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Guys, I am thinking my mother should say 'No' to "Have you EVER not filed a Federal, state, or local tax return since you became a lawful permanent resident?" question in N400 form as my mother had no taxable income and hence she did not file the returns. If she says 'Yes' in the form, she has...

Guys, please note that she was shown dependent on my return. So, in that case she does not need to file return. Correct? So, I am still wondering if I shall say Yes to the question that she did not file return after getting the Gc and then send addendum with explanation with N400 application...

Hi Jbuff, thanks for your reply. So, shall I send some kind of explanation letter along with the application ?

Hello friends, my mother is applying for citizenship. She will complete 5 years this month after getting green card. However she did not file income tax return for first 3 years after getting green card as I was showing her dependent on my returns and also she did not have any income. She...

She has not taken any other trips except to Canada. She has stayed in Canada for about 10 months in total in all trips combined and not exceeding more than 6 months in a single trip. Also, she does not have a record of all her trips neither it is there on her passport. Can she put estimated...

Hi, thanks for your reply. Question is can she apply for citizenship after 5 years or wait another 10 months which she has stayed in Canada? Thanks!

Hello friends, I have a relative who has a US greencard and has visited Canada and stayed for total about 3 times. For these visits, she does not have any stamp on her passport for entry/exit from US or Canada. In total, she has stayed for about 10 months in these trips. She has not stayed for...

Hi all, My mother just received her GC. She is planning to go to Canada and stay with my sister there. I would like to know for how long she can stay there without causing any complications with her GC and citizenship in the future. Thanks,

Hi all, My mother recently got her green card. She is 63 yrs old and a widow. I heard that is someone is a widow and has a GC, she can avail government benefits for healthcare. I would like to know if someone has been in the same situation. Seeking help on this forum. Thanks,

Hi all, I recently became US citizen and also got my OCI. I have an old DMAT account in India which I opened when I was Indian resident. I have some stocks in that account. I am not doing any trading in that account anymore. Similarly, I have some mutual funds as well. I am wondering...

Hi, yes I would say just wait. BTW, there was no RFE in my mother's case. In her case also, the online status was always showing Acceptance status. But, I called customer service number twice to follow-up and also visited the local office in person. I feel that after my second call to the...

Hi, there was no RFE in my mother's case. Also, I filed her AOS after I became citizen and she came here only after I became citizen. In my case the online status was always showing Acceptance status. I called twice to follow-up and talked with customer service rep. Also, I visited the local...

Guys, There is a good news. I just received approval notice for both I-1485 and I-130 for my mother. Yey..... Thanks everyone for their supportive and informative comments.

I thought EAD/AP is valid for one year, which in my mom's case is in Nov'13. So, I will have to renew it if she doesn't get her GC by then. Yesterday, I checked the online status of her I-130. It shows "Under Review" status. Is there anyone here who is going through the same pain? Thanks!

Yes, I did. I filed both I-130 and I-485 together and sent all the doc including the above. I have not received any RFE also.