Divorce after N-400 filling

[Nixon2013 0]

Here's the deal. There a two places you will have an issue.

1. When you go to the interview, they will ask you if you are still married. You will have to answer truthfully. If you are not still married, then I think you have to wait another 2 years.

2. If between the interview and the oath ceremony, you get divorced you will need to tell them prior to the oath ceremony. The first question on the form N-445 that you have to fill out and sign is this:

Have you married, or been widowed, separated or divorced? (If "Yes," please bring documented proof of marriage, death, separation or divorce.) If you answer yes, I think you will also have to wait another 2 years.

I don't know for a fact though. I'm just assuming since they ask you, that you will have to wait the additional 2 years if you are divorced. Hopefully someone else here can give you a better answer.

I'm going to report this to the moderator team and let them decide whether or not to move this to the citizenship forum. You might get better answers there.

Thank you sir.

[jkelly07 120]

almost all persons going for the citizenship appointment you are sent a yellow letter to bring certain documents to the interview.

[Karee 4,191]

almost all persons going for the citizenship appointment you are sent a yellow letter to bring certain documents to the interview.

Ours wasn't yellow. That's why I was asking. Might be best to post the number of the form. I-xxx or N-xxx etc.

Edited March 4, 2013 by Karee

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Here's the deal. There a two places you will have an issue.

1. When you go to the interview, they will ask you if you are still married. You will have to answer truthfully. If you are not still married, then I think you have to wait another 2 years.

2. If between the interview and the oath ceremony, you get divorced you will need to tell them prior to the oath ceremony. The first question on the form N-445 that you have to fill out and sign is this:

Have you married, or been widowed, separated or divorced? (If "Yes," please bring documented proof of marriage, death, separation or divorce.) If you answer yes, I think you will also have to wait another 2 years.

I don't know for a fact though. I'm just assuming since they ask you, that you will have to wait the additional 2 years if you are divorced. Hopefully someone else here can give you a better answer.

I'm going to report this to the moderator team and let them decide whether or not to move this to the citizenship forum. You might get better answers there.

All correct

As noted above, you need to update them of any changes that occurred between the interview and the oath ceremony. It is also my take that if you were "no longer married" then the oath would not be administered.

The vague area is whether there would be a problem if one FILED for a divorce but were STILL MARRIED at the time of the oath ceremony...or interview. They DO ask at the interview if you are "still married to the petitioner" and you have to provide evidence you are "still married to the petitioner", however, in the "process of divorce" is still married.

[Laila.Jawad 12]

On the oath ceremony they want ur marriage certificate or else they won't give u ur citizenship certificate. That's what they asked my dad. Hope it helps