Documents for 5 year naturalization rule ?

[astroboy3545 59]

I got my temporary green card on 1/30/2019 (by marriage to a USC) and my permanent green card on 7/15/2021 . Going by what i read on the website i am eligible for naturalization. Based upon the documents in the uscis website, here is what i am planning to provide

1. copy of the green card

2. Marriage certificate

3. My wife's birth certificate which indicates that she is an US citizen by birth 

4. Tax transcripts for 2019,2020,2021,2022 and 2023 ( I have a question on this - I am on the IRS website and I am not sure which option do I need to choose - Account, Return, wage and income or Record of account transcripts - i am able to get the 2019 ones and onwards only for wage and income -for all the others, i get only the last 4 years for some reason)

5. Obviously N400 (plan to submit this all online)

Would I need any other documents I would need. If I am not able to get the tax transcripts for 2019, what are my options

Thanks

 

 

[Dashinka 24,448]

6 hours ago, astroboy3545 said:

I got my temporary green card on 1/30/2019 (by marriage to a USC) and my permanent green card on 7/15/2021 . Going by what i read on the website i am eligible for naturalization. Based upon the documents in the uscis website, here is what i am planning to provide

1. copy of the green card

Yes

6 hours ago, astroboy3545 said:

2. Marriage certificate

Yes

6 hours ago, astroboy3545 said:

3. My wife's birth certificate which indicates that she is an US citizen by birth 

Not sure this is actually needed, but since you are doing it online, doesn't hurt to add it.

6 hours ago, astroboy3545 said:

4. Tax transcripts for 2019,2020,2021,2022 and 2023 ( I have a question on this - I am on the IRS website and I am not sure which option do I need to choose - Account, Return, wage and income or Record of account transcripts - i am able to get the 2019 ones and onwards only for wage and income -for all the others, i get only the last 4 years for some reason)

5. Obviously N400 (plan to submit this all online)

Would I need any other documents I would need. If I am not able to get the tax transcripts for 2019, what are my options

Thanks

For 4, I believe you choose "Return" when you can.

 

I would also add evidence of termination of any previous marriages.

 

Good Luck!

[JeanneAdil 6,467]

green card in 7/2021

you will be applying under 3 year rule not 5 year

[Crazy Cat 41,723]

31 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

green card in 7/2021

you will be applying under 3 year rule not 5 year

OP received Green Card on 1/30/2019.  If that is correct, can apply under 5 year rule.

Edited June 18 by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 41,723]

8 hours ago, astroboy3545 said:

I got my temporary green card on 1/30/2019

Your timeline says 1/31/2020.  

Edited June 18 by Crazy Cat

[Dashinka 24,448]

38 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

green card in 7/2021

you will be applying under 3 year rule not 5 year

Conditional GC in January 2019 would be a 5yr rule filing.

[astroboy3545 59]

I need to fix the timeline but i got my conditional green card to be valid from Jan 2019.

 

[NorthByNorthwest 336]

33 minutes ago, astroboy3545 said:

I need to fix the timeline but i got my conditional green card to be valid from Jan 2019.

 

Then definitely apply under the 5-year rule, less documents required. The online system will tell you exactly which documents to include and at least for me tax documents were not among them. I included scans of front and back of 10-year green card and marriage certificate, that was all they asked for and I did not include anything else.

[OldUser 6,560]

1 hour ago, NorthByNorthwest said:

 

Then definitely apply under the 5-year rule, less documents required. The online system will tell you exactly which documents to include and at least for me tax documents were not among them. I included scans of front and back of 10-year green card and marriage certificate, that was all they asked for and I did not include anything else.

+100, 5 year rule is the way to go. No tax transcripts ever uploaded / asked for?

[NorthByNorthwest 336]

9 minutes ago, OldUser said:

+100, 5 year rule is the way to go. No tax transcripts ever uploaded / asked for?

 

Yep, the online system never asked for it. As far as I know it's not typically required for 5-year applications, in the document checklist for N-400 they only suggest including that if you've had trips longer than 6 months since that could otherwise be considered as breaking continuous residence:

 

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

 

If you have taken any trip outside the United States that lasted 6 months or more since becoming a Lawful Permanent
Resident, send evidence that you (and your family) continued to live, work and/or keep ties to the United States, such as:

• An IRS tax return “transcript” or an IRS-certified tax return listing tax information for the last 5 years (or for the last 3 years if you are applying on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen).

[NorthByNorthwest 336]

2 hours ago, astroboy3545 said:

I need to fix the timeline but i got my conditional green card to be valid from Jan 2019.

 

Also - to be clear - when you are applying under the 5-year rule you ignore paragraphs like this even if you became an LPR through marriage to a US citizen, it's not the most clear phrasing:

 

     If you are applying for naturalization on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen...

[OldUser 6,560]

21 minutes ago, NorthByNorthwest said:

 

Yep, the online system never asked for it. As far as I know it's not typically required for 5-year applications, in the document checklist for N-400 they only suggest including that if you've had trips longer than 6 months since that could otherwise be considered as breaking continuous residence:

 

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

 

If you have taken any trip outside the United States that lasted 6 months or more since becoming a Lawful Permanent
Resident, send evidence that you (and your family) continued to live, work and/or keep ties to the United States, such as:

• An IRS tax return “transcript” or an IRS-certified tax return listing tax information for the last 5 years (or for the last 3 years if you are applying on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen).

Interesting. I heard tax return transcripts also contribute towards "good moral character" requirement in a sense that a law abinding LPR always files taxes. Of course this is not verified info. Thank you for the data point. I think I'll upload mine when I apply for N-400 just in case.