Recent content by lecinq

There's no need to send passport pages -- I filed my application without sending them and I'm now a citizen. Good luck!

By the way, obviously I don't know what could have happened had I not brought these documents. I guess my point is that I wanted to be as well prepared as I thought I needed to be. I wanted to be able to offer supporting documents if they were found to be necessary (but not volunteer the...

Actually, I brought the summaries and the tax returns and a letter from my accountant, but all I showed were the summaries. I like to be well prepared, so I brought all my expired passports as well (she didn't ask to look at them). I also brought a sheet of paper that listed all my trips...

Actually it's very easy to get IRS to send you a summary. There's a number you can call, which I got from a thread on this forum. As for as contacting CIS directly, I'm not sure how one would do so. I was quite concerned about checking "yes," but there wasn't a delay at all. In...

I think that the intent is to check to see if you've filed as a non-resident *alien* (I think, anyway), but the question is just not clearly phrased -- as phrased, it clearly asks about federal, state and local tax returns. In any case, as I said, I checked "yes," and it wasn't an issue at...

I think you can check no, but I'm obviously not a lawyer. As I mentioned, I checked "yes," and I attached an explanation sheet that I moved, and the person who interviewed me corrected me and said I could have checked "no." To prepare for this, I gathered my tax returns and that summary (I...

Hi, check this thread: http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=142862 I was in a similar situation -- I actually checked "yes" (for did file as a non-resident). I was asked about this during the interview and was told that I could have checked "no" (and my interviewer...

Hi, I don't know much about family-based immigration at all. I've only just started reading up on it. Now, as far as I know, the first step is to file I-130. Why is there such a huge discrepancy in processing times? VSC seems the fastest (processing Sept. 04 applications), but TSC and NSC...

Thanks. I guess the ink can't be used to determine authenticity (well, certainly I signed with a pen that was not provided by CIS). Another thing was curious. I was asked to sign my picture again, but in the left margin. When I was at my interview, I was asked to sign in the top margin...

Hi, I've sworn in. Ceremony was in Garden City -- oath letter had good instructions on how to get there from NYC. It's not difficult at all -- Penn Station to Hempstead, then bus to 711 Stewart Avenue. Unfortunately trains only run once every hour or so. If you need to get this location...

It's funny -- I brought two spare pictures I had that were the same (more or less) as the ones I submitted. She took those two and gave me back the ones I submitted. So I guess I can bring those again. I should get the new ones taken though. Did the size specifications change? I'm...

Thanks! I was sort of confused about the whole thing -- she raised an issue but didn't really suggest how I could go about resolving it. So, as usual, I sort of fear the worst.... But the appointment actually was scheduled. I guess I'll believe that all is well until after the fact. So...

Oath date is "soon." Don't really want to be more specific. Thanks.

Hi, just interviewed in NYC/Federal Plaza. Fairly straightforward. Now, the officer mentioned that the photos I submitted were not really to the proper specification. I was a little confused (as I thought that had cut the photos to size). Too small she seemed to think. I was given the...

Unless the form has changed, it's pretty explicit. Look at Page 7. Part C, #13 Since becoming a LPR of the US, have you EVER called yourself a "nonresident" on a Federal, state, or local tax return? While I agree that Federal is the relevant thing, the question specifically asks about...