Only the individual who is being interviewed is allowed into the interview so no, both of you don't need to be there for the interview and test unless you want her there for support. There is the possibility if your interview is in the morning that you might be offered the opportunity for a same day oath ceremony but if that happens you can probably phone your spouse and have her attend the oath ceremony if she is able to get away on short notice.

Edited March 20, 2010 by Kathryn41

[NickD 203]

Everything we sent in for the I-751 with the exception of the letters of affidavit with an additional worthless joint utility bill since they were making a big deal out of that recently, was sent in again for the N-400. Plus that AOS stuff, marriage certificate, divorces, and proof of my USC. Also enclosed copies of our passports that you have to bring into your interview to verify your greater than 24 hour trips outside of the country. Then you have to bring in all the originals of those copies you sent in.

You may get an IO that already realized the hell you went through to get your AOS and ten year card, or one like we did that wanted to double check all of our copies were completely identical to the originals. That you don't know, so better to be prepared. If you get an RFE at your interview, could cause months in delay, extra trips, and a lot of frustrations. We had friends that had to do that, and one, because of a stupid lack of a joint utility bill. My God, she had joint ownership of her home, three years of joint taxes, common health, auto, and home insurance, joint bank accounts. What else did they want. Wife's IO after all we sent in also wanted a joint utility bill, but she had that in her folder, fooled you.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

+1 to what Kathryn stated so eloquently.

Nick, no offense, but you guys didn't quite grasp the concept of naturalization. It's NOT like AOS, and it's NOT like ROC. It is just a formality, and no decision process is involved if the applicant meets the few requirements.

At the naturalization stage, nobody cares about electricity bills or phone conversations anymore. If you submit your dissertation in English literature, they assume you still know the basics of spelling and punctuation as you have been tested on that stuff for years, every step of the way.

[Susan73 5]

+1 to what Kathryn stated so eloquently.

Nick, no offense, but you guys didn't quite grasp the concept of naturalization. It's NOT like AOS, and it's NOT like ROC. It is just a formality, and no decision process is involved if the applicant meets the few requirements.

At the naturalization stage, nobody cares about electricity bills or phone conversations anymore. If you submit your dissertation in English literature, they assume you still know the basics of spelling and punctuation as you have been tested on that stuff for years, every step of the way.

*** Halleluiah!!! Thanks Kathryn and Bob

I wanted to ask the same questions but was afraid I'd look like a fool since I can get all the answers if i spent some time searching...but thank you for making it easy.

So no more gathering dumb utility bills, letters, phone bills and credit card statements etc....phew...

[NickD 203]

*** Halleluiah!!! Thanks Kathryn and Bob

I wanted to ask the same questions but was afraid I'd look like a fool since I can get all the answers if i spent some time searching...but thank you for making it easy.

So no more gathering dumb utility bills, letters, phone bills and credit card statements etc....phew...

Kathryn has been through it, not so sure about Bob. But it's highly field office and IO dependent as to what type of evidence that want to see, and yes, my wife's IO wanted to see a stupid utility, just brought one from our electrical company that I got at the last minute before her interview. Namely from the experience of a friend whose application was delay for over a year because of a stupid utility bill. We also been through it, no love letters or how long have you been dating kind of stuff. Strictly joint finances, ownership, vehicles and our home, no toasters or stuff like that, bank accounts, yes credit as well, insurance, health, auto, and life, and joint income taxes, just three years for marriage and federal only.

Seemed strange to provide my proof of citizenship again, our marriage certificate, and both our divorce papers, wife's passport was required so her IO could verify our trips outside of the USA for over 24 hours, that she did. And don't they have a record of my wife's green card? They issued it. Basic knowledge of English, and know the answers to all one hundred of the civics test. But you have to know the answers to just six questions, which six is a good guess.

In regards to evidence, can't provide enough of it, unless you want long delays and more trips.

[NickD 203]

+1 to what Kathryn stated so eloquently.

Nick, no offense, but you guys didn't quite grasp the concept of naturalization. It's NOT like AOS, and it's NOT like ROC. It is just a formality, and no decision process is involved if the applicant meets the few requirements.

At the naturalization stage, nobody cares about electricity bills or phone conversations anymore. If you submit your dissertation in English literature, they assume you still know the basics of spelling and punctuation as you have been tested on that stuff for years, every step of the way.

If this board had separate sub-sections for the three year marriage privilege and the standard five year USC process, your advice would be fine, if you just stuck to the five year standard process.

When I read the M-476 manual and contacted friend ahead of us with the problems they ran into, none of that extra stuff would have occurred if they and we waited the full five years. Are you going to follow your own advice? If you do, strongly recommend you wait the full five years.

[brario28 0]

thanx everybody for your reply!!!

[antda 13]

Here is a link to eligibility for citizenship based on marriage...

For spouses of US Citizens...

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=a0ffa3ac86aa3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a0ffa3ac86aa3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

Hope this helps too...

Ant