cooleynata
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N-400 June 2024 Filers
cooleynata replied to Tropical_Man1's topic in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports
Hi everyone Quick question - do you think the estimated time for decision on USCIS page (when I log in and check my n-400 status) correlates to when you may hear from local USCIS offices? What has been your experience? I filed in June 2024 and the status so far has been your case is being actively reviewed. A month ago I noticed that my decision time reduced from 5 months to 2 months. Now I checked and it says 31 days. Any thoughts or tips from your experience would be appreciated. -
Hi everyone, I have been filling in the online N-400 form and where it asks have you ever not paid child and/or spousal support - I answered NO. This is because we are married with my husband and have a baby and everything is ok. This question is not applicable to me but I still need to answer it on the online form. Now the evidence portion asks me to provide evidence about child/spousal support etc. I have no evidence here because this is not relevant but I am not sure how to remove this from the form. Do I simply write up a letter on Word saying that this is not applicable to me since my husband and I are married and no child/spousal support payments are relevant?
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N-400 name change to married name
cooleynata replied to cooleynata's topic in US Citizenship General Discussion
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Hi everyone, I am debating whether to request a name change on N-400 to my married surname. My green card is still in my maiden surname but I would like to have my new US passport issued in my married name. Should I request this through N-400 or later on change the name on my passport. The reason why I am not sure is because apparently you need to have the name change can only be done through a judge/court sworn in ceremony at USCIS and these are held apparently quite rarely in some offices. I don't want to delay the swearing-in ceremony after interview. FYI my SSN is in my married name. Has anyone come across this before? Any suggestions on how to have my surname changed to my married name for the new US passport? Thanks very much in advance!
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Hi everyone, I will be applying for citizenship (N-400) online while I-751 is still pending. For reference, I filed all my previous applications (including I-751) by mailing all the forms and papers rather than online. When I logged into my USCIS account (which I think USCIS created after I filed I-751 to check on its status), I noticed that USCIS scanned only a portion of my I-751 application (titled part 1) there are no other parts scanned in. Is this something I should be concerned about? Did they lose the other documents I submitted with I-751? I'm still planning to resubmit some of the documents which were submitted with I-751 and that appear online on USCIS, but let me know if you there might not be any need to submit them because USCIS already can view these. Thanks in advance!
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Hi everyone, I will be filing for N-400 based on three year resident status under the marriage exception. My I-751 is still pending. When providing documentation on marriage for N-400 as the joint bank statements, how far do you go back? Past 6 months or a year/longer? Also, my husband and I have a baby (mentioned the conception and ultrasounds in the I-751 application) - would it be ok/should I bring our baby with us to the N-400/combo interview? He may be around 6 months/one year old by that point. Not sure if anyone has done this or would even recommend if let's say we can't find someone to look after him. Thanks very much in advance!
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Thank you very much for your replies! Really appreciate this
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Thank you so much! Appreciate your response so much. One final quick thing - I guess it also does not matter if I file online the N-400 with the 90 day filing window. In other words this applies to both online and mailed in applications.
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Hi Everyone, I have a few quick questions. I will soon be coming up to my filing right for citizenship under the 3 year rule. However, I have a conditional resident card which I have filed to extend under I-751. This application is still pending and I have the 48 month extension to my green card. I would like for apply for citizenship now and see if the USCIS officer would combine the two interviews. My questions are: Has anyone had any luck with this recently? When you filed for N-400 did you file online or by paper form? I hear that N-400 filing online is more efficient and popular but my I-751 form was filed by paper. Does that make any difference to the citizenship application? Is there an example cover letter for filing this type of application with I-751 still pending? Did you include a copy of your I-751 application? Unfortunately I did not make a copy of this before sending and therefore, may not be able to include this. Does it make a difference to the USCIS officer or could they request your application internally within USCIS before the interview? Thank you very much for your help in advance!