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Filing N400 without working.

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Lornaevo   48

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Hi guys, so my mom is getting ready to file her N400, but doesn’t work. She files taxes with her husband jointly. But she does not work. How does this affect her ability to become a citizen. She didn’t get her GC through marriage. 

05/22/2012 - MAILED AOS PACKAGE.
06/04/2012 - RECEIVED NOTICE IN THE MAIL.
06/04/2012 - RECEIVED BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT IN THE MAIL.
06/06/2012 - WALK IN BIOMETRICS COMPLETED.
07/11/2012 - TEXT AND EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS OF I-485 INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT.
07/13/2012 - RECEIVED HARD COPY OF INTERVIEW NOTICE IN THE MAIL.
07/28/2012 - EAD CARD PRODUCTION ORDER.
08/04/2012 - EAD CARD IN HAND.
08/15/2012 - GC INTERVIEW. APPROVED. PASSPORT STAMPED.
08/20/2012 - GC CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED.
08/23/2012 - GC RECEIVED.

06/28/2014 - MAILED I-751 PACKAGE

07/05/2014 - RECEIVED NOA 1

01/15/2016 - Interviewed and Approved.

08/02/2016 - N400 Interviewed and Approved.

Mike E Grand Master

Mike E   11,745

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6 minutes ago, Lornaevo said:

Hi guys, so my mom is getting ready to file her N400, but doesn’t work. She files taxes with her husband jointly. But she does not work. How does this affect her ability to become a citizen. She didn’t get her GC through marriage. 

No negative effect at all.  
 

Indeed my anecdotal and unscientific observation is that when a working spouse and a stay at home spouse both file N-400 at the same time, the SAHS gets oath first.  In all my anecdotes the working spouse has been male and the SAHS female. Fwiw.  

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Lornaevo   48

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He’s employed but getting ready to retire. They are in their 60’s

05/22/2012 - MAILED AOS PACKAGE.
06/04/2012 - RECEIVED NOTICE IN THE MAIL.
06/04/2012 - RECEIVED BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT IN THE MAIL.
06/06/2012 - WALK IN BIOMETRICS COMPLETED.
07/11/2012 - TEXT AND EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS OF I-485 INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT.
07/13/2012 - RECEIVED HARD COPY OF INTERVIEW NOTICE IN THE MAIL.
07/28/2012 - EAD CARD PRODUCTION ORDER.
08/04/2012 - EAD CARD IN HAND.
08/15/2012 - GC INTERVIEW. APPROVED. PASSPORT STAMPED.
08/20/2012 - GC CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED.
08/23/2012 - GC RECEIVED.

06/28/2014 - MAILED I-751 PACKAGE

07/05/2014 - RECEIVED NOA 1

01/15/2016 - Interviewed and Approved.

08/02/2016 - N400 Interviewed and Approved.

Lornaevo Collaborator

Lornaevo   48

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Just now, Mike E said:

Well maybe he will get oath first but I’m not hopeful.  

No. He’s not filing. He’s a citizen. Only my mom will be filing. 

05/22/2012 - MAILED AOS PACKAGE.
06/04/2012 - RECEIVED NOTICE IN THE MAIL.
06/04/2012 - RECEIVED BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT IN THE MAIL.
06/06/2012 - WALK IN BIOMETRICS COMPLETED.
07/11/2012 - TEXT AND EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS OF I-485 INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT.
07/13/2012 - RECEIVED HARD COPY OF INTERVIEW NOTICE IN THE MAIL.
07/28/2012 - EAD CARD PRODUCTION ORDER.
08/04/2012 - EAD CARD IN HAND.
08/15/2012 - GC INTERVIEW. APPROVED. PASSPORT STAMPED.
08/20/2012 - GC CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED.
08/23/2012 - GC RECEIVED.

06/28/2014 - MAILED I-751 PACKAGE

07/05/2014 - RECEIVED NOA 1

01/15/2016 - Interviewed and Approved.

08/02/2016 - N400 Interviewed and Approved.

arken Mentor

arken   4,197

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2 hours ago, Lornaevo said:

How does this affect her ability to become a citizen.

She can make millions or zero, she will be a USC as long as she is good on the other aspects like physical and continuous residency, moral behavior, no major crimes n such.

Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

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Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

iwannaplay54 Proficient

iwannaplay54   985

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22 hours ago, Lornaevo said:

Hi guys, so my mom is getting ready to file her N400, but doesn’t work. She files taxes with her husband jointly. But she does not work. How does this affect her ability to become a citizen. She didn’t get her GC through marriage. 

No effect.  Just submit the joint tax transcripts.

The purpose of the transcripts is NOT to see if you are working, they are to verify you did not work in another country and claimed residency there to dodge taxes or if you did work somewhere else you filed a US return and correctly declared your income.

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arken Mentor

arken   4,197

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4 hours ago, iwannaplay54 said:

they are to verify you did not work in another country and claimed residency there to dodge taxes or if you did work somewhere else you filed a US return and correctly declared your income.

OP shouldn't fear such things. Bringing the tax transcripts/docs of last 5 years if exist regardless of income is just to show whether one is filing taxes or if one wasn't required to file taxes.

 

If someone has been evading taxes in that way, tax return docs wouldn't show such stuffs for the obvious tax evading reason.

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Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

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.

.

.

Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

iwannaplay54 Proficient

iwannaplay54   985

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6 hours ago, arken said:

OP shouldn't fear such things. Bringing the tax transcripts/docs of last 5 years if exist regardless of income is just to show whether one is filing taxes or if one wasn't required to file taxes.

 

If someone has been evading taxes in that way, tax return docs wouldn't show such stuffs for the obvious tax evading reason.

OP has nothing to fear.  This is a simple residency abandonment check done at all stages of immigration and it is absence from not existence on a tax return that raises possible flags.  There are no flags here.

arken Mentor

arken   4,197

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11 hours ago, iwannaplay54 said:

OP has nothing to fear.  This is a simple residency abandonment check done at all stages of immigration and it is absence from not existence on a tax return that raises possible flags.  There are no flags here.

One may not file the tax return for last 5 years if not working at all and still get the citizenship without a tax return transcript. I am simply point out the fact that 

22 hours ago, iwannaplay54 said:

they are to verify you did not work in another country and claimed residency there to dodge taxes or if you did work somewhere else you filed a US return and correctly declared your income.

this is not correct and not something OP has to worry about.

Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

.

.

.

.

Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

Mike E Grand Master

Mike E   11,745

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OP has filed tax returns as SAHM.  There is no issue.  Just the opposite … this is a text book naturalization case and is open and shut.  I can’t even begin to follow the disagreement.  

iwannaplay54 Proficient

iwannaplay54   985

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4 minutes ago, Mike E said:

OP has filed tax returns as SAHM.  There is no issue.  Just the opposite … this is a text book naturalization case and is open and shut.  I can’t even begin to follow the disagreement.  

I never implied that OP had an issue Mike

 
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