Copies of Documents to be icluded with N-400??

[Liverpool 1]

I sent off my N-400 yesterday BUT I think I may have misunderstood the VisaJourney Guide. I only sent with it a check, a copy of my Permanent Resident Card and two color photographs. Where the VJ Guide said, Only if required, send copies of the following documents (the USCIS will request originals if needed), I took this to mean I did not need to include them with my application. Was I wrong and did I need to include copies of former marriages, divorces, etc? If so then can I send these copies off with a covering letter? Many thanks for any help you can give me.

Edited July 1, 2010 by Liverpool

[lissa04 3]

Where you applying under the 3 year or 5 year rule?

[Liverpool 1]

Where you applying under the 3 year or 5 year rule?

The three-year rule due to marrying an American citizen.

[milimelo 4,572]

The three-year rule due to marrying an American citizen.

Have the documents ready for your interview: 3 years worth of IRS tax transcripts, USC spouse birth certificate, your marriage certificate, divorce decree (if applicable).

When you get the yellow letter before the interview it will say what they want you to bring in - READ the letter - when I did my interview there was a girl who had to run to the IRS office to get the transcripts as she didn't bother reading the letter - IO conditionally approved her if she got the transcripts that day.

[Liverpool 1]

Have the documents ready for your interview: 3 years worth of IRS tax transcripts, USC spouse birth certificate, your marriage certificate, divorce decree (if applicable).

When you get the yellow letter before the interview it will say what they want you to bring in - READ the letter - when I did my interview there was a girl who had to run to the IRS office to get the transcripts as she didn't bother reading the letter - IO conditionally approved her if she got the transcripts that day.

Thank you for that, I much appreciate it and I feel a bit better now. I was sweating for a while. Thanks again.

[lissa04 3]

When I sent my application I sent everything like when I did my removal of conditions. Personally I didn't want a RFE. Hopefully you sent enough, if not you will be informed.

Document Checklist for Form N-400, Application for Naturalization

All applicants must send the following 3 items with their N-400 application:

A photocopy of both sides of your Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card or "Green Card"). If you have lost the card, submit a photocopy of the receipt for your Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card; and

Two identical color photographs, with your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) written lightly in pencil on the back of each photo. For details about the photo requirements, see Part 5 of Form M-476, A Guide to Naturalization, and the Form M-603, USCIS Making Photos Simpler, instructions distributed with your application. If your religion requires you to wear a head covering, your facial features must still be exposed in the photo for purposes of identification; and

A check or money order for the application fee and the biometrics services fee for fingerprinting. (Applicants 75 years of age or older are exempted from fingerprinting and the biometrics services fee). Write your A-Number on the back of the check or money order. The application fee is $595 and the biometrics services fee is $80. You may combine the fees into one check or money order. Make your check or money order payable to "U.S. Department of Homeland Security."

Send copies of the following documents, unless we ask for an original.

If an attorney or accredited representative is acting on your behalf, send:

A completed original Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative.

If your current legal name is different from the name on your Permanent Resident Card, send:

The document(s) that legally changed your name (marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court document).

If you are applying for naturalization on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen, send the following 4 items:

Evidence that your spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the last 3 years:

- Birth certificate (if your spouse never lost citizenship since birth); or

- Certificate of Naturalization; or

- Certificate of Citizenship; or

- The inside of the front cover and signature page of your spouse's current U.S. passport; or

- Form FS-240, Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America; and

Your current marriage certificate; and

Proof of termination of all prior marriages of your spouse (divorce decree(s), annulment(s), or death certificate(s)); and

Documents referring to you and your spouse:

- Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children; or

- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past 3 years; or

- An IRS tax return transcript for the last 3 years.

If you were married before, send:

Proof that all earlier marriages ended (divorce decree(s), annulment(s), or death certificates(s)).

Best of luck.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Liverpool,

not to worry; you sent was it required.

Yes, I concur with milemelo that you should bring the documents pertaining to your wife's citizenship and taxes and even your cohabitation with you to the interview, but I think it's insane to send them a package as you did when removing conditions.

It can't really hurt, however, one could go as far as enclosing a recipe of their favorite meal or their childrens' report cards, but it is a waste of anybody's time, the applicant's and the Immigration Officer's. At the naturalization stage, all of that is water down the bridge.

[Liverpool 1]

Liverpool,

not to worry; you sent was it required.

Yes, I concur with milemelo that you should bring the documents pertaining to your wife's citizenship and taxes and even your cohabitation with you to the interview, but I think it's insane to send them a package as you did when removing conditions.

It can't really hurt, however, one could go as far as enclosing a recipe of their favorite meal or their childrens' report cards, but it is a waste of anybody's time, the applicant's and the Immigration Officer's. At the naturalization stage, all of that is water down the bridge.

Thank you, "Just Bob". Your information and reply is much appreciated.

[Liverpool 1]

When I sent my application I sent everything like when I did my removal of conditions. Personally I didn't want a RFE. Hopefully you sent enough, if not you will be informed.

Document Checklist for Form N-400, Application for Naturalization

All applicants must send the following 3 items with their N-400 application:

A photocopy of both sides of your Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card or "Green Card"). If you have lost the card, submit a photocopy of the receipt for your Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card; and

Two identical color photographs, with your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) written lightly in pencil on the back of each photo. For details about the photo requirements, see Part 5 of Form M-476, A Guide to Naturalization, and the Form M-603, USCIS Making Photos Simpler, instructions distributed with your application. If your religion requires you to wear a head covering, your facial features must still be exposed in the photo for purposes of identification; and

A check or money order for the application fee and the biometrics services fee for fingerprinting. (Applicants 75 years of age or older are exempted from fingerprinting and the biometrics services fee). Write your A-Number on the back of the check or money order. The application fee is $595 and the biometrics services fee is $80. You may combine the fees into one check or money order. Make your check or money order payable to "U.S. Department of Homeland Security."

Send copies of the following documents, unless we ask for an original.

If an attorney or accredited representative is acting on your behalf, send:

A completed original Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative.

If your current legal name is different from the name on your Permanent Resident Card, send:

The document(s) that legally changed your name (marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court document).

If you are applying for naturalization on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen, send the following 4 items:

Evidence that your spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the last 3 years:

- Birth certificate (if your spouse never lost citizenship since birth); or

- Certificate of Naturalization; or

- Certificate of Citizenship; or

- The inside of the front cover and signature page of your spouse's current U.S. passport; or

- Form FS-240, Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America; and

Your current marriage certificate; and

Proof of termination of all prior marriages of your spouse (divorce decree(s), annulment(s), or death certificate(s)); and

Documents referring to you and your spouse:

- Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children; or

- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past 3 years; or

- An IRS tax return transcript for the last 3 years.

If you were married before, send:

Proof that all earlier marriages ended (divorce decree(s), annulment(s), or death certificates(s)).

Best of luck.

Many thanks for your reply and information. I appreciate it.