I-751 January 2018

[jarj 13]

My husband is submitting his n400 today

[CharlieJK 12]

On 12/28/2018 at 5:10 PM, Lena95 said:

Hey all! My green card expires April 4th which means I have to send the package before January 4th, right?

Will I be fine if I send out my package on January 2nd?? And is the stamp from the post office the date that matters or when they receive it?

 

I already feel so stressed out about this...I did not miss this feeling at all

You have to apply within the 90 days preceeding your green card expiring, so between 90 days before April 4th and April 4th. If you send it earlier it’ll automatically be denied.

 

You would probably need it to arrive in that timeframe, rather than post it on that day. However, I believe you can now submit online (I could be wrong).

 

Also, note this thread is for those of us that filed in January 2018, there’s probably a January 2019 thread which might be of more help to you.

[spielerin 24]

QQ, if my GC expires 04/01/18 (with extension letters and all that for 18 months). Can I start the N400 now?

[k_stacky 65]

Are any other January filers deciding not to file N400 and just wait out until after they get their 10 year? I feel like I'm the only one.

[Eli_za 50]

Just now, k_stacky said:

Are any other January filers deciding not to file N400 and just wait out until after they get their 10 year? I feel like I'm the only one.

I’m waiting to get my 10 year approved first then I will apply for N400. 

[Diana&Tim 3]

9 minutes ago, k_stacky said:

Are any other January filers deciding not to file N400 and just wait out until after they get their 10 year? I feel like I'm the only one.

K_stacky you're not alone!  I'll will wait too ☺️

[divemaster19 17]

I am tempted to apply for N400 after I file my taxes next month.. I mean how bad is the interview when they call you both in?  

[geroaj 46]

5 hours ago, k_stacky said:

Are any other January filers deciding not to file N400 and just wait out until after they get their 10 year? I feel like I'm the only one.

not a January filer but i decided to wait for my 10 year green card first.

[swji89 41]

13 hours ago, k_stacky said:

Are any other January filers deciding not to file N400 and just wait out until after they get their 10 year? I feel like I'm the only one.

I’m probably going to wait, also. One USCIS application ongoing at once is enough for me lol

[chars 151]

I have waited for months, just three more months left to be approved for 10 yrs GC based on current threads. 

 

However, I will wait for 10 yrs then N400. You're not alone. 

[TabeaK 517]

I am not. Mainly because Germany doesn't allow dual citizenships without prior approval and I cannot face the paperwork for that part right now. Might file the N-400 in a few years after taking care of the German side first...

[Tom and SooGyeong 87]

South Korea does not allow its citizens to immigrate to another country and obtain Dual Citizenship. If my wife filed N400 and processed through that, she would forfeit her Korean Citizenship. However, after we have received her 'permanent GC' (10-year renewable), we may choose at some future time to move to South Korea. Then I will be the one who must apply for and carry the Resident Alien Card. That process takes only 2 or 3 weeks in Korea. After living there for 1 year with a Resident Alien Card, I can apply for Korean Citizenship, and obtain a Dual Citizenship status, complete with a Korean Passport/ But, I would need to demonstrate self-support, have a home with a verifiable address, and a bank account with a minimum of $30K on deposit, and pass the language exam, equivalent to TOPIC level 4, which is reputed to be quite difficult, and requires at least 3 years of intense study.

  So, to prepare for any future possibilities, I am studying now. Who knows what the future may hold, so we are choosing the path with the most available options. If my wife became a US Citizen, moving to South Korea at some future date becomes much, much harder.

[CPanting 9]

Can somebody point out the cons (if any) and pros of filing for the N-400 right now VS. waiting for the 10-year green card to be approved.

I am still not sure what to do. I do want to wait to file for my taxes this year before filing for the N-400 if I decide to soon. Thanks!

[TabeaK 517]

Is your ultimate goal US citizenship?

Then file now. Just be aware that N400 cannot be approved without the I-751 being approved. Depending on your local office (where N400 is processed) several scenarios may apply: 1.The N400 nudges along your I-751 (if your local office is less backlogged) - you may get a combo interview. 2. The N400 languishes until your I-751 is approved (if your local office is backlogged). 3. Your I-751 will get transferred to your local office where the N400 has ended up - if your local office is backlogged, you may end up waiting longer for the combined I751/N400 approval than for I-751 alone.

 

In any case, if your goal is US citizenship, it doesn't really matter if you have to wait a few more months.

[zilchfox 296]

I won't be able to submit for a few more weeks as that begins the 90 days for me, but gosh, I've been seeing people send in massive parcels of evidence for I-751. I wish I wasn't so afraid of cameras, the photos of us together are few and far in-between, lol, but we're always together – I'm even meeting him for lunch at work today. I think a massive parcel of like 300+ pages is kind of excessive, though...no? I know when I sent in my AOS, it was just a small packet with like 8-10 photographs together, some other evidence, and never had an RFE and everything was fine.

 

With that said, I guess I got a few concerns:

- My name isn't on the house. At all. The house existed under his and his parents names prior to me even moving here two years ago, and it's stayed like that since then. The moment I was allowed and able to work, I started paying rent to help out with mortgage payments, however under no real contract or documents signed for such. It's been the same address all the way back to the original K1 filing.

- We DO have a joint savings account, but we have separate checkings accounts. We're both with the same bank

- I financed my own car, however he should be on my insurance as a secondary driver – likewise I believe I am also a secondary driver for his car as well as his parents vehicles.

- I have a plethora of credit cards, however he is only an authorized user on one of them, and didn't want to be authorized on the others because he didn't want them to hit his credit (the first time I added him as an authorized person, his credit score dipped). We both have excellent credit.

- I started a business for art and design, and while we plan on working together in the future on it, I am the sole owner of it. The business is registered to the same house address as the original K1 filing.

- Him, myself, and his parents are all on the same phone plan with AT&T since the very beginning. His father owns the AT&T account, however we are both authorized users of it.

- I am paying for both of our iPads and iPhone financing through Citizens One Bank, however his name isn't officially on it at all, just me for all four devices.

- Sadly, we never left the country for any sort of travel to go see my folks back home in Canada, so no evidence of any of that happening. This is all in part due to politics and tightening of border security, and a number of my friends from Canada have already been barred from entering the U.S. for admitting to smoking pot once in their life. While we've never touched the stuff, I'd rather not risk international travel until I am a citizen.

- We filed taxes jointly for both 2016 and 2017, and obviously plan to for 2018, too. In addition, last year I had to sign up for a FAFSA account to sign off as his spouse for him to renew his student loan payments.

 

I personally think we're gonna be okay, but it's just a weird hodgepodge of stuff that's definitely joint, and others that aren't. We're not trying to live within the means that we believe USCIS would be happy, but rather live the way we want to as a happy married couple like anyone else would.