naturalization interview - documents needed

[GMJ 9]

Hello everyone, other than passport and Green card what kind of “travel documents” should I bring to the interview? I thought maybe a copy of my old Visa? I read somewhere I94... is this true? 
thanks for your help!

 

[JeanneAdil 6,510]

k1 visa and 3 year rule?

[GMJ 9]

Hi,

H1B and H4 (for me and my husband) - After that Green Card since 2012 (5yrs permanent resident).

I think I don't need to bring  the I94 that I used to have stapled on my passport during my Visa time but I want to be sure.

Thanks! 

[JeanneAdil 6,510]

take some documents showing combined assets as you go for both of you

and proof of that residency like driving license and/or apartment lease

 

please do a timeline so the VJ community has the info so the stats here are as good as all of us would like them to be

 

[GMJ 9]

Thanks!

I will bring IRS TAX TRANSCRIPTS (we do Joint tax return) + Mortgage statement. 

Proof of residency: Driver licenses + bills + school records of our daughters 

ABOUT the "Travel Documents": sorry, if I understood, do you think is it enough if we bring Passports + Green Card + copy of old Visas? 

(Sure I have to create my timeline! I am new here!).

Thanks.

 

 

[Lemon23 400]

47 minutes ago, Giuseppina said:

Thanks!

I will bring IRS TAX TRANSCRIPTS (we do Joint tax return) + Mortgage statement. 

Proof of residency: Driver licenses + bills + school records of our daughters 

ABOUT the "Travel Documents": sorry, if I understood, do you think is it enough if we bring Passports + Green Card + copy of old Visas? 

(Sure I have to create my timeline! I am new here!).

Thanks.

 

 

I had my I-94 when I went to my interview along with may passports (old and renewed ones) but the IO only checked my trips from old and renewed passports, better to bring i-94 because you dont know what the IO will ask during interview.

Edited January 6, 2020 by Lemon23

[GMJ 9]

1 hour ago, Lemon23 said:

I had my I-94 when I went to my interview along with may passports (old and renewed ones) but the IO only checked my trips from old and renewed passports, better to bring i-94 because you dont know what the IO will ask during interview.

Thanks for your advice!

I will bring the copy of my last I94. The previous I94 they took off when you travel.... 

Anyway I think that they should check the last 5yrs of "travel history" from my passport.

I am permanent resident since 2012. 

Thanks again.

[Mollie09 1,543]

I brought my passport and green card, plus tax returns. Interviewer didn't look at anything.

[ineedadisplayname 499]

19 hours ago, Giuseppina said:

Thanks for your advice!

I will bring the copy of my last I94. The previous I94 they took off when you travel.... 

Anyway I think that they should check the last 5yrs of "travel history" from my passport.

I am permanent resident since 2012. 

Thanks again.

As a LPR Customs and Border Protection won't issue a new I-94 when you enter the country. So your I-94 is probably 5 years old or more (last time u entered the country before receiving the GC)

 

I think the travel documents refers to Passport, Greencard, Advance Parole, Refugee travel document etc. I think you will be fine. Just bring what you have.

Edited January 7, 2020 by ineedadisplayname

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

You need the passport that had the visa you used to enter the country on at the start of your process. Contrary to @Mollie09, my interviewer looked at both the passports that I used from (permanent) entry to interview. 

[patrick33 19]

4 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

You need the passport that had the visa you used to enter the country on at the start of your process. Contrary to @Mollie09, my interviewer looked at both the passports that I used from (permanent) entry to interview. 

This happened with me as well, they needed to see the passport I used when immigrating with the immigrant visa inside. Canada doesn't usually send back old passports, so if I didn't happen to have it I'm not sure what would've happened. 

Edited January 7, 2020 by patrick33

[GMJ 9]

1 hour ago, ineedadisplayname said:

As a LPR Customs and Border Protection won't issue a new I-94 when you enter the country. So your I-94 is probably 5 years old or more (last time u entered the country before receiving the GC)

 

I think the travel documents refers to Passport, Greencard, Advance Parole, Refugee travel document etc. I think you will be fine. Just bring what you have.

Hi, I just realized that the I-94 form is different from the I-94 Record that some people mentioned. The last one should be a list of "travel history" and can be done online (5yrs)... What I don't understand is if the record is available also for GC holder or just for Non-immigrant. Do you know something about this? Thanks

[Mollie09 1,543]

6 minutes ago, patrick33 said:

This happened with me as well, they needed to see the passport I used to when immigrating with the immigrant visa inside. Canada doesn't usually send back old passports, so if I didn't happen to have it I'm not sure what would've happened. 

 

10 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

You need the passport that had the visa you used to enter the country on at the start of your process. Contrary to @Mollie09, my interviewer looked at both the passports that I used from (permanent) entry to interview. 

 

 

Oh interesting. I didn't have an immigrant visa so maybe that's why?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

13 minutes ago, Giuseppina said:

Hi, I just realized that the I-94 form is different from the I-94 Record that some people mentioned. The last one should be a list of "travel history" and can be done online (5yrs)... What I don't understand is if the record is available also for GC holder or just for Non-immigrant. Do you know something about this? Thanks

Supposedly only for non immigrant but it had all my entry and exit dates, on both my passports throughout my time as LPR 

11 minutes ago, Mollie09 said:

 

 

 

Oh interesting. I didn't have an immigrant visa so maybe that's why?

Possibly, the CO wanted to see from that visa through all travel till the interview. 

Edited January 7, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[ineedadisplayname 499]

17 minutes ago, Giuseppina said:

Hi, I just realized that the I-94 form is different from the I-94 Record that some people mentioned. The last one should be a list of "travel history" and can be done online (5yrs)... What I don't understand is if the record is available also for GC holder or just for Non-immigrant. Do you know something about this? Thanks

I see. You want the travel history.

That would be useful to show that you have met the residency requirement at the time of the interview. (For how long you were out of the country). It is not necessary I guess you can use boarding passes or bookings to show your out of country dates

 

It is basically a record by CBP with your exit and entry dates. It is based on your passport number so it is available for visitors and GC holders too. You can download it from here.

 

If you have more than one passport number try both passport numbers to get the full history...

 

https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/history-search

Edited January 7, 2020 by ineedadisplayname