N-400 Section 319b and Taxes

[Tony and Daisy 22]

We are filing for my wife's citizenship under 319b as I am a DoD Contractor in Korea. Typically, due to the 5/3 year rule, we would include 3 years of joint taxes. 319b removes the LPR 3 year requirement and therefore do not have 3 years of joint taxes. Do we only include 2015 as this is the only year of joint taxes or do we include 2015 joint and my previous two years (2013/2014) as well?

[Tony and Daisy 22]

For search engine:

The USCIS accepted our package with just our 2015 taxes.

[Lenchick 133]

For search engine:

The USCIS accepted our package with just our 2015 taxes.

Hi Tony and Daisy! Congratulations! I am just assembling the paperwork to file under 319b. My spouse is a DOD civilian stationed abroad. What documents did you include?

Would be -marriage certificate

-OTEX,

-oders (with my name listed)

-written statement that I will return to reside with my spouse enough in addition to the general documents that they require? And if you did fingerprints together with n-400 in the same packet or did you wait for them to contact you? I thought that tax reports are not needed at all as the requirements to prove that you have lived together is waived under this section.

Would love to hear more details how it went for you!

Here is the manual for the search engines too:

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartG-Chapter4.html#footnote-15

"The spouse of a ​U.S.​ citizen employed abroad is not required to have lived in marital union with his or her citizen spouse.​ ^[9] The spouse only needs to show that he or she is in a legally valid marriage ​with a U.S. citizen ​from the date of ​filing the application ​until the time of the Oath of Allegiance.​"

[Tony and Daisy 22]

Hi Tony and Daisy! Congratulations! I am just assembling the paperwork to file under 319b. My spouse is a DOD civilian stationed abroad. What documents did you include?

Would be -marriage certificate

-OTEX,

-oders (with my name listed)

-written statement that I will return to reside with my spouse enough in addition to the general documents that they require? And if you did fingerprints together with n-400 in the same packet or did you wait for them to contact you? I thought that tax reports are not needed at all as the requirements to prove that you have lived together is waived under this section.

Would love to hear more details how it went for you!

Here is the manual for the search engines too:

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartG-Chapter4.html#footnote-15

"The spouse of a ​U.S.​ citizen employed abroad is not required to have lived in marital union with his or her citizen spouse.​ ^[9] The spouse only needs to show that he or she is in a legally valid marriage ​with a U.S. citizen ​from the date of ​filing the application ​until the time of the Oath of Allegiance.​"

With the package, send a copy of:

Marriage license

Green Card

Passport for both of you

Divorce decrees (if it applies)

Tax returns if you have them filed together (I included 3 years even though Daisy wasn't on 2013 and 2014)

Orders with her name on them

If a contractor, a letter from the company stating you are stationed overseas and your expected length of deployment (especially if your orders are updated annually like mine are)

Original of two passport style photographs

If you have children that are minors, the same for all of them.

Daisy just received notice of her interview, we are waiting for the letter with the date in it. She is doing hers in Honolulu.

[Lenchick 133]

Thank you for your reply! So you didn't send any fingerprint cards with the first package? Did they contact you later tell you to do it?

[Tony and Daisy 22]

Thank you for your reply! So you didn't send any fingerprint cards with the first package? Did they contact you later tell you to do it?

I completely forgot about the fingerprint cards. If you are stationed at a Military base, check with the local DBIDS/ID Card office, they will know where to get them done. But, yes, include fingerprint cards sufficient for an FBI Background check (I forget the form number). It's usually a walk-in to get that done. But, yes you need to include them or they will send your package back to you.

But, if you are stateside, do not include the fingerprint card. They will schedule you for a biometrics appointment.