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I believe it's moot, because he has to file N-470 before leaving the US. If he had filed the form in 2009 he would potentially now be eligible. Basically, the clock doesn't start until you're either in the US or you have filed the N-470 form.

The joint sponsor(s) must be a US citizen or permanent resident, and must live in the United States. I always found sponsorship in consular processing cases to be somewhat awkward, since most likely if you're living abroad you would have to quit your job anyway to move back to the US, so what's...

You are correct: a green card is not a valid entry document after one continuous year outside the US. Your Canadian passport is a valid entry document, but I'm not sure if you can use it as a permanent resident. It is possible (though rare) for green card holders to enter the US legally on a...

All they need is your tax returns and W-2 slips. If your tax returns for 2014 are sufficient for sponsorship then just use those.

If your flight is round-trip, the airline may check for whether you have a valid return document. For one-way trips, they won't.

So, NYC as of March 31 was processing applications from August 25. That's a seven month lag. It's still possible that your application is on track. Unfortunately there's no legal limit on how long the background checks can take.

Op said: "Can you use your second one [passport] to escape?" Since "second passport" implies having two passports, I assumed the OP does in fact have a US passport but simply wishes to use the second passport to leave. This is totally legal.

Ok, notice the wording. One is required to bear a US passport. This is not the same as being required to use the US passport. You can present another country's passport as long as you also bear a US passport. At a land border with no exit controls, leaving one country and entering another are...

Other peoples' timelines don't mean very much unless they live in the same USCIS district as you. Some offices have a bigger backlog than others. Check the processing times for your USCIS office here: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

There is a law saying US citizens must enter the US with a US passport, but I'm not aware of any laws or regulations regarding exit requirements. If there were exit regulations, they would be not only unenforceable, but in conflict with other countries' laws. For example, Mexican law requires...

Pretty sure you mail in a check.

You need to determine if you have a tax problem before you apply for sponsorship. If you have a tax problem, then you need to sort it out before you can sponsor, since the sponsorship application requires your tax documents. If you don't have a tax problem because you didn't earn enough money...

Sure. For naturalization purposes, you should try to avoid any single continuous 180-day period outside of the US. Otherwise you will have to prove that you maintained continuous residency. I think you could probably prove this in your case, especially with your job title, but it would be easier...

To start with, the tax return question (since this may be the most important): As a US citizen, you are normally required to file US income tax returns every year on your worldwide income regardless of where you live. It does not matter where you live or where you work or whether you lived or...

The naturalization requirement is: Three unbroken years of continuous residence in the United States, Within those three years, 18 months of physical presence in the United States, 90 days of unbroken continuous residence in a single USCIS district during the 90 days immediately prior to...

The reentry permit has no effect on your application for naturalization, either positive or negative. It simply does not matter. You still need to satisfy the usual requirements for naturalization: three years of continuous residence, and 18 months of physical presence within those three years...

Where to file depends on where you live: http://www.uscis.gov/i-131-addresses I don't know the timeline but I would guess 1-2 months for fingerprints and 2-3 months for approval.

File form I-131, application for a travel document, and specify on the application that you want to apply for a reentry permit. The application normally requires copies of your green card(s). You can instead give copies of your passport(s) showing the bio page(s) and stamped visa page(s) proving...

Just tell them what you said here. A drivers license can serve as evidence of residence.

I'm pretty sure they don't care at all whether or not you've ever worked for your sponsor when you apply for naturalization. All they care about is continuous residence, physical presence, and good moral character. If they found out you committed immigration fraud, then that would impugn your...