If someone has no employment/school record, what is easiest way to prove 5 years residency?

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54 minutes ago, mrchungstah said:

In order for me to get citizenship, I need to prove that my mom has been living in America for 5 years

My line of thinking is that you already are a citizen, and you just need citizenship evidence (a U.S. passport in this case); see https://ca.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/citizenship-claims/. The page mentions that her U.S. passport is "Evidence of U.S. Citizenship of Parent(s)." But it also mentions that you need to submit "Evidence of your parent’s/parents’ residence/physical presence in the United States." Based on what you mentioned in your first post this might be difficult to provide.

54 minutes ago, mrchungstah said:

3. To obtain the naturalization certificate, I'm submitting form N565

4. To submit the form N565, I need the certificate #, last date of issuance/office/etc

5. She does not have this information so I need to:

Option 1: Submit request for FOIA/geneology

Option 2: Set an appointment in America for her to obtain her naturalization certificate (we both live in Canada)

Getting info from a FOIA for the N-565 sounds like a good plan. @geowrian what do you think?

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U.S. passport

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19 minutes ago, TM92 said:

Getting info from a FOIA for the N-565 sounds like a good plan. @geowrian what do you think?

The info from the FOIA can also help your mother fill out the Affidavit of Physical Presence or Residence, Parentage and Support.

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[mrchungstah 1]

So the n565 can take up to 6-9 months. This is AFTER I go through the FOIA process which I don't know how long that takes.

 

I live in Toronto, my mom in Vancouver. If she booked an appointment in, say, Seattle, would she be able to get her naturalization certificate right on the spot by going into Seattle?

My question is, would it be faster to book an appointment to physically obtain the certificate, or would be be faster to go through the FOIA > N565 route? I have a feeling it's the former but I'm not sure...

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14 minutes ago, mrchungstah said:

My question is, would it be faster to book an appointment to physically obtain the certificate, or would be be faster to go through the FOIA > N565 route?

Not sure but I found these answers on Avvo:

https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/i-am-filling-out-n-565-but-i-don-t-know-what-to-pu-2262307.html (The one by Adan G. Vega)

https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/i-filed-a-n-565-due-to-needing-an-original-certifi-694800.html (The one by F. J. Capriotti III)

You can try contacting one of them and ask if they can elaborate further.

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12 minutes ago, TM92 said:

You can try contacting one of them and ask if they can elaborate further.

Or you can try contacting San Rafael, CA immigration lawyer Andrew Bartlett. I had a free ~15 minute call about my immigration status options and he was very helpful.