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Who is the N-400 applicant, you or your wife? If you are the applicant, you list information about your prior spouses where it asks for prior spouses. If she is the applicant, she lists information about her prior spouses. The applicant must not list anything about their spouse's ex-spouses.

You're supposed to include the current marriage. So married applicants must always answer with a number greater than zero.

You will have write another letter to clearly explain that you do not qualify for US citizenship at birth because your father lived abroad since his birth and does not meet the requirement of having lived outside the US for 5 years including 2 years after his 14th birthday. And that you have a...

Yes, if you have proof that he actually supported you until age 18 you can qualify for the N-600. However, you need to be in the US to apply for the N-600. If outside the US, you should first apply for a US passport at a US consulate, then after using the passport to enter the US you can apply...

For the N-400 they're not interested in her travel, work, or locations of residence before she became a permanent resident, even if those details may be within the past 5 years. So if she's been a permanent resident for more than 3 years but less than 5 years, provide only the information going...

If your mother had the required number of years after age 14, you would have still been able to qualify although your over 18 now. But the N-600K based on a grandparent doesn't allow that; you would have to apply for it AND be approved before age 18.

You would have to be still under 18 to qualify for N-600K, which is the only route to obtaining citizenship based on a grandparent's years of presence in the US when your parent lacks the required number of years. You're too old for that now. But if you have a green card and live in the US...

Thanks for the update. The blank RFE probably was sent by mistake.

It's not just Hartford, but all over the place it often takes 2-3 months to get an interview notice after receiving the "in line for interview scheduling" notice.

SB-1 approval is not guaranteed, but the chances of approval are very high if you apply within the first few months after crossing the 1-year mark for being outside the US, and if you have appropriate documentation of the circumstances that made you stay outside the US for that long. In your...

You are correct about the steps to follow. But you shouldn't need legalzoom or any other legal help for a name change; just contact your local court or City Hall to get the forms and find out the procedure.

You wouldn't have a problem entering other countries, as they would only see your Chinese passport and wouldn't be aware of any discrepancy. But you might have a problem reentering the US, although that can be mitigated by also carrying your name change document from the court.

They don't do credit checks of the immigrants or sponsors for the green card process.

There are ways to obtain citizenship in less than 5 years, but none of those methods are based on being the parent of a US citizen. For example, military service, marriage to a US citizen.

No, only marriage to a US citizen gets the 3 to 1 ratio. I figure that's based on spouses of US citizens becoming eligible for citizenship in 3 years, so the assets don't need to last as long (the obligation of the affidavit of support terminates when the immigrant becomes a US citizen)...

Every $5 of assets makes up for $1 of income (but with marriage to a US citizen the ratio is 3 to 1 instead of 5 to 1). So for example if the income requirement for your household size is $30K, and you have provable income of $20K (and thereby a shortfall of $10K), you would need 5 times $10K...

There are three options: 1. Change the name on your SS card to Zhong. You'll need your birth certificate and its English translation. Explain to them that it is a name correction to make it consistent with your birth certificate, not an actual name change. or 2. Officially change your name to...

Risks of your daughter applying for citizenship? Not much, and it depends on her situation. - If you or she did something that would jeopardize her green card, including having disqualifying factors with her or your green card process, the scrutiny of the naturalization process could expose...

Go ahead and apply for a US passport, which is cheaper and quicker than N-600. Once you have that, it is recommended (but not mandatory) that you apply for the N-600. The N-600 doesn't expire, and if you lose your passport and need to replace it, you may need to rely on your father's...

Do you understand all the conditions and requirements for derivative citizenship, and are you 100% sure that you meet all those requirements? If not, don't vote or register to vote until you have either a US passport or approved N-600 to confirm your US citizenship, otherwise you risk running...