Filing N400 online, anyone?

[nme2018 0]

Hi Gc@Gc, when we file online Once we submit application can we see what answer we submitted or can we download form with our answers? because at the time of interview we need to remember all question / answer for n-400 form so its better if we have copy of whole form.

 

 

 

 

[kangkarowt 0]

2 hours ago, Going through said:

She's permanently living abroad while still in possession of a GC you mean?  Or she is living abroad temporarily with an approved re-entry permit?

If she has a re-entry permit, you would use her US address since that is (presumably) her main domicile.

 

Also, are you applying under the 3 year rule or the 5 year rule?

 

Yes. She's permanently living abroad with her green card and she's been there since we had our green card. I am applying under 5 year rule. Do you think it may affect my application with this case?

[kangkarowt 0]

4 hours ago, gc@gc said:

 

dont think you can file n-400 under 3 years rule

 

if filing under 5 years rule, then you will have to calculate how many days she has been out off the states

 

I am filing for myself under the 5-year rule. I am just confused with my current situation as I always claim her on my income tax as my dependent but living abroad.

[Going through 5,671]

6 hours ago, kangkarowt said:

 

Yes. She's permanently living abroad with her green card and she's been there since we had our green card. I am applying under 5 year rule. Do you think it may affect my application with this case?

Her permanently living abroad with a green card means she's not using the green card as intended....if she never had an approved re-entry permit before leaving the US, and depending on how long she's been residing out of the States already, she will have abandoned her residency and will experience difficulty the next time she tries to enter the US with it.

 

No, her status will not affect your N400 application.  Although at some point during your interview, your living arrangements may come up if the IO asks about your spouse.

 

6 hours ago, kangkarowt said:

I am filing for myself under the 5-year rule. I am just confused with my current situation as I always claim her on my income tax as my dependent but living abroad.

Since you are filing under the 5-year rule, your marital status is irrelevant in the process.  

You claiming her as a dependent while she is living abroad is a separate tax issue.  Presumably your/her situation meets the IRS criteria for claiming her as a dependent when she is not permanently residing with you.

8 hours ago, gc@gc said:

 

his wife has permanent resident card, so i thought he was applying for n-400 for his wife

Both of them are LPRs.

[gc@gc 184]

10 hours ago, nme2018 said:

Hi Gc@Gc, when we file online Once we submit application can we see what answer we submitted or can we download form with our answers? because at the time of interview we need to remember all question / answer for n-400 form so its better if we have copy of whole form. 

 

you will be able to see what information/answers you entered, and you can view n-400 before and after you filed. please note there might be some discrepancies between what you entered and what shows up on n-400. it seems the online filing system does always properly transfer information to n-400 

 

[Kan777 2]

So as I am reviewing the N-400 its asking for time spent outside the U.S. in the last 5 years. I think no problem I'll just look at my 2 most recent Canadian passports. Nope. No stamps! It would have only been land crossing's to Canada ( I think twice for a few days each). How do I go about getting exact dates?

[CarlHamilton 252]

1 minute ago, Kan777 said:

So as I am reviewing the N-400 its asking for time spent outside the U.S. in the last 5 years. I think no problem I'll just look at my 2 most recent Canadian passports. Nope. No stamps! It would have only been land crossing's to Canada ( I think twice for a few days each). How do I go about getting exact dates?

https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home

[Going through 5,671]

13 minutes ago, Kan777 said:

So as I am reviewing the N-400 its asking for time spent outside the U.S. in the last 5 years. I think no problem I'll just look at my 2 most recent Canadian passports. Nope. No stamps! It would have only been land crossing's to Canada ( I think twice for a few days each). How do I go about getting exact dates?

I was in the same situation as you as Canadians rarely get their passports stamped.

All of my travel dates were approximate years and months to the best of my memory/ability, and I attached an explanation stating how I had no passport stamps to rely on, and approximations were in good faith, country traveled to in past 5 years was only Canada, etc.

 

I figured if USCIS wants to, they can (and probably did) confirm my travel through their own databases.

Edited July 19, 2018 by Going through

[gc@gc 184]

45 minutes ago, Kan777 said:

So as I am reviewing the N-400 its asking for time spent outside the U.S. in the last 5 years. I think no problem I'll just look at my 2 most recent Canadian passports. Nope. No stamps! It would have only been land crossing's to Canada ( I think twice for a few days each). How do I go about getting exact dates?

 

get your i-94 records online

[gc@gc 184]

34 minutes ago, Going through said:

I was in the same situation as you as Canadians rarely get their passports stamped.

All of my travel dates were approximate years and months to the best of my memory/ability, and I attached an explanation stating how I had no passport stamps to rely on, and approximations were in good faith, country traveled to in past 5 years was only Canada, etc.

 

I figured if USCIS wants to, they can (and probably did) confirm my travel through their own databases.

 

get your i-94 information online, then submitted it as supporting documents 

 

[Going through 5,671]

15 minutes ago, gc@gc said:

 

get your i-94 information online, then submitted it as supporting documents 

 

I'm not applying for the N400 (already been there, done that) but thanks for the info  

[kangkarowt 0]

9 hours ago, Going through said:

Her permanently living abroad with a green card means she's not using the green card as intended....if she never had an approved re-entry permit before leaving the US, and depending on how long she's been residing out of the States already, she will have abandoned her residency and will experience difficulty the next time she tries to enter the US with it.

 

No, her status will not affect your N400 application.  Although at some point during your interview, your living arrangements may come up if the IO asks about your spouse.

 

Since you are filing under the 5-year rule, your marital status is irrelevant in the process.  

You claiming her as a dependent while she is living abroad is a separate tax issue.  Presumably your/her situation meets the IRS criteria for claiming her as a dependent when she is not permanently residing with you.

Both of them are LPRs.

Thank you for your response! What do you think is the best way when I put infos on my N400? 

[Going through 5,671]

7 minutes ago, kangkarowt said:

Thank you for your response! What do you think is the best way when I put infos on my N400? 

Just answer the questions truthfully,  that's all.  You know your personal situation best.

Again, since you are applying under the 5 year rule, you won't be asked to enter in any info regarding your wife/marriage in the online application.

 

[Kan777 2]

1 hour ago, shomer said:

https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home

Thanks. After a couple of try's it showed my arrivals back  but not departures from. TBH Not even sure when you drive if on the US side they even stop you at the border? It doesn't appear Canada has a similar site for me to check my date of entry.

[kangkarowt 0]

7 hours ago, Going through said:

Just answer the questions truthfully,  that's all.  You know your personal situation best.

Again, since you are applying under the 5 year rule, you won't be asked to enter in any info regarding your wife/marriage in the online application.

 

Thank you so much for your help!!