N400 After 3 years of VAWA

[JimmyHou 611]

I have a question, Am planning a trip in november in case my us citizenship goes thru do i need a visa to enter into my country. or my passport to my country is still valid. I already bought plane ticket. And i know they will take my green card during my citizenship interview. Any help will be appreciated. thank you

First of all, they won't take your green card during your citizenship interview. They will take your green card at your oath ceremony when you become a citizen. You can travel before your ceremony with your current passport and green card. After the ceremony, you will need a US passport to travel.

Secondly, regarding the issue of entering Ghana:

You don't have your nationality posted on your profile, but I believe that is a Ghanaian flag.

You need to determine whether or not Ghana allows dual citizenship; if so, then you should be able to enter and leave on a Ghanaian passport. If not, you will may or may not need a visa, depending on the rules for US citizens traveling to Ghana.

You should contact the Embassy of Ghana to check on the requirements (they may be on their website).

http://www.ghanaembassy.org/

You can also post your question here on the Africa Sub-Forum where you might find some people who know the answer.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/89-africa-sub-saharan/

[DC85 113]

Since you got your GC through i360, you should be able to get the citzenship with no issues. For your travel plan, if you got the citizenship before your travel and your country allows dual citizenship then you can use your home country passport to enter. But you will need a U.S. Passport in hand before leaving the U.S.

You are welcome to join April thread

Edited April 29, 2015 by DC85

[yulisa 9]

@ jimmyhou thank you very much and dc85 i appreciate the help. That is awesome I will diffidently love to join the April thread. Thanks guys you are awesome!!

[yulisa 9]

Hope everyone is doing well.

Am having problems with my Taxes. Nerve wracking. I filled for my 2013 taxes this year, which i was not suppose to file because i did not work or made enough to file. so i had to file for for an amendment and now i called for my 2013 transcripts,they claim it will be ready in 4months. so what do i do now? move my interview date? or take the amendment returns i filled with my tax prepare to my interview?

[greentea5481 6]

Hope everyone is doing well.

Am having problems with my Taxes. Nerve wracking. I filled for my 2013 taxes this year, which i was not suppose to file because i did not work or made enough to file. so i had to file for for an amendment and now i called for my 2013 transcripts,they claim it will be ready in 4months. so what do i do now? move my interview date? or take the amendment returns i filled with my tax prepare to my interview?

I was in the same situation as you...N400 after 3 years, based on an I-751 granted on grounds of abuse. I did bring my tax returns to the interview but the interviewer never asked them and my citizenship application was approved. So just go in, and if he asks for your tax transcripts, say you didn't bring them and he will ask you to send them in.

As I said, I was never asked for mine...Beware interviewers are not always aware of the 3 year rule for abuse victims. At the N400 interview, my interviewer was very nice but he said I didn't yet qualify for citizenship because I had only been a permanent resident for 3 years and was no longer married. I explained to him the rule and he said, ok, I was not aware, I'll check with my supervisor and he carried on with the interview. He gave me a "cannot approve your application right away" paper and 3 days later, my status changed to "in line for oath ceremony"

Good luck and feel free to ask me any more questions, I've been through it, successfully

[yulisa 9]

@ greentea5481 wow good for you and congrats.

thank you for replying. yeah am going to take what i have with me now. And i will go with God hopefully they will never ask me of it. I have all my years transcript except 2013. Did they ask you of any document in addition so i can be fully prepared? being vawa?

[greentea5481 6]

No! He asked me for nothing at all...which I was surprised about. I guess my I-751 had all the abuse info... After I informed him of the 3 year rule for victim abuse, he treated me as if I was a 5 year permanent resident applicant and asked me no questions whatsoever about my marriage/divorce/abuse, nothing at all.. He simply asked the history and civil questions (the ones you have to study for) then he went through the application itself, where I worked and concluded with the yes and no questions etc.

I was out in 10 minutes and got put in line for the oath 3 days later...Don't stress, it will go fine! Just gently and politely remind the interviewer about the rule for victim abuse if he or she doesn't seem aware. You could always bring a print out of the USCIS memo (I included that in my N400 application).

[yulisa 9]

No! He asked me for nothing at all...which I was surprised about. I guess my I-751 had all the abuse info... After I informed him of the 3 year rule for victim abuse, he treated me as if I was a 5 year permanent resident applicant and asked me no questions whatsoever about my marriage/divorce/abuse, nothing at all.. He simply asked the history and civil questions (the ones you have to study for) then he went through the application itself, where I worked and concluded with the yes and no questions etc.

I was out in 10 minutes and got put in line for the oath 3 days later...Don't stress, it will go fine! Just gently and politely remind the interviewer about the rule for victim abuse if he or she doesn't seem aware. You could always bring a print out of the USCIS memo (I included that in my N400 application).

okay thank you.

[yulisa 9]

Hi guys i had my oath ceremony letter and I think, I have done a big mistake. I filled in the questionaire already. my bad . am I suppose to do that? or fill it out infront of an officer? OR I should call them to fax me a copy agian?

[mth787 0]

Hey yulisa,

 

I was reading through your case. and i found out that we both share the same status.

 

Please confirm that you applied for N-400 after 3 years and you got qualified after 3 years.

 

Thanks for your prompt response. 

[VDe la Rosa 0]

Please I need help!

 

I am gonna apply for citizenship under the 3 year rule (VAWA). I am having trouble filling out the form I am not sure how I am supposed to fill in under  Box E. Other___________________.

Where can I find a template for filling out Box E other? And what am I supposed to attach1? and do I need to write a letter to them stating how I was granted Permanent residency under VAWA?

 

Please any input will be appreciated, THANK YOU

[Lona.C. 16]

On 8/16/2015 at 9:50 PM, yulisa said:

Hi guys i had my oath ceremony letter and I think, I have done a big mistake. I filled in the questionaire already. my bad . am I suppose to do that? or fill it out infront of an officer? OR I should call them to fax me a copy agian?

congrats on your oath letter , dont worry about the questionnaire I filled it out a day before my oath but dated it for the Oath date , had no problem with it

( at my Oath they even asked to fill it out before handing it in to the officer )

[Lovetoteach 53]

On 9/21/2017 at 3:59 PM, VDe la Rosa said:

Please I need help!

 

I am gonna apply for citizenship under the 3 year rule (VAWA). I am having trouble filling out the form I am not sure how I am supposed to fill in under  Box E. Other___________________.

Where can I find a template for filling out Box E other? And what am I supposed to attach1? and do I need to write a letter to them stating how I was granted Permanent residency under VAWA?

 

Please any input will be appreciated, THANK YOU

Hi could you let me know how everything went. I'm planning on filing My N400 after VAWA.  Did you have to show the original I360 approval notice at the interview ?I'm so stressed as I cannot find the original but have plenty of copies.

 

Thanks so much

Edited February 22, 2018 by Lovetoteach
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[yulisa 9]

14 minutes ago, Lovetoteach said:

Hi could you let me know how everything went. I'm planning on filing My N400 after VAWA.  Did you have to show the original I360 approval notice at the interview ?I'm so stressed as I cannot find the original but have plenty of copies.

 

Thanks so much

No you don't need it. But you can take the copy with you just in case. Congratulations and good luck!

[Lovetoteach 53]

2 minutes ago, yulisa said:

No you don't need it. But you can take the copy with you just in case. Congratulations and good luck!

Thank you so much. Did you sent a copy of the approval notice in your application? How did your interview go? Xx