MrsAb2021

Thanks! Will do. Would you suggest doing it by paper or online for this specific application? Wasn’t sure the best option since this is different than previous applications and we do have a pending I-751.

Thanks, I didn’t use it. It was screenshotted and posted here for me. Wasn’t aware the calculator existed until yesterday. Learning as we go.

Yes thankfully it wasn’t. That’s great that can apply before the actual anniversary, I had no idea.

Thanks, I appreciate the info. I thought you had to factor in the days absent from the U.S. into the time you apply but seems I was wrong about that.

Oh, that’s great to know! Thank you. We will have been married for four years October 15th and he received his residency November 22nd 2022. So it’s safe to assume that August 22 is the one we can apply? Does he need to factor in the days that he was on vacation? I will go ahead and start researching the process on the N 400. Thank you!

Hello, I’ve tried to use the naturalization calculator tool online but still had a couple questions. My husband came here on a K-1 in October 2021, and we were married the same month. He received his 2 year permanent residency card in November 2022 which expired November 2024, and currently has a pending I-751. He has traveled twice out of the U.S. once for 56 days and another for 40 days, once in 2023 and the other in 2024 to visit his family. I’m under the impression he can apply for citizenship in November 2024, is this correct? Or does he need to factor in the days he traveled outside the country to determine his date? Any advice is appreciated!

My main concern was coming back into the U.S. that the REAL ID was also needed into addition to green card and passport. The wording on the official website is kind of all over the place. Glad to know that a foreign passport can be used in place of the REAL ID domestically as well for travel and entry into federal buildings.

Thank you both for the reply! Makes things easier then. 🙂

Just checking in to see if anyone from the August thread here got any updates since last posting?

Question for anyone who might know: I see that the deadline to obtain a REAL ID will be in May. Trying to figure out if my husband needs one or not for international flights, specifically when returning to the U.S. He is a LPR, plastic green card expired in November and he has his extension letter extending his status here as a LPR while he waits for his I-751 to be processed. He has a foreign passport. He usually travels internationally once a year, will he need a REAL ID to fly back home to the U.S. or will he just need to show the extension letter and expired green card with the foreign passport to board a flight to return? He can get a REAL ID if needed, but did not want to have to go through the process unless it was necessary when returning to the U.S. We are under the impression that the REAL ID is for domestic flights only, but I wanted to verify and make sure he didn't get stuck somewhere. While on the topic, are you able to use an international passport for domestic flights are the May 7th deadline as well? Or would a REAL ID be needed?

Congratulations!

Just wanted to say good luck and hope everything goes smoothly with your case. Please keep us updated if you can.

Credit card was charged this morning. Received a case number and notice saying a letter was sent.

Ours was delivered Thursday to the PO Box. Now just to wait for CC to be charged.

Makes sense. Thanks!

Sent our packet in today via USPS. How do we know which service center we will end up with?

Yeah, we will see what they do. We can get mail at our house, just working during the day and the mailbox at the house is not monitored until after work. The PO is right across the street from my office and since it stays locked I like everything to be sent there. We will see what happens when time comes. I appreciate all the replies and help. If USCIS says anything about using a PO Box, I will be sure to update here. We don't file the I-751 until mid August.

Thanks. We will try it this way then. I've seen online people say their documents still got sent to their physical address regardless, so we will see where they send mail going forward.

It is a USPS box. I just don't want them to reject the application since box 15b says street number and name for mailing address.

Thanks. Our PO office does have a street address but it's only for packages. That's why I wasn't sure since box 15b on the I-751 says street address that I didn't need to put it as 123 Busy Street PO Box 123 or just simply PO Box 123.

Thanks. I attached a photo of the form. So I would just put P.O. Box where line 15b is? Even though it says street address? Do I need to send an AR-11 form to USCIS? We haven't moved and the PO box was opened just in the last couple of months, so this address is not on file with USCIS.

And how would I list the PO box if typing it out, the form doesn't allow # symbols.

Hello, We recently took out a PO Box for better mail security. We can still receive mail at our home address as well. I would like the mail regarding my husband's USCIS paperwork to be sent to the PO Box. I looked at the form AR-11 and it states no PO Boxes, and only to list a new physical address if you have moved. Since we haven't moved, do I need to fill out the AR-11? Or is just listing the PO box and the physical street address on page 2 of the I-751 OK that way? I didn't want to cause confusion in the system.

Seems straightforward enough. Hopefully all goes well when the time comes.

Yep, I would think would be okay. I just wanted to get an idea of what documentation she would need to prove ties to return. She doesn't speak English so wanted to make the process easier for her when her interview time would come.