Dual citizen already (2 countries) filling out I-751 (Split)

[cvkoob 0]

 

I had only one citizenship (Canada) indicated in my I-485, because I was going through the application process in Canada (incl interview in Montreal, etc)., and my second citizenship was irrelevant. Now I need to fill out I-751 and, like you, I'm tempted to list Canada only because I still think my other citizenship is irrelevant, and I also do not have a valid passport of that country for more than 25 years. I think it does not apply, so I do not want to confuse anyone by listing it in I-751. How did you manage your situation with I-751? Can you please help? Thank you!

Edited August 26 by Crazy Cat

[OldUser 6,608]

25 minutes ago, cvkoob said:

Hello kpmartini

 

I'm in a very similar situation now: I had only one citizenship (Canada) indicated in my I-485, because I was going through the application process in Canada (incl interview in Montreal, etc)., and my second citizenship was irrelevant. Now I need to fill out I-751 and, like you, I'm tempted to list Canada only because I still think my other citizenship is irrelevant, and I also do not have a valid passport of that country for more than 25 years. I think it does not apply, so I do not want to confuse anyone by listing it in I-751. How did you manage your situation with I-751? Can you please help? Thank you!

N-400 asks to list all citizenships. To avoid any accusation of misrepresentation and ensure full transparency, I listed all my citizenships in the field, separated by comma.

 

I filed the I-751 case with lawyer, so their advice was to list both.

 

Approved no problem.

Edited August 26 by OldUser

[OldUser 6,608]

6 minutes ago, OldUser said:

N-400 asks to list all citizenships. To avoid any accusation of misrepresentation and ensure full transparency, I listed all my citizenships in the field, separated by comma.

 

I filed the I-751 case with lawyer, so their advice was to list both.

 

Approved no problem.

One thing to note, the question on I-751 form was different when @kpmartini and I were removing condition.

 

The form we used (Expiration 12/31/2019 which was allowed at the time) said:

 

"Country of Citizenship or Nationality (provide all that apply)"

 

Even in your situation @cvkoob I don't see downside listing all citizenships. Are you planning to naturalize? You'll be asked for all citizenships at that stage, so might as well have consistent answers.

[cvkoob 0]

Thank you OldUser. It sounds very reasonable, and yes, I do plan to naturalize at some point. However, my concern is that my second citizenship was not listed in my I-485, because in that form the question about nationality did not include the wording "(provide all that apply)" but now, the form i-751, newest edition of 04/01, 2024, does include the same wording in Question 6 as the edition of 12/31/2019, which you are referring to, "Country of Citizenship or Nationality (provide all that apply)".

So, I'm conflicted about the difference between my I-485 and I-751 filing; this is the only downside of listing the second citizenship now in I-751, which was not listed before in I-485. Based on your comment, I should list my second citizenship in I-751 now even though it will be different from my I-485 filing.

 

As far as I understand, you and kpmartini also had it different in I-485 (one nationality listed in Q6) versus I-751 (two nationalities listed in Q6), and despite this difference, your I-751 was approved.

 

It is good to know, very helpful; thank you.

Edited August 26 by cvkoob

[cvkoob 0]

Just to add to my comment above: the PDF form I-751 does not allow me to use commas in any field, including the Nationality field in Question 6

It also does not allow me to type "N/A" in any field. Apparently the symbol "/" is not allowed to be typed in I-751 but it was allowed in some fields of I-485. Very confusing. If there is any remedy to these issues, please let me know. Many thanks in advance.

[OldUser 6,608]

1 hour ago, cvkoob said:

Thank you OldUser. It sounds very reasonable, and yes, I do plan to naturalize at some point. However, my concern is that my second citizenship was not listed in my I-485, because in that form the question about nationality did not include the wording "(provide all that apply)" but now, the form i-751, newest edition of 04/01, 2024, does include the same wording in Question 6 as the edition of 12/31/2019, which you are referring to, "Country of Citizenship or Nationality (provide all that apply)".

So, I'm conflicted about the difference between my I-485 and I-751 filing; this is the only downside of listing the second citizenship now in I-751, which was not listed before in I-485. Based on your comment, I should list my second citizenship in I-751 now even though it will be different from my I-485 filing.

 

As far as I understand, you and kpmartini also had it different in I-485 (one nationality listed in Q6) versus I-751 (two nationalities listed in Q6), and despite this difference, your I-751 was approved.

 

It is good to know, very helpful; thank you.

I also listed one nationalitiy in I-485 (edition expiring 06/30/2019).

 

What actually happened, lawyer only put one, but when interviewer asked me about nationality and I named both nationalities and correction was made on the interview date.

 

Let me know how it goes.

 

Edited August 26 by OldUser

[OldUser 6,608]

1 hour ago, cvkoob said:

Just to add to my comment above: the PDF form I-751 does not allow me to use commas in any field, including the Nationality field in Question 6

It also does not allow me to type "N/A" in any field. Apparently the symbol "/" is not allowed to be typed in I-751 but it was allowed in some fields of I-485. Very confusing. If there is any remedy to these issues, please let me know. Many thanks in advance.

How are you editing the docs? There's option on PDF to insert text, that's what I used.

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