More info prior to N400 interview?

[FrankBooth 0]

Wondering if anyone's experiences this before.

My wife has gone through all the requirements for the last 5 years to prove that we've been married. We've been married for 5 years and have two children and have lived in the same place the entire time. She's now applied for citizenship and we're waiting to the interview app't. but we've received a yellow letter stating that they wanted more documents like a driver's license or state ID and 3 years of Income Tax.

1: Why don't they ask for this for N400 submittal?

2: In prior parts of this overall process I've submitted IRS forms showing both our names. Why ask again?

3: My wife does not have a driver's license or a state ID. Isn't the green card enough ID, I mean after all the stringent checks and evidence I've had to submit for them to issue a greencard, wouldn't that be enough?? Don't they trust themselves that they've checked well enough?

Sorry if that sounds ranty, it's just odd after having never received a request for extra info through the entire process, to now at this final leg, to be sent this letter.

Thanks for any advice!

[NickD 203]

Wondering if anyone's experiences this before.

My wife has gone through all the requirements for the last 5 years to prove that we've been married. We've been married for 5 years and have two children and have lived in the same place the entire time. She's now applied for citizenship and we're waiting to the interview app't. but we've received a yellow letter stating that they wanted more documents like a driver's license or state ID and 3 years of Income Tax.

1: Why don't they ask for this for N400 submittal?

2: In prior parts of this overall process I've submitted IRS forms showing both our names. Why ask again?

3: My wife does not have a driver's license or a state ID. Isn't the green card enough ID, I mean after all the stringent checks and evidence I've had to submit for them to issue a greencard, wouldn't that be enough?? Don't they trust themselves that they've checked well enough?

Sorry if that sounds ranty, it's just odd after having never received a request for extra info through the entire process, to now at this final leg, to be sent this letter.

Thanks for any advice!

Most of this information is in the M-476 Naturalization guide you are also suppose to read, find that in the N-400 USCIS form site. N-400 is just about 99% redundant, we got by with three years of joint federal taxes exactly the way we sent them to the IRS with all W-2's and 1099's attached and with our signatures hand written in to make it a legal document. Copying your signature in the country is not considered a legal document. Can also call the IRS and get transcripts of your taxes.

We never had to show any other ID than the green card, matter of fact, it was the LPR card my wife had to show to get her drivers' license, and my underage daughter required a state ID to travel the domestic airlines that we got from our same DMV office. If they do want a state ID, would also be based on your wife's LPR resident card. Natural born USC has to bring in a birth certificate.

Bringing in a state ID does sound just as crazy as bringing in a worthless utility bill, they don't give a damn what name you put on the bill, if you don't pay, the bill goes against your property, or if you rent, on your landlords property with a lean. Not even sure which field offices require this bit of evidence, or if it is just some IO with a bug up their butt that requires it. But that IO does have the power to accept or to reject your application, so you either take that person to court that would end up in a huge delay, or just do it and get it over with. Your wife should be able to get a photo state ID from your local DMV office.

[v333k 59]

Wondering if anyone's experiences this before.

My wife has gone through all the requirements for the last 5 years to prove that we've been married. We've been married for 5 years and have two children and have lived in the same place the entire time. She's now applied for citizenship and we're waiting to the interview app't. but we've received a yellow letter stating that they wanted more documents like a driver's license or state ID and 3 years of Income Tax.

1: Why don't they ask for this for N400 submittal?

2: In prior parts of this overall process I've submitted IRS forms showing both our names. Why ask again?

3: My wife does not have a driver's license or a state ID. Isn't the green card enough ID, I mean after all the stringent checks and evidence I've had to submit for them to issue a greencard, wouldn't that be enough?? Don't they trust themselves that they've checked well enough?

Sorry if that sounds ranty, it's just odd after having never received a request for extra info through the entire process, to now at this final leg, to be sent this letter.

Thanks for any advice!

Hi,

How long has your wife been a LPR? USCIS doesn't care how long you have been married. From what you wrote, it looks like your wife is eligible for citizenship based on 5 years residency, but it won't hurt to clarify that.

Now, to answer your questions, from what you stated the yellow letter requested, it looks like USCIS accepted her application based on a 3 year LPR and not 5. When you apply with the 3 year condition, then you need to provide some evidence with the original application to show that you are still married and you have been living together.

For USCIS, every time you submit an application you will be required to provide additional evidence and usually a biometrics. The fact that they have copies of these documents from previous steps doesn't mean that they will dig them up and do the work for you/us...

However, from past posts, I don't think you need to mail the evidence in - just make sure your wife has it with her during her interview. Also, I highly recommend your wife obtains a State ID if she doesn't want a DL... because both documents are state issued and they have your current address on them...

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

The past 3 tax returns or transcripts is one of the very few 'MUST' requirements. If your wife (NOT YOU, Sir) fails to comply with even that simple requirement, it's only natural that the immigration people have a closer look at the application and find a few other things to nag about.