Bill Hamze
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N-400 "other names" or include identity affidavit?
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When to apply N-400 with planned trips ahead?
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When to apply N-400 with planned trips ahead?
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When to apply N-400 with planned trips ahead?
Bill Hamze replied to Bill Hamze's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
If they don't reuse biometrics, do they also give 1 month notice before bio? -
We went with 'Thi Thu Trang Nguyen' as far as name order. Just moved the last name to the end to keep her passport consistent with all other legal docs. But some of other docs like bank statements just have 'Trang Nguyen' (dropping the 'Thi Thu' part).
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When to apply N-400 with planned trips ahead?
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When to apply N-400 with planned trips ahead?
Bill Hamze replied to Bill Hamze's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
We could do that... our field office will be Washington or maybe Baltimore. Both are at 5.5-7 months overall. Maybe tack on an extra month or two, if we apply in May that gets us to February with a month or so to get the passport before our next trip overseas. We can wait to book that until we get the oath ceremony scheduled. Thank you both. -
We're already eligible to apply as our POE was in the beginning of June 2022. Been getting our ducks in a row to help my wife apply for naturalization, and our document package is about 90% there. Just need a couple of updates to our insurance docs. My question is whether we should apply ASAP or wait until after our upcoming vacation in mid-May. We'll be out of town for a week, and I don't want anything to be scheduled in THAT week. This trip is already booked with flights, etc. Cannot be changed. Another reason to wait until May is we will have a corrected deed with both of our full legal names on it. On the other hand, we're planning to go to my wife's sister's wedding next March in Vietnam and she wants to make it an extended trip (like 2 months). We haven't booked anything yet, so there's still flexibility... but I'm also concerned if we wait until late May to apply, the case could get dragged out in the current climate and worst case, get an interview or oath ceremony scheduled while she's out of the country. Thoughts? Apply ASAP or wait until after our May trip and hope the whole case takes 7 months or less?
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Quick update - Talked to a lawyer, and we may actually create a trust and while we're at it, they'll do a corrective deed to put my wife's full legal name on it. Process will take a couple of months, and we'll be ready to file in May (give or take). I did not know about the 90 day early filing rule until this week, and in theory, we could file today... but I'm/we're not ready yet.
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Thanks. I can probably ask an attorney to do a quit claim deed to fix the name or something. Probably better than affidavit anyhow.
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N-400 "other names" or include identity affidavit?
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That's probably something I'm gonna have to work through with a lawyer. But that's probably outside the scope of filing N-400?
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So we're coming up on my wife's 3 year anniversary since she entered the country in June 2022, and we're starting to prepare to file N-400. One thing we have together is a mortgage deed, but on closing, they didn't put down her full legal name, only part of it. For example (I'm making up a fictional name), her full legal name is "Thi Kim Hoa Nguyen" where the first name portion is "Thi Kim Hoa" and the last name is "Nguyen". On most of our legal documents, we have her full legal name. But our mortgage deed only has "Hoa Nguyen". I wish I had the foresight to catch that on our home purchase closing, but we were too excited, and what's done is done. I don't want to change the title or otherwise mess with the mortgage deed, so that's a nonstarter. So that leaves two options: 1) Fill out an identity / "same person" affidavit to say that "Hoa Nguyen" and "Thi Kim Hoa Nguyen" are the same person, and get it notarized. Submit along with existing mortgage deed as part of our evidence. 2) Just write "Hoa Nguyen" in the "Other Names Used" portion of the N-400 form if it's there. Skip the affidavit. Which one should I do?
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I'm assuming none of this affects LPRs/green card holders when they file N-400 for naturalization and getting their citizenships? Maybe minor delays due to staffing? Asking because my wife is coming up on 3 years the summer of 2025, when she'll be eligible to file.