N-400 January 2020 Filers

[bk2014 34]

Hello everyone,

My wife got her Green card through our marriage 5 years ago. Technically, she was eligible to apply for US Citizenship 2 years ago...But, we procrastinated. Now, we decided to apply this month.

While applying, we noticed under eligibility that we can either select one of following

1. Permanent Resident for 5 years OR

2. Permanent Resident for 3 years and married to US Citizen spouse.

 

I'm wondering which option should we select ?

[Winterbeard 74]

55 minutes ago, bk2014 said:

Hello everyone,

My wife got her Green card through our marriage 5 years ago. Technically, she was eligible to apply for US Citizenship 2 years ago...But, we procrastinated. Now, we decided to apply this month.

While applying, we noticed under eligibility that we can either select one of following

1. Permanent Resident for 5 years OR

2. Permanent Resident for 3 years and married to US Citizen spouse.

 

I'm wondering which option should we select ?

Option 1. If she has been a permanent resident for 5 years she is eligible without the marriage, there is also less evidence to bring with you to interviews etc. 

Edited August 25, 2020 by Winterbeard

[N400MA 13]

Completed my N400 process!

I had my interview yesterday Lawrence MA field office. My appointment was at 9:30am, I checked in at 9:10am. They called me around 10:05am. The interview took around 20mn, everything went well, I passed and he asked me to wait for the oath ceremony. They called us around 11am for the oath, they gave us our certificates after the oath. Thanks to God and thanks to everyone here. 

[Winterbeard 74]

Just now, N400MA said:

Completed my N400 process!

I had my interview yesterday Lawrence MA field office. My appointment was at 9:30am, I checked in at 9:10am. They called me around 10:05am. The interview took around 20mn, everything went well, I passed and he asked me to wait for the oath ceremony. They called us around 11am for the oath, they gave us our certificates after the oath. Thanks to God and thanks to everyone here. 

Congratulations!

[marescarcha 44]

10 hours ago, Winterbeard said:

Out of interest why do people change their first names? I have no malice in my question, just genuinely curious. 

Hi! I have been called all my life by a nickname that has nothing to do with my name. I have never feel identified with my name. So I'd rather changed it

[Undecided 78]

On 8/24/2020 at 7:47 PM, marescarcha said:

I'm gonna change my name. After my ceremony I will have a new first name. What are the places in order I need to go to update my name? I wanna vote this year!! My oath ceremony is on 9/23. My last day to register is 10/7

You will have to change your drivers license, social security card and all your credit cards and bank accounts, savings accounts, iras etc. You are probably able to register to vote as soon as you are a citizen (I did it online the next day) but if you plan to vote in person, you may need some form of ID to do so. Although, and I wasn’t aware of this at all, your naturalization certificate has your photo on it so that will work. I’d do this in the order I mentioned. Plus obtain a passport (I’d slot that in between DL and ss card).

[lucardo3 220]

9 hours ago, Undecided said:

You will have to change your drivers license, social security card and all your credit cards and bank accounts, savings accounts, iras etc. You are probably able to register to vote as soon as you are a citizen (I did it online the next day) but if you plan to vote in person, you may need some form of ID to do so. Although, and I wasn’t aware of this at all, your naturalization certificate has your photo on it so that will work. I’d do this in the order I mentioned. Plus obtain a passport (I’d slot that in between DL and ss card).

Sounds too much of a hassle for a first name change but that`s just my opinion.

[Rick & Apple 233]

On 8/24/2020 at 6:47 PM, marescarcha said:

I'm gonna change my name. After my ceremony I will have a new first name. What are the places in order I need to go to update my name? I wanna vote this year!! My oath ceremony is on 9/23. My last day to register is 10/7

 

9 hours ago, Undecided said:

You will have to change your drivers license, social security card and all your credit cards and bank accounts, savings accounts, iras etc. You are probably able to register to vote as soon as you are a citizen (I did it online the next day) but if you plan to vote in person, you may need some form of ID to do so. Although, and I wasn’t aware of this at all, your naturalization certificate has your photo on it so that will work. I’d do this in the order I mentioned. Plus obtain a passport (I’d slot that in between DL and ss card).

We applied for my wife's passport this morning. In case everyone doesn't know, they send your Naturalization Certificate with the application. We were assured that the certificate will be returned in original condition, not folded. We have decided to wait to update her Social Security Card  until the local offices open. Right now, we would have to mail documents to the local office and they would process, then send the documents back by mail. no way of tracking.

[HopeFab 62]

44 minutes ago, Rick & Apple said:

 

We applied for my wife's passport this morning. In case everyone doesn't know, they send your Naturalization Certificate with the application. We were assured that the certificate will be returned in original condition, not folded. We have decided to wait to update her Social Security Card  until the local offices open. Right now, we would have to mail documents to the local office and they would process, then send the documents back by mail. no way of tracking.

If I’m not mistaken.. you don’t get the certificate back...but I could be wrong 

[mmkshah 37]

1 minute ago, HopeFab said:

If I’m not mistaken.. you don’t get the certificate back...but I could be wrong 

You do get the certificate back. Normally passport and certificate arrives in two different packages.

[HopeFab 62]

6 minutes ago, mmkshah said:

You do get the certificate back. Normally passport and certificate arrives in two different packages.

Ah okay thanks for clarifying. 

[Giovanna024 442]

13 minutes ago, HopeFab said:

If I’m not mistaken.. you don’t get the certificate back...but I could be wrong 

You get back certificate in different envelope separated from Passport.

[Winterbeard 74]

14 hours ago, marescarcha said:

Hi! I have been called all my life by a nickname that has nothing to do with my name. I have never feel identified with my name. So I'd rather changed it

Great, that makes perfect sense. Thanks for the reply! 

[sree_yash 168]

On 8/18/2020 at 7:16 PM, Giovanna024 said:

Thanks now my Anxiety is 10000because I dont know

They don’t ask definitions most of the time. Just  questions from the 100 questions list

[MrGeorgeMonopoly 19]

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