N-400 Package! Checklist

[GJen 9]

Hey y'all

So I'm gathering all the paperwork for my citizenship package. This is what I have so far. Please let me know if I should add anything extra or if I'm forgetting something.

-Check with Application and Biometrics fee

-Form N-400

-Form G-1145 (E-notification)

-Passport Pictures (with A# on the back)

-Copy of greencard both sides

-Copy of my passport and my expired passport (all my stamps)

-Letter printed online from the Selective Service System verifying my registration.

-My wife's birth certificate

-Copy of her passport and expired passport (all her stamps)

-Copy of her driver License (I always add this as proof of her name change and common address, even though they can also see that on her passport)

-Certified copy of our marriage certificate

-Tax transcripts (filed jointly 2010-2011-2012. We'll hopefully add 2013 if we get it on time)

-Car insurance (both of our names since 2011 to 2014)

-My electric bills from 2011 until 2014 (6 per year Showing same address and both of our names)

-Letter from our bank stating that we've had a join account since 2010. (sadly our bank is a small bank and on our monthly statements it doesnt show both of our names, thats why we are sending just a letter)

-Summary of our account showing both of our names, address, Checking account, saving account.

-Lease from our apartment since 2011 (we're month-to-month now tho)

-Flight tickets from trips to Venezuela and Cruise to the Bahamas in 2012, and to Spain and France in 2013

-Pictures from our trips and wedding.

Should I include picture of our debit cards with both of our names showing same account?

Thank you all for your help! any Advice will be appreciated.

[lasko12 9]

I think you're good to go. I just don't remember if we need to submit the birth certificate. Anyway, it's better safe than be sorry. Good luck ! A few more months then you are US CITIZEN !

[DanTes 21]

Looks like you have all the bases covered.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

You have plenty of evidence.

The debit cards are not necessary - they don;t prove anything more than the bank letter you already have . There's no need to send 6 bills per year for 3 years -sending a couple from each year which continuously show joint names is enough. Not sure who is the US citizen - you or your wife - but no need to show that expired passport of the US citizen, won't be relevant.

[Shub 78]

Looks like you have plenty of evidence. I'm assuming you're applying based on the 3-year rule, but note that you do not need to submit most of that stuff if applying based on the 5-year rule.

That being said, no, don't include your debit cards. It's unnecessary. Really the tax transcripts ought to be enough and are USCIS' preferred piece of evidence. The other things you're already including are plenty of extra evidence.

Edited February 16, 2014 by Shub

[BigDaddy28 228]

^{I would suggest to not to send all of the utility bills you accumulated, I sent only 2 months of bills the most recent. Don't send as all of the passport copies because you already sent her birth certificate (the first page of the passport or the birth certificate is just to make sure she is a US citizen for the required length). Don't send the pages of her passport either because this process is about you not her.}

^{Remember that this process is about you not her. A little of evidence is required not to much.}

^{As I said I sent 2 months of utility bills and I took with me to the interview 2 more bills after the date I filed, 2 bank statements, insurance and that's it.}

^{Good luck.}

[Hedi 24]

You have a lot of good evidence. We didn't send half as much for my husband's citizenship application. We only sent the basic required documents and then my husband took a big binder with more documentation and evidence to his interview. They didn't look at a single piece of paper except his passport, license and green card. And of course, they just went over his N-400 application.

For our original N-400 package we sent:

-Check with Application and Biometrics fee

-Form N-400 & G-1145

-2 Passport Pictures

-Copy of green card

-My birth certificate (I am the US citizen)

-Copy of our marriage certificate

-Tax transcripts (for 3 years)

As you see, we had far less in our original package. But like I said, my husband took a binder with utility bills, bank statements, tax returns (including the most recent one we had filed after sending in our package), car insurance statements, life insurance paperwork, tickets from our travels, pictures, etc.

Good luck to you and to your wife!

[GJen 9]

Thank you all for your help! Im definitely taking your suggestions! can't wait to mail this!

[churawan 14]

You have plenty of evidence, better to have more than less... Give them everything to show all is good and stable, you guys are on solid ground and you will be good to go....

[Messybrownhair 251]

That's a lot!! I was only planning to send tax transcripts and wasn't planning on sending additional evidence. Good luck to us! Our final year yay