N400 form Citizenship

[Jaya D 0]

Hi ,

I will be completing my 3 Year Permanent residency on dec 25th 2021 which is required to file the citizenship based on marriage ( 3 yr requirement) but I recently moved to TX state from Connecticut so do i have to wait for 3 months in the current state ( TX) before filing for n400 naturalization? 

[Mike E 11,745]

3 minutes ago, Jaya D said:

I recently moved to TX state from Connecticut so do i have to wait for 3 months in the current state ( TX) before filing for n400 naturalization? 

Yes.  

[Jaya D 0]

Thanks Mike! And one more question i have is do i Hv to select name change as Yes while filing n400 as i am not planning to change my last name as my husbands last name. Is that a problem if i keep the same last name. 

[Mike E 11,745]

12 minutes ago, Jaya D said:

Thanks Mike! And one more question i have is do i Hv to select name change as Yes while filing n400 as i am not planning to change my last name as my husbands last name. Is that a problem if i keep the same last name. 

It isn’t a problem to keep your name as it appears on your green card.  I recommend it.  
 

Changing your name as part of the naturalization process can add months to the process.  

Edited September 25, 2021 by Mike E

[happytree 19]

After reading issues and delays others are facing with the name change, I am starting to think that  getting my name change request removed  from my n400 was for the best. I wanted a name change but my field office was not doing name changes due to Covid.

 

The officer asked me to modify my n400 request during the interview and remove the name change request. I was told to naturalize with the wrong name and get a name change in my local court right after.. 

 

I am now a US citizen and I am working with my local court in my name change. Looking at what some people are going through, I think I prefer being a citizen, forgetting about all the uscis stress, and taking a few extra weeks dealing with a local court instead of uscis. 

 

[Jaya D 0]

Thanks much for your response! I will also not select name change during filing n400 and also i hv to wait two more months now due to my move to a diff state. How long does it take any idea to get thr whole thng completed? 

[happytree 19]

12 hours ago, Jaya D said:

Thanks much for your response! I will also not select name change during filing n400 and also i hv to wait two more months now due to my move to a diff state. How long does it take any idea to get thr whole thng completed? 

Use the USCIS link to check the times. It is based on your field office: Processing Times (uscis.gov)

As for the name change, you should be fine adding the name change request to the N-400. During your interview you may be able to ask the officer the status of judicial ceremonies. Due to covid things are changing all the time. For example, my field office is not doing judicial ceremonies (the ones you need to change your name), others have reported changing their names without an issue, others have reported waiting for months without any news from USCIS after passing their naturalization interviews. 

 

I guess I would add the name change request on your N400 and change your request during your interview depending on  how things are moving around the time when you get your interview. 

 

[Jaya D 0]

Thanks! I recently moved to Texas from Connecticut so i not sure which service center i should select? And i dont see an option for CT. 

[arken 4,197]

1 hour ago, Jaya D said:

Thanks! I recently moved to Texas from Connecticut so i not sure which service center i should select? And i dont see an option for CT. 

You select the field office not the service center. Very likely Hartfort, CT.

[happytree 19]

3 hours ago, Jaya D said:

Thanks! I recently moved to Texas from Connecticut so i not sure which service center i should select? And i dont see an option for CT. 

remember you have to reside in your new district for 3 months before applying.  It says it right here:  M-480.pdf (uscis.gov)  "You must wait until you have lived in the state or district for three months to apply."
I know there are mixed opinions on this, but I applied online and had no issues. When you file online, you just upload documents without having to worry about mailing it someplace, etc. Also, you know your documents are not going to be lost in the mail. 

If you file online, use internet explorer and/or make sure you're not running ad blockers or cookie/privacy blockers, or browser extensions/addons etc. Those are the type fo things that create issues when filing online. You can even use chrome in incognito with all your plugins disabled. If you have a security suite software that monitors network/browser traffic, disable it temporarily. All in all, you want to ensure  nothing is blocking USCIS during your application.

[Jaya D 0]

Yes i saw that Nd will wait for 3 months completion and then file for n400 and i hv already file i751 last year and still waiting for the interview details! I just updated my address online.