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Had the passport appointment on 27th Sept - Seattle public court. Got the passport in hand on October 5th. Still waiting for the supporting documents (I had this expeditated since I felt nervous not having a passport).

I am not sure about what I am relieved about. Whether the journey has ended or I hopefully will never have to deal with USCIS again. However had my US citizenship interview today and it was fairly straightforward. Here was my experience (please note this is specific to the seattle office so your experiences might vary depending on your home office) Pre-interview I reached 30 minutes before the appointment time and went through security. A confusing thing was post security, there was no signs what to do next and I immediately went upstairs to only find out then I need to checkin at the counter after the security zone Walked down again and joined the line which moved at a snails pace. Got my picture taken, gave index finger thumb impressions and got a token number for the interview Walked up and waited for my interview. Interview experience Got called in for the interview and as soon as I entered the room, was asked to stay standing and attest that I was say the truth and nothing but the truth. She then looked at my green card and verified it against the drivers license. Had the reading and writing test after that - no biggie except the stylus was acting up and ended up writing using my finger on the tablet Had the civics test after that- no issues there too Post that she validated my travel dates and asked me to confirm I was willing to serve the united states as needed and give up all other allegiances Was asked to verify my details on the tablet in front of me and sign it Gave me a printout and told me that I should be in time for the next swearing in ceremony at 11:30 am Then just sat in the office and twiddled my thumbs making small talk as she finalized some documentation Oath ceremony Walked down and waited for the oath ceremony At 11:30 walked into the oath ceremony hall where I was given a packet containing a small flag, vote registration details (with emphasis that the voter details should be filled in and signed after the ceremony and not before that) and a small pamphlet Waited for a bit here while we waited for others to file in and find seats Once the doors closed, the presiding officer came on the stage and gave us a small speech and the do's and donts and asked us to stand for the national anthem Post the national anthem, he asked the people who were becoming citizens to stand up and take the oath Post the oath, Congratulations were said and again another small speech and then a video recording of a speech from Joe Biden The naturalization certificates were then handed out to us and I registered to vote as well after that (there was a lady who was helping with it) Officially was a US citizen by 12:15 PM and took some pics near the flag in the oath hall and left the building and went out for a fun lunch. I was pretty nervous about this since I had filed 4 days after I landed back in the US after spending time with my dad and attending his funeral and I was worried I might be declined on that technicality that since I "didn't meet the 90 day rule" I might be declined or asked to apply again after I had been in the country for 90 days (please read this post for reference) - Maybe it was not a big deal or the document I submitted helped - but I am glad it was not a issue and hopefully if you find yourself in a similar situation, you will find some hope in my story. Good luck everyone. Happy to answer any questions you might have

Had my interview today and the oath as well. Finally done with this. whew. Good luck everyone . You are very close to the finishing line. And please register to vote when you are done.

I have my us citizenship interview on 9/11 in Seattle (N400 filed under the 5 year rule) and I am just preparing my document folder (hopefully the last one for USCIS). Here is what I have 1. Green card (Permanent one and the conditional one) 2. Interview letter 3. All my passports 4. Tax transcripts for the last 5 years 5. A table detailing the time I spent out of the country - I easily meet the eligibility requirements, just keeping this case the IO wants to calculate it 6. In one of my previous posts I mentioned that I was concerned that the fact that I applied for the N400 too quickly after returning to the US from a trip abroad - I had uploaded a document explaining how I maintained residence for the time I was out of the country (so carrying a printout of that document with supporting evidence) 7. Addendum - I dont think I need this since its based upon the 5 year rule but carrying my wife's birth certificate (US citizen) and our marriage certificate No criminal record/no tickets - so not worried there. Is there anything else you feel I should have ? Been studying the civics questions non stop for the last month or so, so I feel I am good there though I'll go do another practice round tonight Thanks

Just got an interview notice too, filed on June 17th , Seattle, 5 year filer Interview is scheduled for September 11th.

Thank you everyone who responded. Here is my current plan of action 1. Today morning, I sat and prepared a document which basically states all the ties I have to my residence namely (along with scanned copies of the relevant documents) The title deed when we got the house (showing when we got it and length of duration) the mortgage being paid ( I am showing 4 months of it to cover the time I was out - might be overkill but I wanted to show continuity) Home insurance for the last 6 years utilities and bills I paid while out of the country (Internet/electricity) My and my wife's state driver licenses which have our house address showing both have it as our place of residence 2. In this document, I also tried to establish how I kept my job in the United states (Hence showing I was maintaining ties) while out of the country by showing payslips for the last 3months (during and preceding the trip) along with a letter from the company which states I have been working with them for the last 7.5 years 3. As part of the document, I also included a discharge summary from the hospital where my dad was diagnosed along with the summaries written by doctors during home visits and a copy of his death and burial certificate to establish the need for my travel (and not sure if there are humanitarian grounds, but i wanted to ensure if documentation was needed, I dont miss it) All said and done, while I might never need this document, I am just trying to be proactive. I read a number of cases and it seems like at the end of the day it depends on the IO to interpret how living/residing is actually construed (whether its physically living/or just maintaining a residence) and I have read both scenarios happening (acceptance/denial) If the worse comes to the worse and I am denied, considering the fact that I can apply again is a deep source of relief to me. Having to shell out another $710 dollars for it will be annoying but thankfully I have the financial ability to pay for it and I am grateful. That said, I am not travelling anywhere for a year, so in a couple of months , if the worse comes to it, I can still reapply once I meet the three month mark. This is me just ranting but I am usually extraordinarily careful in things like this and not taking the time to read upon what the interpretations of the three month rule might mean is annoying. I also feel now when I think about it is that my application was a knee jerk reaction to my dad's passing since my dad was working in the US in the early 90's and he decided to move back when my mom was pregnant with me and he used to often tell me that he wished he had stayed 6 more months so that I was born there and I now dont have to go through all this now, so maybe I am just trying to fulfil his desire for him. Anyway will keep you posted and thank you for your advice and input. If you have any other feedback or anecdotal information which might help, please feel to send them my way.

Thank you for my response. Here is what I am planning to do. 1. Prepare a document which explains my absence from the country prior to the filing explaining the reasons why (provide scanned documents of my dad's diagnosis, reports from doctor home visits and eventual death and burial certificate) 2. In addition to the document above, also highlight details which establish ties to the residence namely the purchase/title deed of the residence in july 2018 Mortgage payments for the three months (to be safe) Comcast/internet bill payments for the three months Electric bill payments for the three months Paystubs from my company for 3 months (its a very well known tech company in the Seattle/Redmond area so i am hoping it carries some weight -who knows) I already had uploaded a letter from the company that I have been employed by them since July 2016 to date (ill append it to the document as well) Now the open question is should I upload this now or prepare the doc and carry it with me to the interview. I like to be prepared and proactive (and thats why I am kicking myself for misunderstanding the three month rule). If I upload it now and add it to the supplemental documentation, its part of the the application for them to review at any time but it also draws their attention to the fact that i was not physically in the country in the address on file for three months prior to the application. All because I misunderstood one line in the application..ugh....

I applied for my N400 on June 18th (I am eligible under the 5 year rule). However before I applied, I was out of the country for 1.5 months visiting my dad was who in the end stages due to stage 4 cancer (I returned after he passed away and the funeral was over) on June 14th. However reading this post , I am beginning to worry if I made a mistake by applying too early. I did maintain ties to the residence while I was away (paying mortgage payments monthly, other bills, still employed by the same company) and I have been living at this residence for close to 6 years now. I also meet the physical Prescence requirements quite easily since counting the last 65 months since I became a permanent residence, I have been in the country for a total of 54 months. While I dont have an interview date scheduled yet, I am wondering, what documentation should i prepare to show that I did maintain a residence in the US while I was away. Thoughts on inputs would be much appreciated.

Didn't realize this thread was here. June 17th filing, see the 6 month estimated period on MyUSCIS. Seattle filer under the 5 year rule. Ready for this to be over.

Just filling my N400 under the five year naturalization rule. While filling the form, I answered NO to this question because me and wife are still happily married but no children. Failed to support your dependents (pay child support) or to pay alimony (court-ordered financial support after divorce or separation)? What do i do in the evidence section since its asking to provide some documentation of that. I would like to hear others opinion of how they handled this section. The simplest thing for me would be to ignore it but an alternative easy approach would be to write up a letter and sign it (and scan it) stating that we have no children and hence this section doesnt apply to us. Would like to hear your thoughts on this.

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

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

Thanks @elmers much appreciated. I still will need to prepare the document list but looking at what i have, here is what I am thinking of 1. Home ownership paperwork (showing joint ownership) since 2018 (I can also upload the rental agreement of the apartment where I lived with my spouse prior to that but I am trying to figure out how back in time I need to go) 2. Proof of joint ownership of two cars 3. Bank statements from 3 bank accounts - You mentioned 6 months, how did you decide on that number ? 4. We also have 3 joint credit cards, so wondering if we should 4. Auto insurance with our names on it - how many months\years did you show this for ? 5. Home insurance with our names on it 5. Printouts from my work benefits site showing my wife as a beneficiary on 401k and vice versa (from my wife's side) 6. Power of attorney documents 7. Scanned copies of the drivers license showing us living in the same address We dont have joint health insurance since our work pays for our insurance and it didnt make sense for us to combine our insurance into one as that would incur additional costs on our end. Thank you for your help.

This might be an extremely naive question but I am hoping some of you can help answer some basic questions I have. To provide some background context, I am eligible for citizenship since I have been holding a green card since Jan 2019 (and married to a US spouse for 5 years) so I meet the requirement eligibility of A...As a spouse of a US Citizen, you can apply for citizenship 3 (three) years after approval of your Adjustment of Status. Your approval may be noted via any of the following: approval notice (I-797), on your passport (I-551 stamp and date), your green card ("resident since" date). The 3 year countdown begins with that date. This 3 year period does not include long absences from the United States. from this link : https://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1k2visa-naturalization.html/8.1 So I started the N400 document process online in the USCS site and the form seems straightforward but I am confused about what all documents to submit beyond the following 1. Copy of the green card 2. Tax documents from last three years (filed Jointly) 3. My wife's birth certificate showing that she is a US citizen by birth 4. Her US passport scan 5. Our marriage certificate scan When I did my green card application, we basically submitted a ton of paperwork such as joint bank statements, proof of owning a house together, electric bills (showing joint payment etc). Looking at the N400 form, I dont see any mention of that or even when I search online or in the forum for what package people sent. Do I not need to worry about sending loads of documents this time (or is there a recommended list) I can refer to somewhere which will tell me what additional documents to submit. Thank you so much.