Does Marriage Certificate needed for 5 years Eligible?

[andynguyen 6]

Hello all,

My friend is filing online N-400 under 5 years eligible. Does she really need to send marriage certificate though she has one but could not submit at this moment, delaying it may cost extra fee after Oct 2 fee increasing? The online application has a window for her to send in, and can she ignore it? Can she submit the N-400 application today and few days later will add Marriage Certificate? N-400 checklist does not mention the marriage cert unless you are applied for 3 yrs based rules.

Thank you

[ch3john 308]

Marriage certificate is not needed for the 5 year rule

[Crazy Cat 41,844]

1 hour ago, andynguyen said:

Hello all,

My friend is filing online N-400 under 5 years eligible. Does she really need to send marriage certificate though she has one but could not submit at this moment, delaying it may cost extra fee after Oct 2 fee increasing? The online application has a window for her to send in, and can she ignore it? Can she submit the N-400 application today and few days later will add Marriage Certificate? N-400 checklist does not mention the marriage cert unless you are applied for 3 yrs based rules.

Thank you

Did your friend use this checklist?

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/M-477.pdf

[andynguyen 6]

1 hour ago, Lucky Cat said:

Did your friend use this checklist?

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/M-477.pdf

The checklist says NO, but the N-400 instructions says YES

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

I did n400 under 5-year rule, did not get green card through marriage, was still instructed to upload my marriage certificate as part of required documents.

[Mollie09 1,543]

I did N-400 based on 5 years and had to upload marriage/divorce/marriage certificates, as well as the birth certificate for my son.

[Simple123 4]

13 hours ago, Mollie09 said:

I did N-400 based on 5 years and had to upload marriage/divorce/marriage certificates, as well as the birth certificate for my son.

 

This is confusing, do you mean you was required to submit your current marriage certificate and your divorce certificate of your previous marriage and also your previous marriage certificate ?

 

Can anyone who filed recently confirm please ?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

On 9/27/2020 at 9:10 AM, andynguyen said:

Hello all,

My friend is filing online N-400 under 5 years eligible. Does she really need to send marriage certificate though she has one but could not submit at this moment, delaying it may cost extra fee after Oct 2 fee increasing? The online application has a window for her to send in, and can she ignore it? Can she submit the N-400 application today and few days later will add Marriage Certificate? N-400 checklist does not mention the marriage cert unless you are applied for 3 yrs based rules.

Thank you

Actually this is incorrect, not sure what checklist you are referring to. If you look at the required evidence to submit with N400, see page 10 of the instructions https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/n-400instr.pdf , item 3 is “Photocopy of your Current Legal Marital Status Document. Provide a photocopy of your current marriage certificate, divorce, annulment decree, or death certificate of former spouse.”

[andynguyen 6]

19 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Actually this is incorrect, not sure what checklist you are referring to. If you look at the required evidence to submit with N400, see page 10 of the instructions https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/n-400instr.pdf , item 3 is “Photocopy of your Current Legal Marital Status Document. Provide a photocopy of your current marriage certificate, divorce, annulment decree, or death certificate of former spouse.”

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/attachments.pdf

this checklist

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

I’ll take instructions over the checklist personally, and the fact that the online application asked me to upload marriage certificate backs that up imo. And a bit strange that the checklist asks for proof of termination of any prior marriages for everyone too. But, whatever. These things take so long to process that if you want to file now and upload the marriage certificate later I guess it’ll be ok.