citizenship

hey everyone, I’m considering applying for Caribbean Citizenship by Investment (CBI) and would love to hear from others who have gone through the process. I know that countries like Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, and Dominica offer these programs, which allow individuals to obtain...

My wife and I submitted our N-400 in January 2024. My wife was scheduled for an interview in April which she completed successfully. Unfortunately, her oath ceremony was scheduled while she was overseas, so she is waiting for a rescheduling. I completed my interview last week but what surprised...

I have 10 year green card and I am qualified to file for N-400 citizenship under 5 year rule but my divorce case is pending in court. Can i apply for N-400 while my divorce case is still pending in court. What should i choose in N-400 form as divorced or separated ?

I had citizenship interview 12 months ago, it went well, passed everything, no criminal records. I’ve been told all good, got Congratulation letter, and was told to expect oath appointment. But since then the case was pending. Called USCIS many times, many inquiries, congress, senate, nothing...

hi , im a 26 years old man born in Haiti to a US citizen father , out of wedlock when i was 7 years old he came to Haiti he took me to the Us embassy he intended to transmit me the citizenship but he lacked some important documents so he left Haiti to Miami so he could get the documents as soon...

Hi everyone, I lost my certificate of citizenship a few months ago while moving and unfortunately I don't have a passport either. My drivers license has expired and the DPS wouldn't allow mw to renew unless I had proof of lawful residence which I don't have. I will apply for a replacement as...

I am a derivative asylee through my father and we recently received our Green Cards. My GC category is AS8, which is Derivative Asylee (AS6 is Principal Asylee, AS7 is spouse). If I apply for a passport from the consulate of my country of citizenship (assuming they don’t give me problems), can...

Hello all- I plan to apply in June 2022. Counting back 5 years from June 2017 until June 2022 I will have about 600 days out of USA and over 1100 days in. What I am concerned about is my frequent trips in 2017 and 2018. I am in my early 60s now (58 years old 5 years ago) and retired in 2019...

Have anyone got success into N400 naturalization interview while traffic infraction court date pending ? I have 5 traffic tickets throughout 10 years and one got just last month. Everything is paid and cleared except last one. The court date is next month, but my interview is coming week. Should...

I enter the US as a LPR on December of 2016 after being sponsored by my spouse who at the time was a LPR as well. My spouse became a US citizen on early April 2017. I applied for US citizenship and filed on January 2020 (2 years, 9 months and 22 days after becoming a LPR). According to the USCIS...

Hi fellas, I've been reading some articles related to my immigration situation, I learned that when I-751 is approved under the abusive/battery rule, the applicant is eligible to apply for N-400 under the 3-year rule. Anyone whose spouse was U.S. Citizen and gets approved under ROC abuse waiver...

Hello everyone. I would like to explain to you an unusual case of mine. I was born abroad in July 1997. In January 2015, my stepmother, who is an American citizen since 2005, has applied for my permanent resident (when I was 17 years old) and my father was not a U.S. citizen yet. My father...

Hi Good People, After a year of waiting I finally got my citizenship interview date. I am a derivative asylee . I would like to know if anyone has any experience with the citizenship interview as a derivative asylee? Thank you

Hi, I am planning to apply for US citizenship soon. I saw in the documents required checklist that I need to produce my current valid and expired passport for travel certifications. My current passport has expired in Feb, 2020 and due to covid-19 restriction, my passport renewal application got...

During 2013-2014 I had received 4 traffic tickets - all minor, and I had duly paid them off. But Oregon law requires a driving license suspension for 30 days if there are 4 tickets within a period of 2 years. After 30 days, the license was fully reinstated. My questions are : (1) Is that a...

Hello, I became a permanent resident in 2012, I’ve decided to finally naturalize. I came to the USA in 1999 as a visitors visa and overstayed. I met my husband he is a US citizen by birth we had a daughter and that’s how I obtained my permanent resident card obviously years later. I lost the...

I have a case that was dismissed in 2012 December in IL. It was retail theft for under $150. I was arrested, fingerprinted and released without bail and expected to come to the court on court date. I did but the store representative/lawyer did not show up so the case was dismissed is what I was...

Hello All! I would first like to say thank you again to everyone that helped me throughout my process of applying for my passport/citizenship so many years ago! You guys helped me out a lot and I could not thank you enough! Anyway, today I come to ask for a friend of mine who is in a slightly...

I live in Texas. Back in January I was given a class C misdemeanor for drug paraphernalia(a weed pipe) and being in the park after hours. I hired an attorney to try and get the case dismissed, and it's still pending. I became a legal resident at 16 with my mom through VAWA due to some family...

I would give a king's ransom if I could find out the reasons behind the 83k+ applications for naturalization that were denied in 2017. Or the 100k+ denials in 2009. That is the cynic in me. But the optimistic in me looks at the approvals...~72% in 2017.